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The Austrian Ministry of Defense announced today the decision to select the C-390 Millennium aircraft as its new tactical transport solution. Embraer is honored to be chosen to support this important ...

US soldiers will complete a joint military exercise with Armenian forces in Armenia on Wednesday as planned, and the exercise was not affected by the launch of a major military operation by neighbouri ...

The Australian Department of Defence awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) a contract, valued at up to AUD$328 million ($212m USD), to deliver new Maritime Underwater Tracking Ranges (MUTR) for the ...

Raytheon UK is set to receive its first high-energy laser weapon system to be tested and integrated in the United Kingdom, marking a significant advancement in the understanding of how such systems ca ...

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is commemorating the successful delivery of four H-1 helicopters to the Czech Republic during NATO Days 2023. Three AH-1Z Vipers and one UH-1Y Ve ...

A new approach to fighting and winning wars has been launched by the British Army. Eighteen months in the making, ‘The Land Operating Concept – A New Way of Winning’, sets out how the Army will respon ...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has expanded a current framework agreement with Saab for AT4 systems and Carl-Gustaf® ammunition. A new order has also been signed valued at USD 104.9 million with ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft achieved a declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) by the U.S. Navy.   MQ-4C Triton is the U.S. N ...

The Hydra 400 is a pioneering new generation of heavy lift drone using hybrid propulsion technology. Compact and portable, the drone can be transported in the back of a Hilux or similar and assembled ...

Sweden is seeking to upgrade its amphibious battalions with short-range, anti-ship missile or surface-to-surface missile systems to strike targets at sea and on land as well as ensure the security of ...

Elbit Systems UK has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to develop and provide artillery and mortar training simulators.  The Interim Indirect Fire Simulation (IIDFS) will be provid ...

At the behest of the German government, Rheinmetall is supplying Ukraine with a further 40 Marder IFVs Delivery is due to begin this year Order is worth a figure in the upper-two-digit million-euro ra ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shuffled his Cabinet and key party posts on Wednesday to strengthen his position before a key party leadership vote next year, bringing in a new defense minister ...

Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have entered into an agreement regarding new functionality and adjusted delivery schedules for Gripen E and Gripen C/D. The agreement relates ...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un rolled through Russia on an armored train Tuesday toward a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, a rare encounter between isolated leaders driven together by their need for ...

  The cutting-edge, multi-role design is representative of the 2-3t technology demonstrator and shows a single-main rotor concept Leonardo’s collaboration with the DE&S Future Capabilities Group and t ...

Lockheed Martin announced its intention to participate in the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement. It outlined its team of UK partners and the benefits of choosing t ...

The Armaments Agency of the Polish Ministry of National Defense has signed a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin for the Homar-A Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). Under the program, Polish in ...

BAE Systems has secured an additional £130m of new orders for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The award follows the decision by the MOD to exercise the option to increase ...

The FLRAA aircraft is offering a step-change in capability to the US Army, with its tiltrotor design providing enhanced range and speed over rotary-wing platforms. General Electric (GE) Aerospace has ...

As the trinational Global Combat Air Program fighter program accelerates, partners Japan, Italy and the U.K. are planning to define the sensor hardware to go onboard the jet by mid-2025 and form a new ...

A quarter of a century after first entering military service, a Challenger 2 main battle tank (MBT) looks to have been destroyed in combat, following the release of imagery on social media purporting ...

The European Union’s defence branch, the European Defence Agency (EDA), has announced its procurement of 155mm ammunition for a range of land platforms used by 26 member states and Norway, a non-EU th ...

The U.S. Army is scrapping its current upgrade plans for the Abrams main battle tank and pursuing a more significant modernization effort to increase its mobility and survivability on the battlefield, ...

In defence training, Inzpire Limited’s collective training division has clinched a two-year contract to enhance the qualified weapons instructor (command and control) course at RAF Boulmer.  The contr ...

The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own) are helping safeguard the territorial integrity of NATO allies. Currently deployed to Poland on Operation Cabrit (Op Cabrit), they are working with the US, Cr ...

Britain’s elite Royal Marine Commando Forces will be stealthier and deadlier thanks to a new assault rifle. The Knight’s Stoner 1 (KS-1) rifle (designated L403A1) headlines a host of new kit additions ...

Germany has delivered the first shipment of new ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft weapon system to Ukraine, manufacturer Rheinmetall and the German Defence Ministry announced Tuesday. This first ...

Poland has ordered “several hundred” Naval Strike Missiles in a deal worth 8 billion zloty (U.S. $2 billion), according to the country’s weapons procurement agency. Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak ...

The CH-53K King Stallion large cargo helicopter will replace Marine Corps CH-53E heavy-lift helicopters to help move Marines and their equipment. Engineers at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in Stratford, Con ...

The Ministry of National Defense has informed about the armaments contracts planned to be signed this week. These include contracts for elements of the second phase of the Wisła program, as well as a ...

The Rt Hon Grant Shapps has been appointed Secretary of State for Defence by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said: "It’s a huge honour to be appointed as Defence Secretary. I ...

British defence company BAE Systems (BAES.L) said on Thursday it had set up a local entity in Ukraine and signed deals with the government there to help ramp up Kyiv's supply of weapons and equipment. ...

Embraer and the Brazilian Army have successfully completed the first test of the M200 Vigilante radar. The test included the deployment of the equipment on the KC-390 aircraft from the Brazilian Air F ...

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed in Russia killing all 10 people on board, Russia's civil aviation authority says. Social media linked to the ...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), announced today the signing of an agreement with Indonesian aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) to enter into a strategic partnership to purs ...

The US Army is tapping industry partners for a new short-wave infrared laser sensor that can accurately sense and assess incoming threats. Under the new solicitation, interested vendors are asked to d ...

The new five-year contract will see BAE Systems lead a consortium of trusted partners, including Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR), PA Consulting and L3Harris, to design and manufacture a deployable tacti ...

Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded a contract worth approximately $55 million to supply multi-layered ReDrone Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to the Netherlands. The contract wi ...

Three contracts to deliver air defence equipment to Ukraine worth more than £90m have been signed by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU). These include a £56 ...

MD Helicopters (MDH) is excited to announce a contract signing with a Middle East customer to provide six Cayuse Warrior Plus Attack/Scout aircraft with precision weapons capability and six MD 530F gl ...

Britain's BAE Systems (BAES.L) on Thursday agreed to buy Ball Corp's (BALL.N) aerospace assets for about $5.55 billion in cash, snapping up a key U.S. contractor in areas such as space, national secur ...

Production has commenced for a fleet of six Apache helicopters set to be delivered to the Indian Army by 2024. Boeing, operating from its Mesa facility in Arizona, USA, has initiated the manufacturing ...

Poland's biggest military parade since the Cold War took place in Warsaw on Tuesday, as the NATO-member country flexed its military muscle in what the government hoped would be both a message to Mosco ...

The weapons technical intelligence (WTI) laboratory is designed to carry out the exploitation of IEDs, collect and analyze evidence, provide critical information of the attack and identify the supply ...

The Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth, one of the RAF’s two Quick Reaction Alert stations, where RAF fighters are constantly available to respond to threats at a moment’s notice Royal Air Force ( ...

Rheinmetall has reached another milestone with its LUNA NG reconnaissance drone. The Group’s next-generation LUNA-NG air-supported short-range reconnaissance system will soon be in action in Ukraine. ...

The Romanian Ministry of National Defence has requested the parliament’s approval for the purchase of 32 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, according to Defense Minister Angel Tîlvăr. The planned procure ...

Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian marines are returning home after being trained by Royal Marines and Army Commandos, during a six-month UK programme supported by international partners. The training, announced ...

Germany will own NATO's second largest helicopter fleet with the 60 Chinooks it announced it was buying last month, German Air Force Chief Ingo Gerhartz was quoted as saying on Friday. Last month, Reu ...

Exercise Iron Cyclone, on Wiltshire’s Salisbury Plain Training Area, has recently reviewed how the British Army delivers training and what to train against - a pilot exercise designed to train the tro ...

Italy has signed a contract worth €848.8 million (U.S. $928.3 million) with a local consortium to upgrade its aging tanks as the country watches the war playing out in nearby Ukraine. Italy signed the ...

 India in recent months has barred domestic manufacturers of military drones from using components made in China over concerns about security vulnerabilities, according to four defence and industry of ...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully validated designs for all elements of the nation's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Through a series of successful ...

Sensor solution provider HENSOLDT has developed a new version of its "Twinvis" passive radar, which is now being launched in a fully integrated shelter variant for military use as "Twinvis Military Sh ...

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed multiple successful take-offs and landings with its Mojave UAS on a dirt strip near El Mirage, California. According to GA-ASI, th ...

The Army has taken delivery of the first two new Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, beginning the end of European ascendancy in the Australian Defence Force helicopter fleet. The first pair were ...

The UK has been leading NATO’s air policing mission in Estonia for the last four months, demonstrating the UK's commitment to the Alliance and security in Europe. Royal Air Force personnel have return ...

After being put through a series of gruelling challenges during the Unmanned Ground Vehicle Autonomy Trials in Estonia, Rheinmetall has yet again positioned itself as a world leader in autonomous tech ...

In the dynamic landscape of modern warfare, effective communication plays a crucial role in maintaining operational efficiency and situational awareness. Recognising the need for mobile and resilient ...

The Polish Defense Ministry confirmed late on Aug. 1 that two Belarusian helicopters violated the country's airspace during exercises near the border. Photos depicting the helicopters flying over the ...

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) and its Team Lynx partners, led by American Rheinmetall Vehicles (ARV), won a contract to design and prototype the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, now ...

Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded a contract worth approximately $60 million to supply thousands of 155mm artillery shells to the Israel Defence Forces’ Artillery Corps. The contract w ...

The Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) uses lock-in/lock-out technology enabling special forces operators to get in and out of the vehicle while entirely submerged and undetected Lockheed Martin’s Dry Comba ...

Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has ordered Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft from Swedish defense company Saab. Worth approximately SEK 600 million, the order involves the delivery of two 3 ...

The H225Ms are equipped with state-of-the-art communication capabilities and will be used for transport, combat search and rescue, and special operations missions. The Hungarian Defence Forces have re ...

The munitions are highly effective against numerous target types, including infantry, light vehicles on the move, enemy field fortifications and air defence systems Rheinmetall has secured an order fr ...

China sent dozens of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan, the island's Defense Ministry said Saturday, marking a forceful display days before the democracy plans to hold milit ...

Australia said Monday it will buy 20 new C-130 Hercules from the United States in a 9.8 billion Australian dollar ($6.6 billion) deal that will increase by two-thirds the size of the Australian air fo ...

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Argentina's Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on productive cooperation and acquisition of Light and Medium Utility Helicopters fo ...

Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded a $150 million contract to supply PULS™ (Precise and Universal Launching Systems) rocket launchers and a package of precision-guided long-range rocket ...

But unbeknown to tourists converging on the picture-postcard North Yorkshire port, two leviathans were lurking just beyond the horizon. The UK’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth and fleet tanker RFA Tidef ...

Raytheon, an RTX business, in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), was awarded a follow-on contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to reduce risk for ...

Nexter, Arquus and Thales have presented the 500th Griffon (VBMR) multirole armoured vehicle and the 50th Jaguar (EBRC) armoured reconnaissance and fighting vehicle to the French armament general dire ...

£2.5 billion additional investment in our stockpiles to improve fighting readiness A UK Global Response Force will enable forces to ‘get there first’ Greater focus on science and technology to gain th ...

Raytheon UK announced today the Ministry of Defence has purchased its 1000th Landshield unit, marking the latest milestone in the company's efforts to defend critical GPS signals.  Landshield is a mar ...

KEY FACTS Framework contracts signed for 155mm artillery ammunition Several hundred thousand shells, fuses and propelling charges, potentially worth around €1.3 billion (incl. VAT) First call-off of s ...

The U.S. Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopter is and will remain the Army’s attack helicopter for the foreseeable future. The Apache Project Office (Apache PO) has steadily upgraded the Apache since it was ...

The Army’s next generation all-terrain armoured vehicle will begin to be put through its paces this month in a series of special trials. Boxer is a family of highly-mobile, protected and modular 8X8 w ...

A £20 million contract has been awarded, securing the hardware for the next phase of tests on a cutting-edge new rocket and missile protection system for Britain’s Challenger 3 tanks. The Trophy Activ ...

After years of various proposed solutions to the Slovak Armed Forces' 4x4 Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle Programme, the most advantageous project – the procurement of one hundred sixty (160) Oshkosh 4x4 ...

Babcock has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to support urgent operational requirements for Ukraine’s military land assets as part of the UK’s support for the country. The initial ...

General Dynamics Land Systems announced today that it was awarded a $257.6 million U.S. Army contract modification for the second phase of Low Rate Initial Production of the newly named M10 Booker Com ...

A significant international framework for Ukraine’s long-term security arrangements is expected to be agreed by G7 partners in the margins of the NATO Summit today (Wednesday). UK and G7 allies are ex ...

The German and Dutch armed forces have contracted with Rheinmetall to supply up to 3,058 Caracal airmobile platforms. Worth up €1.9 billion, the multiyear framework contract includes up to 2,054 vehic ...

The UK will provide 17 specialist firefighting vehicles to Ukraine’s fire and rescue services, primarily sourced from the Royal Air Force and Defence Fire and Rescue, with one provided by the Welsh Go ...

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and Thales signed today an agreement for the delivery and installation of SMART-L Multi Mission Fixed (MM/F) long-range radars. A next generation Acti ...

The United States has accused Russian fighter jets of flying dangerously close to several of its drones over Syria, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive action. US Air Force ...

As part of a U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sale (FMS), Boeing [NYSE: BA] received a contract to produce 18 CH-47F Block I Chinooks for South Korea and one additional aircraft for Spain. ...

The UK and Poland will deepen their foreign policy, security and defence cooperation following the signing of a new partnership. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace sign ...

An £870 million five-year contract has been awarded to upgrade radar capabilities on the RAF Typhoon, fittingone of the world’s most advanced radars. RAF Typhoon fighter jets to be equipped with one o ...

Saab has received an order from the Australian Department of Defence for the supply of additional Carl-Gustaf® M4 weapons. The order value is SEK 400 million with deliveries during 2024-2025. The Carl ...

The Planning Office of the German Armed Forces has awarded Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Quantum-Systems GmbH and Spleenlab GmbH a research endeavor to demonstrate and analyze the AI building blocks ...

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has announced the signing of a contract with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) on June 30 for the procurement of three floating bridge systems. As per the mi ...

Within the scope of a technology demonstration at the German Army Combat Training Centre (GÜZ), the sensor solution provider HENSOLDT has successfully demonstrated the operational capability of its la ...

Israel will buy 25 F-35 aircraft from the United States, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced Sunday, in a deal that increases Israel’s arsenal of the stealth fighter jets by 50%. The F-35 is the wo ...

 The U.S. Army has selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)to move on to the second phase of the Terrestrial Layer System (TLS) – Echelons Above Brigade (TLS-EAB) program. In the coming months, Lockheed Ma ...

The British Army’s close combat soldiers will soon receive a cutting-edge weapon sight that will give them a tactical advantage countering uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). The SmartShooter SMASH Smart ...

The German Bundeswehr has placed an order with Rheinmetall for 367 protected and unprotected logistic vehicles. This order is a further call-off from the frame­work contract for swap-body systems sign ...

Today, the Commission announced the results of the 2022 calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF) amounting to €832 million of EU funding in support of 41 joint defence research and de ...

General Dynamics European Land Systems-Bridge Systems will deliver four PYTHON bridge systems to Georgia as part of the “Enable and Enhance Initiative” set up by the Federal Government of Germany. Eac ...

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters providing Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) aircraft for the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission in Estonia have been scrambled to respond to Russian aircraft 21 times in the la ...

For one long June night and a day, Russia's notorious mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin staged an apparent insurrection, sending an armoured convoy towards Moscow and raising questions about Vladimir ...

Elbit Systems announced today, further to its announcement of December 21, 2022, that it received a first purchase order worth approximately $180 million to supply the first three out of a maximum sev ...

Germany aims to purchase 60 Chinook helicopters from Boeing (BA.N) in a package that would cost up to 8 billion euros ($8.71 billion), including necessary infrastructure for the aircraft, a parliament ...

Safran Helicopter Engines and MTU Aero Engines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a 50/50 joint venture as an agile and lean structure intended to develop a new engine for the E ...

Saab announces its modular, secure and quick-to-deploy digital tower (r-TWR) for flexible, air traffic control missions, with industry partner Conlog Oy. At a time when threats to permanent airbases a ...

Indonesia has ordered 13 long-range military radars from Thales to boost airspace surveillance efforts across its immense archipelago, the French manufacturer and state-owned Indonesian defense firm P ...

As defence ministers meet in Brussels, the Defence Secretary announced a £60 million contribution to the Comprehensive Assistance Package. UK providing £60 million to NATO Comprehensive Assistance Pac ...

Units of the British Field Army have restarted training on the Ajax vehicles this week, highlighting continued progress in the programme. Field Army have resumed training on the Ajax vehicles Marks ne ...

Today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved a tasking memo from the Department of Defense (DoD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Tiger Team that highlights six key FMS pressure points and dir ...

German lawmakers on Wednesday approved an advance payment for the purchase of the sophisticated Arrow 3 air defense system from Israel for nearly four billion euros ($4.3 billion). The budget committe ...

New Zealand and Fiji on Wednesday signed twin defense deals aimed at boosting training, maritime cooperation, and allowing troops to operate on the other’s territory. Against a backdrop of China’s eff ...

An air deployment exercise billed as the biggest in NATO’s history and hosted by Germany got underway on Monday. The Air Defender 2023 exercise that is set to run through June 23 was long-planned but ...

The U.S. Air Force leased a C-130H aircraft to the Argentina Air Force beginning June 6 through the Georgia Air National Guard. The support from the Air National Guard highlights the 200-year-long par ...

BAE Systems has won a contract to adapt a new mine disposal system using Archerfish for Korean Aerospace Industries, as part of the development of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s new anti-mine heli ...

BAE Systems has won a contract to adapt a new mine disposal system using Archerfish for Korean Aerospace Industries, as part of the development of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s new anti-mine heli ...

The US Defense Department announced an additional security assistance package for Ukraine containing more air defense and ammunition capabilities to arm against Russia's unprovoked war of aggression. ...

Royal Air Force Typhoons have scrambled for the second time in less than 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea. The second scramble today follows a scramble yesterday eveni ...

The Army successfully operated an autonomous truck convoy on a public road in Australia for the first time on June 6. The National Transport Research Organisation and Deakin University supported the ­ ...

QinetiQ Target Systems provides new low-cost aerial target to US Army Threat Systems Management Office QinetiQ is to provide the US Army’s Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO) with a uniquely devel ...

The Malaysian Ministry of Defence signed a leasing arrangement with local air services provider Aerotree for the supply of four second-hand Sikorsky UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopters. The agreement, form ...

A Milrem Robotics-led consortium of European defense, communication and cybersecurity companies and high technology SMEs has successfully completed and delivered the iMUGS project to the European Comm ...

Rheinmetall is making another important contribution to strengthening NATO’s European member nations: starting in late 2026, Norway will be taking delivery of almost 300 advanced TG3 MIL 8x8 military ...

the Argentine Army revealed the latest variants of the TAM-2C Light tank family, the TAM-2C-A2. The occasion was marked by an exhibition of recently acquired combat vehicles and materials, presided ov ...

Leonardo Helicopters could be in line for a bumper order of more than 20 AW101s from Poland for troop transport missions. Detailing the country’s future aviation requirements during a conference organ ...

The Dutch government on Tuesday announced plans to purchase 14 H225M Caracal long-range tactical transport military helicopters for Special Operations Forces (SOF). Netherlands State Secretary for Def ...

The Lithuania Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced in a Tweet today that the country will continue strengthening its air defense capabilities by acquiring additional GROM Man-Portable Air-Defence Syste ...

Experimental work by Australia, UK and US on detecting and tracking military targets Vehicles retrained in flight to adapt to changing mission situations Shared focus on adhering to safe and responsib ...

Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will outfit Korea Aerospace Industries' FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft with the new PhantomStrike radar. PhantomStrike is a fully air-cooled fire-control radar designed ...

Reliable Robotics conducted an autonomous flight demonstration during the Golden Phoenix readiness exercise at Travis Air Force Base (AFB) in order to demonstrate capabilities that aim to help the US ...

Lockheed Martin, through the U.S. Army, has successfully delivered an initial shipment of HIMARS launchers to Poland. HIMARS provides immediate capability to deliver long range precision fires at dist ...

Personnel from all three services of the UK Armed Forces are deployed in Estonia, carrying out exercises and operations as part of our commitment to NATO. More than 1,500 troops have been deployed for ...

Austria’s military procurement organization has contracted Rheinmetall to supply up to 1,375 logistics vehicles for 525 million euros ($574 million). The deal follows the country’s request for proposa ...

Advanced technology provides advantages for special operations missions – enabling longer glide duration on higher altitude jumps, maximizing oxygen use and reducing system weight TAMPA, Fla., May 9, ...

Anduril's software platform allows humans to employ autonomous systems in a way they never have before, with extended reach, capabilities and situational awareness while enabling warfighters to make b ...

New GECO mission planning software from Inzpire is set to replace the current mission planning systems used on fixed and rotary wing platforms, including integration with UK Military Flying Training S ...

The US Army has ordered Javelin anti-tank missile production to be increased to almost 4,000 per year by 2026 in a new multi-year contract with its manufacturers, Lockheed Martin announced on Thursday ...

Saab has signed two contracts for eleven Giraffe 1X radars including support with the UK’s Ministry of Defence. The total order value is approximately SEK 264 million and deliveries have already start ...

The UK and Poland have signed a major £1.9 billion export agreement to roll out a British air defence system across the European nation. Prime Minister hails landmark deal between UK firm MBDA and Pol ...

In a recently released video by the Vietnamese armed forces, the 490th Brigade of the Vietnam People's Army can be seen participating in a training exercise involving the deployment of Scud tactical b ...

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace called on his counterparts at Ramstein Air Base today to accelerate the delivery of military aid packages in a demonstration of continuing unity in the international supp ...

Rheinmetall Defence and Lockheed Martin have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on tailored solutions that will provide Germany with a unique rocket artillery system that ...

The US is sending Ukraine about $325 million in additional military aid, including an enormous amount of artillery rounds and ammunition as the launch of the spring offensive against Russian forces ap ...

The Indian armed forces are prepared to place orders for two more Pralay ballistic missiles, at a cost of more than Rs 7,500 crore, in a significant step towards building a powerful rocket force to co ...

The Royal Air Force has successfully completed a Voyager air-to-air refuelling flight, powered by an approximately 43% blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Voyager aircraft powered by 43% Sustain ...

A new versatile drone system capable of multiple types of combat mission over land, sea and air has completed a highly successful first trial firing of a Thales Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) to ...

We have today (13 April 2023), been awarded a one-year contract by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to help the British Army understand the applications and constraints of electric propulsion. Partnering ...

BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce among those funded, with aim of producing new aircraft by 2035 BAE Systems has secured Ministry of Defence money to develop new fighter jets.  The £656million will fund the ...

The Romanian authorities have approved a plan to acquire F-35 Lightning II fighter jets for the country’s air force. The latest move indicates Romania could become the third Eastern European ally, aft ...

In a major announcement on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, Japan's Defense Ministry revealed that it has entered into agreements valued at approximately $3 billion with leading defense manufacturer Mitsubish ...

L3Harris Technologies announced a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) to c ...

The purchase of RAFAEL’ SPIKE anti-tank guided missiles by the Hellenic Ministry of National Defense, valued at about 370 million Euros, was announced by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMoD). SIBAT, ...

Belgium and the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable close cooperation and future collaboration on their MQ-9B programmes. As the lead customer procuring the MQ-9B, ...

Two Royal Navy warships have been in India, underscoring the bond between the two nations – and navies. Frigate HMS Lancaster represented the UK in the annual Anglo-Indian exercise the Commonwealth na ...

The Pentagon on Tuesday announced $2.6 billion in new security assistance for Ukraine ahead of an anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russian invading forces. "Our focus is on supporting the U ...

The UK’s fleet of F-35 Lightning stealth jets will be maintained and supported in a new £161 million contract, keeping them ready for global combat operations Support contract awarded to Lockheed Mart ...

Finland will become the 31st member of NATO today, the Western military alliance's secretary general has announced. The application was prompted by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with which Finlan ...

The office of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has named the four additional bases that United States forces will have access to under an existing defence agreement to expand military cooperat ...

The British Army to Purchase New XSPEE3D Printer to further Develop AM Capabilities Along with Ongoing Support from SPEE3D. We are pleased to announce that the British Army will acquire our cold-spray ...

A second group of Ukrainian soldiers have successfully come to the end of their training on the formidable AS90 155mm self-propelled gun, and to mark the completion of the intense three week course, t ...

The first ever UK trial of heavy uncrewed ground systems (H-UGVs) has taken place, with companies from the Human-Machine Teaming framework winning an invitation to put their vehicles through their pac ...

QinetiQ US, a leading defense company providing mission-critical solutions to create, test, and use the latest technologies to deliver real world advantages, announced today that the company has been ...

The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has commissioned Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to produce ten new PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers. B ...

The UK and Swedish defence ministers signed a letter of intent relating to a new contract to deliver 14 Archer self-propelled guns The UK will continue to strongly support Sweden’s swift accession to ...

Today, SAAB UK announced on their LinkedIn "Saab has received an order from the United Kingdom’s UK Ministry of Defence for the Carl-Gustaf® M4 weapon system, sights, ammunition and training.   This o ...

This contract, signed by the Austrian Ministry of Defence and Thales will supply more than 2,500 SquadNet tactical radios to support the Austrian army's digital transformation. The Austrian Ministry o ...

 The U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Center has selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to develop an advanced propulsion Long Range Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) missile. The missile can be fired from exis ...

70 aircraft flown by six nations have taken part in the UK’s biggest aerial training exercise lasting three weeks Pilots from five nations have joined the Royal Air Force for the UK’s biggest aerial t ...

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak on March 22 posted a tweet confirming that a ship had arrived at the port of Gdynia from South Korea, delivering five more Korean K2 tanks and twelve K9 self- ...

Australia is a step closer to finalising a major deal to provide Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles to the German Army. Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy and his German counterpart, Parliament ...

The U.S. military said Tuesday that Ukraine will get promised Patriot missile defense systems within weeks, not months, and Abrams M1 tanks by the fall, not in a year or two. The expedited delivery of ...

South Korea said Tuesday it was planning to reinstate a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan as the two countries thaw ties to tackle growing threats from Pyongyang and Beijing. The decision ...

Bell Textron Inc., announced the delivery of three Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Bahrain Air Force. Bell delivered the aircraft during an inspection and acceptance event in February 2023 at Bell’s ...

Positive progress has continued on the next phase of Ajax trials, with the Ministry of Defence today confirming the revised in-service dates and resuming payments to General Dynamics for delivery of t ...

On March 17, 2023, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency released a statement to announce that the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to t ...

Boeing will build 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army and international customers, including the first Apaches for Australia. This $1.9 billion award brings the total current funded value of the cont ...

The British Army will receive artillery platforms to replace those supplied to Ukraine, as part of an agreement DE&S is negotiating with Sweden. The first 14 Archer systems will have ownership transfe ...

The new cutting-edge surveillance fleet will be housed in infrastructure at the Scottish base sitting alongside the recently completed Atlantic Building, from which the UK’s fleet of nine Poseidon MRA ...

 The U.S. Army’s new, next-generation helicopter engine meant to replace engines in UH-60 Black Hawks, AH-64 Apaches and the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, which is still in development, is de ...

A Russian fighter jet collided into an American Reaper surveillance drone over the Black Sea in international airspace on Tuesday, according to the U.S. European Command. In a press release, the U.S. ...

Norway said Tuesday it was buying six US-made Seahawk helicopters for over $1 billion to replace the European NH90s it gave up on after a series of delays and setbacks. Fed up by delivery delays and p ...

The South Korean and U.S. militaries launched their biggest joint military exercises in years Monday, as North Korea said it tested submarine-launched cruise missiles in apparent protest of the drills ...

The Prime Minister has announced that the UK will ramp up investment in defence to meet the challenges of an increasingly volatile and complex world, as the Government launches an update to the 2021 I ...

Defence and security were a key focus at today’s 36th UK-France Summit in Paris, with new initiatives to advance the already strong military relationship between the two nations. Defence Secretary Ben ...

Lockheed Martin has delivered to Poland the first batch of Patriot PAC-3 MSE air defense missile systems. With the delivery of Patriot PAC-3 MSE, the Polish armed forces will be equipped with one of t ...

MD Helicopters, LLC, is pleased to announce that they are ramping up production line capabilities and increasing staffing to accommodate additional sales orders. This includes 12 Cayuse Warrior Plus s ...

U.S. Army V Corps reached another large milestone that has set the foundation for future Soldiers who permanently change their duty station to become new members of Victory Corps forward at Camp Kosci ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is proud to announce a new contract with U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide three MQ-9B SkyGuardian® remotely piloted aircraft syst ...

The Government of Australia has requested to buy up to two hundred fifty-five (255) FGM-148F Javelin missiles (including five (5) fly-to-buy missiles). Also included are U.S. technical assistance, con ...

Oxford, Boeing has become the latest and final defence and aerospace company to join the H175M Task Force addressing the UK New Medium Helicopter requirement. As training services partner, Boeing Defe ...

The joint missions are the first of their kind, with the aim of full NATO integrated air policing missions in future

The U.S. announced a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday that for the first time includes armored vehicles that can launch bridges — allowing troops to cross rivers or other ga ...

From the UK, the Minister for Defence Procurement, Alex Chalk KC, joined the cohort in Milan to discuss on-going cooperation on the programme – a joint venture between UK, Germany, Spain and Italy, un ...

Troops from 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry) and 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have spent four weeks with their Kuwaiti allies, finessing their mounted and dismounted oper ...

Space Development Agency's satellite constellations will provide warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems ARLINGTON, Va., March 2, 2023 /PRNew ...

The US Army has selected five companies for its Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) Increment 2 (INC 2) competition. Rapid Prototyping Other Transaction Agreements (OTA) have been awarded ...

The Defence and Security Accelerator has launched a new Innovation Focus Area: A Bridge to Fall This Innovation Focus Area is looking for ways to modernise how the Army approaches bridge demolition Up ...

Charles River Analytics has received a Phase ll contract under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to keep robotic combat vehicles (RCVs) as mission capable as possible. The Real-tim ...

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on February 28 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United King ...

British company BAE Systems presented Tuesday its first unmanned vertical takeoff and landing vehicle manufactured in Australia, a device capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and air s ...

BAE Systems has received a $145 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94). The value of the compe ...

According to information published by "The Kyiv Independent" news website, Italy will provide Ukraine with air defense missile systems Spada and Skyguard in addition to SAMP/T promised a few days ago ...

The Finnish Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the procurement of additional 155mm Bonus MK II special artillery-launched munitions for the country’s defence forces. The newly approved procurement ...

Training on UK Challenger 2 tanks for Ukrainian soldiers is continuing at pace in the South-West of England after the UK committed to provide 14 vehicles and accompanying ammunition to support Ukraine ...

The contract awarded to Supacat will secure 70 High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) Mk 2 Extenda platforms. On completion of validation trials this procurement will result in an uplift of 69 vehicles to ...

The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center recently contracted Raytheon Technologies' (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace business to continue producing new, advanced propellers for C-130 aircraft. NP2 ...

Cyber defences tested at largest Cyber Warfare exercise in Western Europe last week. 11 countries put through their paces in cyber warfare, including India, Italy, Ghana, Japan, US, Ukraine, Kenya, an ...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), through the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), in partnership with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has launched Stream 1 of Windfarm Mit ...

WASHINGTON –The Department of the Army announced today the preparation of Army units for potential deployment to backfill units currently in Europe. This potential deployment would not constitute a ch ...

A merchant vessel carrying the first 600 of over 1,000 containers of NATO temporary housing for Türkiye left the port of Taranto, Italy, on Sunday evening (19 February 2023). The shipment is the resul ...

British troops have been honing their desert war-fighting skills on a training area six times the size of Salisbury Plain over the last two weeks (3-14 February). They were taking part in Exercise Kha ...

The Norwegian military procurement authority NDMA has commissioned Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW) with delivering 54 of its latest Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks designated Leopard 2A7NO. Th ...

Safran Helicopter Engines and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have signed a workshare agreement for the joint development of the engine intended for the future 13-ton IMRH (Indian Multi-Role Helic ...

A team of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 P.M. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from V ...

We are delighted to announce that Babcock has been awarded the contract to manage and operate Skynet, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) military satellite communications system. The six-year contract ...

BAE Systems has delivered the 1,000th rear fuselage to Lockheed Martin for the F-35, the world's most advanced and capable fifth generation fighter. More than 1,500 employees at the Company’s faciliti ...

For the first time in its history, the Australian Army (ADF) will have the ability to accurately hit surface targets hundreds of kilometres away with guided missiles, the Australian MoD reports. The M ...

General Dynamics will provide Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC) with ongoing sustainment services, spare parts and obsolescence risk management, and contractor field service representatives G ...

Representatives from 18 European Union Member States held the first meeting of the new Military Computer Emergency Response Team Operational Network (MICNET) on 9 February, following an agreement amon ...

NATO Defence Ministers are meeting in Brussels this week (14-15 February 2023) to strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and defence, and step up and sustain for Ukraine. Previewing the meeting on Monda ...

Germany will donate two close-range MANTIS air defence systems to Slovakia which will use them to protect its eastern border with Ukraine, the Slovak Defence Ministry said on Thursday. NATO member Slo ...

Defence Ministers agreed to work together to support Ukraine, as NATO partners. Further collaboration will take place through shared projects like the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) The UK and Ita ...

Another significant milestone has been achieved by the Challenger 3 Delivery Team within budget and ahead of schedule – we are moving closer to delivering one of the most capable and lethal tanks in E ...

The German government has approved the sale of a dozen attack helicopters to the Greek Cypriot administration, local media reported on Tuesday. The parliament’s defense committee members were informed ...

Amentum has won a potential five-year, $487 million remote maintenance and distribution center contract from the U.S. Army to support modernization, comprehensive logistics and sustainment initiatives ...

Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands plan to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks. Ukraine has been calling for support from Europe as officials say they expect Russian ...

Airborne signallers are testing the Army’s new radios in the jungle, the most challenging environment for radio communications to work. 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals has take ...

BAE Systems has received a contract modification from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to build 20 additional CV90 mortar vehicles. The approximately $30 million contract has been awa ...

New Abrams tanks will be purchased by the U.S. to supply to Ukraine because the Defense Department doesn’t have any spares, delaying the shipment as Ukrainian forces prepare for an expected Russian of ...

Japan launched an intelligence satellite Thursday as part of long-running efforts to monitor North Korean military activities and strengthen Tokyo’s response to natural disasters. Mitsubishi Heavy Ind ...

The production configuration of the next generation single-engine helicopter will be powered by the Arriel 2K engine, the latest version of the Arriel family. The AW09 will leverage the proven technol ...

Saab received an order in mid-December 2022 for the anti-armour weapon AT4 from the French Armament General Directorate (DGA). The order value is approximately EUR 24 million and deliveries will take ...

Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems” or the “Company”) announced today the signature of a five-year in-service support contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency ...

Leonardo and the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness of the Italian Secretariat General of Defence/National Armaments Directorate signed yesterday the Acquisition Contract for the supply o ...

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced the successful first flight of the F-16 Block 70 at its Greenville, South Carolina site.  The flight occurred Jan. 24 at 9:17 a.m. ET, with Lockheed Martin ...

As Britain prepares to send tanks to Ukraine in a military boost to the country, the British Army’s transformational industrial and equipment programmes remain at the very core of its vision for the f ...

"We the Defence Ministers of Estonia, the United Kingdom, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania; and the representatives of Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Slovakia met today, 19 January, to ...

The first Exercise Red Flag Nellis of 2023 is off to a flying start at the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, USA. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed up to five EA-18G Growler aircraft f ...

The Australian Government will acquire 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the Australian Army. Head Land Capability Major General Jeremy King, CSM, said this was an important acquisition which will ...

The Israeli Defense Company IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) unveils the Point Blank or ROC-X, the first hand-launched electro-optical VTOL (Vertical Takeoff & Landing) missile able to engage both st ...

Germany would not “stand in the way” of Poland sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine, foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, has said, in what appeared to be the clearest signal yet from Berlin that European ...

“We will allocate EUR 413 billion to the French military budget between 2024 and 2030” President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday. In a similar plan for 2019-2025, Paris allocated EUR 295 billion to d ...

Finland announced Friday a 400-million-euro military aid package to Ukraine, its largest to date and including heavy artillery as well as munitions but no Leopard tanks. “Ukraine continues to need sup ...

British paratroopers have earned their Japanese parachute wings, developing the ability of British airborne forces to work alongside our allies in the Pacific. Some 25 troops from 16 Air Assault Briga ...

In a tweet posted by FN Herstal UK,  FN America unveils an additional variant of the unrivaled ultralight machine gun designed by the Belgian weapon manufacturer: the Evolys chambered in 6.5x43 mm Lig ...

Indra has been awarded a contract valued at €19.2 million for the development and delivery of a new NH90 helicopter Full Mission Simulator (FMS) for the Spanish Air and Space Force at the Cuatro Vient ...

Australian Minister for Defence Personnel Matt Keogh said Australia’s experience and support are vital for Ukraine and its armed forces: “Our people are our greatest defence capability. That’s why it’ ...

At least 18 people have been killed, including Ukraine's interior minister and two children, after a helicopter crashed near a nursery and a residential building in a Kyiv suburb. Ukrainian Interior M ...

The Secretary of State for Defence today set out details of the most significant package of combat power to date to accelerate Ukrainian success in the war with Russia, including a squadron of Challen ...