| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) Paris Hopes to Award FCAS Contracts by Early December: Minister
PARIS --- France hopes that the contracts for the future European combat aircraft will be awarded to industry “by the beginning of December,” French media reported over the week-end, after a week of c... Latest Press Releases Italy’s Centauro II Wins €2 Billion Brazilian Army Competition
The Brazilian Army, through the Logistic Command (COLOG) / Material Directorate (DMat), informs that, in compliance with the provisions of item 7.1 Schedule of Events, page 10/24 of the Request for Pr... Italy, Japan and UK Aim to Launch Future Fighter Jet by Year-End
LONDON --- It sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie: a fighter jet set to take to the skies in 2035 equipped with hypersonic weapons capable of travelling at Mach 5, swarming drones controlle... US Weighs Sending GLSDB Strike Weapons with 100-Mile Range to Ukraine
WASHINGTON --- The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted onto abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far behind Russian li... First Type 26 Frigate Launched for Royal Navy
HMS Glasgow, the first-in-class of the Type 26 frigates, is preparing to enter the water for the first time. Prime contractor BAE Systems has started the float-off process and, over the coming days... Fincantieri Launches Italian Navy’s Fifth PPA Ship
TRIESTE, Italy --- Today, the technical launch of the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura, PPA) “Marcantonio Colonna” took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Tri... Turkey Launches Third of Four Corvettes for Pakistan
ISTANBUL --- Turkish-made corvettes tailored for the Pakistan Navy are set to contribute greatly to the defense of the South Asian country, Commander of the Pakistan Navy Adm. Muhammed Amjad Khan Niaz... French Navy Frigate La Fayette Returns to Active Service After Upgrade
PARIS --- On November 24, the French Navy announced the return to operational service of the frigate La Fayette after the completion of its mid-life upgrade. This is the second La Fayette-class fri... China Adds Type 055 Destroyer, Two Type 075 Amphibs to Navy Fleet
China's Type 075 amphibious assault ships Hainan and Guangxi have recently completed full-course training tests including an evaluation on the use of weaponry, enhancing the vessels' amphibious operat... The Tempest Programme: Assessing Advances and Risks: RUSI
The Tempest Programme, within the envisaged Future Combat Air System (FCAS), is of multi-dimensional importance, involving British military capability, advanced technology development, operational ind... Royal Navy Carrier Visits Norway As F-35s Train for Maritime Strike
Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning jets and personnel from RAF Marham that are currently embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth have visited the Norwegian capital of Oslo, as part of Operation Achillean. HMS... Pentagon Faces Need to Replace Barrels As M777 Howitzers Wear Out
WASHINGTON --- Ukrainian troops fire thousands of explosive shells at Russian targets every day, using high-tech cannons supplied by the United States and its allies. But those weapons are burning out... Latest Order Takes Northrop’s AESA Radar Sales to $1.3 Billion
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Maryland, has been awarded an $99,365,970 firm-fixed-price modification (P00076) to contract FA8615-17-C-6047 for Active Electronically Scanned Array... Swiss Discuss F-35 Assembly in Italy
BERN --- Martin Sonderegger, Director General of Armaments, receives Italian Lieutenant General Luciano Portolano, Secretary General of Defense and National Director of Armaments, on the occasion of a... EU Member States Agree to Support European Defense Industry
The biggest success of the Czech presidency in defense and security. Under the leadership of the Czech Presidency, the member states agreed on the wording of the European regulation to support the... Dutch F-35s Practice High-Level Combat Over Italy
Realistic, changeable and complex air operations. This consisted of the air defense exercise Falcon Strike in Italy, which ended today after 2 weeks. About 1,000 soldiers from the Netherlands, Italy a... Netherlands MoD Releases Development Path for Space Domain
Defense is becoming increasingly dependent on space for its deployment. Consider, for example, the large number of satellites, which are important for communication, navigation and observation. The De... Ford Carrier Strike Group Concludes Inaugural Deployment
NORFOLK --– The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), returned to Naval Station Norfolk, after successfully complet... Philippine’s Two Israeli-made Missile Boats Ready for Service
MANILA –-- The Philippine Navy (PN) formally commissioned into service the first two of its fast attack interdiction craft missiles (FAIC-Ms), the BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901) and BRP Lolinato To-Ong (PG... Norway Supports EU Military Assistance Mission for Ukraine
The EU has established a training mission for the training of Ukrainian soldiers. Norway will provide approximately NOK 150 million in support to this initiative. “Ukraine depends on support from o... Japan Report Looks at China’s Quest for Control of Cognitive Domain Ops
How is China conducting cognitive domain operations and maritime gray zone operations? The Xi Jinping regime has implemented organizational restructuring of the military, centered around strengthen... China Says 3D-Printing Widely Used for FC-31 Stealth Fighter
China's aviation industry has started applying world-leading 3D printing technologies on new-generation warplanes, with 3D printed parts widely used on a newly developed aircraft that made its maide... | 
