UK Government and UK defence industry conduct their first trade mission to Ukraine. Agreements between UK and Ukrainian companies will enhance resilient defence industrial facilities inside Ukraine. A ...

 Finland will on Monday Dec. 18 sign a defence cooperation agreement with the United States, the Finnish government said on Thursday, to grant the U.S. military broad access across the Nordic country ...

Both the House and Senate have passed the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which is expected to be signed by the president. Among other things, the bill authorizes a pay raise for both service ...

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract with the government of Lithuania for the delivery of more NASAMS air defence systems. The EUR 200 million (about NOK 2.3 billion) contra ...

UK signs international Treaty with Japan and Italy for a future combat air programme that aims to develop an innovative stealth fighter with supersonic capability and equipped with cutting-edge techno ...

A declassified U.S. intelligence report assessed that the Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 dead and injured troops, or nearly 90% of the personnel it had when the conflict began, a source familiar ...

British Army drones have been flown for the first time in Japan where they directed mortar fire during live firing training. Exercise Vigilant Isles 23 (Ex VI23) was delivered by the Japanese 1st Airb ...

   

President Joe Biden pledged that the U.S. will continue to stand with Ukraine following his meeting today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. Biden praised Ukraine's defen ...

The Hypersonic Defence Interceptor Study (HYDIS) consortium took another important step step on 11 December 2023, as the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) signed a contribution agre ...

Rheinmetall wins €532 million order to upgrade Austria’s 35mm air defence systems Skyguard Next Generation results from modernizing existing guns Project runs for 48 months starting in Feb 2024 Contra ...

BAE Systems, Babcock and Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) are joining forces to offer the ARCHER wheeled mobile artillery system to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) as the replacement for the legac ...

Industry interested in developing advanced hypersonic missile capabilities have been encouraged to apply for a place on the £1 billion framework announced by UK MOD earlier this year. The Hypersonic T ...

Lockheed Martin presented Belgium's first F-35A Lightning II to the Belgian government during a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin's F-35 production facility. This event marks a significant milestone ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced approximately $35 million in initial funding for BAE Systems to modernize the Microelectronics Center (MEC) in Nashua, New Hampshire. This is the first fu ...

The development goal of the Defense Department's Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or JADC2, is to connect sensors to shooters to targets, as well as communications connecting Link 16 radios acros ...

Slovenia will buy the German IRIS-T SLM air defence system, manufactured by Diehl Defence GmbH, under an agreement that they signed with the German Defence Ministry, the Slovenian Defence Ministry ann ...

Smarter Technologies Group (STG), the leading British provider of Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions, is helping the UK’s 101 Operational Sustainment Brigade (OSB) gain “Support Advantage” with modern ...

Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a JAGM-MR guided flight test on Dec. 2, 2023, at China Lake Test Range in California. The successful flight test demonstrated JAGM-MR’s tri-mode seeker and its a ...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the Alliance’s unwavering support to Ukraine during a meeting with Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov in Brussels on Monday (4 December 2023). ...

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia and Diehl Defence signed a purchase order on the procurement of the IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defence system. For Latvia, it is the biggest defence ...

Minister for Armed Forces attends OSCE Ministerial Council in North Macedonia to call out Russian aggression across Europe. Minister for Armed Forces attends OSCE Ministerial Council in North Macedoni ...

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense Ian Watson said that threat landscape has evolved significantly since the creation of the Pentagon's program responsible for a ...

- Partnership with Canadian industry will deliver long-term economic prosperity to Canada - With the P-8, Canada secures NORAD and FIVE EYES allied interchangeability - First deliveries expected in 20 ...

Elbit Systems Ltd. and CN ROMARM S.A, through its subsidiary S Uzina Automecanica Moreni S.A. (UAM), have announced a cooperation agreement between the two companies in the field of artillery producti ...

Despite the funding surge, Europe's defence industry cannot meet demand from Ukraine as it battles the Russian invasion. Military spending in the European Union hit a record €240 billion in 2022 - up ...

Since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine last year, the United States has remained committed to providing the Ukrainian armed forces with the equipment and security assistance needed to fight off Ru ...

The Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Marjan Šarec, and the Minister of Defence of the Italian Republic, Guido Crosetto, signed an amendment to the Implementing Agreement between the Mi ...

Two contracts, worth collectively over £100 million, have been awarded to Babcock to support the development of the UK’s future nuclear deterrent. Contracts awarded to Babcock for in-service support e ...

Oshkosh Defense announced today that the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) awarded a production contract for the Medium Equipment Trailer (MET). Oshkosh will partner with Brosh ...

BAE Systems is revolutionising military simulation environments through a new collaboration with Red Hat and The Weather Company. This strategic collaboration more seamlessly incorporates weather data ...

Romania's Minister of National Defence, Angel Tîlvăr, is participating in the Conference dedicated to NATO’s equipping with ammunition and missiles, organized in the United Kingdom of Great Britain an ...

Oleksandr Kamyshin, the man tasked with reviving Ukraine’s domestic arms industry, has a dream for his country’s future. Even when the war with Russia is over, he believes, Ukraine should focus on arm ...

The aim of the cooperation project is to develop methods and technologies for radar and communication signal detection and classification on a modern battlefield, filled with emitters with low-probabi ...

The Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer has visited Czechia upon invitation of the Chief of General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Karel Řehka. While in Prague ...

The Friendly Hackers team from Thales, a world leader in data protection and cybersecurity, has won the CAID challenge organised by the French Ministry of Defence during the fifth edition of European ...

Exercise Black Dagger, the culminating activity for the 72 joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) course, has successfully concluded at RAAF Base Townsville. The exercise kicked off in early November ...

Two NATO Allies, the UK and Turkey, have today agreed to work more closely together to help bring greater stability, security and prosperity to both nations. Blueprint signed for a closer defence rela ...

UK Space Command and the UK Space Agency have announced the award of a contract to Spaceflux to build a new ground-based space camera-telescope system in Cyprus. Known as Project ‘Nyx Alpha’, the tele ...

A new Accord signed between the UK and Republic of Korea will strengthen our joint ability to enforce sanctions against North Korea. A new Accord signed between the UK and Republic of Korea (ROK) will ...

A U.S. military  AC-130J Ghostrider attacked an Iran-backed militant group after the group used a ballistic missile to attack U.S. and coalition forces on Al-Asad Airbase, Iraq, according to the deput ...

On November 21, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had discussions in Belgrade with President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia. Mr Stoltenberg and President Vučić addressed the latest security developm ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underscored the United States' steadfast support for Ukraine as it defends itself from Russian aggression during talks with senior leaders in Ukraine's capital ...

Boeing delivered the final Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) aircraft to the U.S. Air Force in October. The first production aircraft delivery is slated for 2024. Boeing continues to tr ...

France has successfully test-fired an M51.3 long-range ballistic missile, boosting the credibility of France's nuclear deterrence capabilities, the defence ministry said on Sunday. The missile, which ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III traveled to Ukraine today to meet with Ukrainian leaders and reinforce the staunch support of the United States for Ukraine's fight for freedom. He will also u ...

The proposed investments include eight launcher units and four fire control centers for NASAMS, replacing equipment donated to Ukraine earlier this year. The Norwegian authorities also announced plans ...

Northrop Grumman is exploring producing 120 millimetre tank ammunition in Poland as the U.S. ally surges defence production capacity, the company's chief told Reuters on Thursday. Countries geographic ...

The Defense Department is already participating in providing training to help ready Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 aircraft. The U.S. also expects to be ready to make sure spare parts are available ...

Galvion, a world leader in integrated head systems and intelligent power and data management solutions, has received major orders for its Batlskin Caiman® head system from Norway, Finland and Sweden t ...

Digital multi-domain communication put to the test As part of the German Armed Forces' "Timber Express 2023" exercise, sensor solution provider HENSOLDT has connected several flying platforms via data ...

Central European defence companies are negotiating new deals to sell more weapons, military equipment and related services in Africa as they seek to poach customers looking for alternatives to Russia, ...

The UK Ministry of Defence has placed a new £20 million order with BAE Systems for the supply of additional small arms munitions over the next two years.  The 5.56mm and 7.62mm rounds will be produced ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft on Thursday, Nov. 9 at its Palmdale Aircraft Integration Cente ...

State-run Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) ISRAI.UL has signed a $1.2 billion deal to supply air defence systems to Israel's military, the company said on Sunday, citing the country's war with Hamas ...

The Romanian Ministry of National Defence welcomes the notification of the US Congress sent on Thursday, November 9, regarding the sale to Romania of 54 Abrams M1A2 SEPV3 Main Battle Tanks, 12 tank ch ...

Total number of Ukrainian soldiers trained under UK Armed Forces programmes is now more than 52,000 More than 30,000 ordinary Ukrainian men and women have trained to become soldiers under the largest ...

Industry deal worth over £4bn to deliver next generation air defence system to Poland. Partnership to bolster European security in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Work will enable critical s ...

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of aircraft maintenance and logistics support services for Bell Helicopters to Iraq for around 300 million USD. This is according to a Defense S ...

The Defense Department today released its strategy to accelerate the adoption of advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to ensure U.S. warfighters maintain decision superiority on the battlefie ...

Royal Air Force delivers vital aid to Egypt to support civilians in Gaza, as Foreign and Defence Secretaries continue diplomatic push. Equipment, including forklift trucks and belt conveyors, delivers ...

The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) signs an agreement with the Netherlands Defence procurement agency COMMIT (Commando Materieel en IT) for the acquisition of ...

Northrop Grumman Blane International Group and Global Military Products have won spots on a potential five-year $490 million contract to provide special ammunition and weapons systems for the U.S. Arm ...

A new contract to provide key services for the UK Armed Forces serving in Cyprus awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) comes into service on 1 November.   The £256 million contract, ...

The Polish Land Forces has taken delivery of their first two AW149 helicopters during a ceremony held at the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade in Tomaszów Mazowiecki yesterday, where they are entering service ...

The Defense Department is accelerating delivery of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Australia, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said. Austin welcomed Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defen ...

The Ranger Regiment, the British Army's Special Operations-capable force, have been practising the art of breaching at a disused quarry in Somerset. Forcing entry through a door is not as simple as it ...

An artificially intelligent tool will be able to solve engineering problems in seconds by identifying faults with equipment before they become problematic. AI software modernises Royal Navy helicopter ...

The Defense Department remains focused on getting Israel the military capabilities it needs as it continues its battles against the Hamas terror group, said a senior defense official speaking on backg ...

It’s been described as “the most advanced attack helicopter in the world” and now the new AH-64E Apache has been declared ready for British Army duty. DE&S is procuring 50 AH-64Es through a Foreign Mi ...

The US military has conducted self-defence strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria which are used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups. This is according to Secr ...

The Kuwaiti Air Force received four Eurofighter Typhoons this week, bringing its fleet size to 13 out of the 28 on order, the country’s official Kuwait News Agency announced. Deliveries began in Decem ...

The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Latvia of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment for an es ...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Prime Minister of Moldova Dorin Recean to NATO Headquarters on 26 October 2023. He praised NATO and Moldova’s 30-year-long partnership and called o ...

The tech enterprise Rheinmetall and Ukraine’s state-owned Ukrainian Defense Industry JSC (UDI, the former Ukroboronprom) have set up a joint venture company in Kyiv. Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s Prime Min ...

  

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm to discuss finalising Sweden’s NATO accession. The Secretary General welcomed the decision of Turkis ...

The European Defence Agency (EDA), has published an in-depth analysis on the impact of long-term global, capability and technology trends in defence. “Enhancing EU Military Capabilities beyond 2040” i ...

Airbus Defence and Space has signed two contracts valued at € 1.2 billion in total with France’s Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) and Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique (DMAé) for the Capa ...

The Pentagon has sent military advisers to Israel and multiple sophisticated air defence systems. The US advisers will not be engaging in any fighting according to US officials. One of the officers ta ...

The first of 16 Protector aircraft arrive at RAF Waddington for test flights Boosts RAF technology with unparalleled surveillance and strike capability  Aircraft will undergo test flights until enteri ...

Northrop Grumman and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to address the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) military satellite communication system requirements as an integrated team ...

British Army Royal Engineer specialists have delivered a new programme of training to help Ukraine strengthen its ability to protect its critical national infrastructure (CNI) from Russian attacks and ...

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III has held a joint press conference with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv, Israel. The US Defence Secretary said the Pentagon was ready to de ...

Royal Air Force surveillance aircraft to begin patrols today to help partners track emerging threats to regional security.  Royal Navy task group to deploy to eastern Mediterranean in coming days to h ...

At the sidelines of the NATO defence ministers’ meeting, Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur and the new British Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps signed a long-term defence cooperatio ...

The newest version of the AH-64E Apache has successfully flown with an upgraded capabilities suite as Boeing [NYSE: BA] continues to modernize the platform. The upgraded E-model Apache, known as Versi ...

Defence Ministers from 10 NATO Allies came together to sign a memorandum of understanding to further develop the European Sky Shield Initiative. Under Germany’s leadership, the initiative aims to bols ...

The U.S. Army has ordered more than 7,000 Thales RT-2129 Combat Net Radios (CNR) based on the Improved Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (IMBITR) technology, demonstrating the service’s continued confi ...

(NATO Press Release) -NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previewed the issues that NATO Defence Ministers will discuss over the next two days in Brussels, including support for Ukraine, strengthe ...

A new package of military support for Ukraine, worth more than £100m, has been revealed by the Defence Secretary. It will help its armed forces clear minefields, maintain its vehicles, and shore up de ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) recently advanced its Aerial Recovery System for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems/Air-Launched Effects (SUAS/ALE) by deploying and retracting a towli ...

The first British soldiers of a two hundred-strong deployment arrived in Pristina today to reinforce NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeeping mission. The deployment is based on a request by NATO’s Sup ...

Honeywell has announced it has received an order for 41 T55-GA-714A engines to support South Korea's procurement of new CH-47F aircraft as part of an effort to replace its older CH-47D aircraft. The o ...

Last week, two Typhoon Squadrons have deployed simultaneously to Operation Carson in Poland & Exercise Bersama Lima in Malaysia. In Poland, the operational detachment codenamed Op Carson, involves pil ...

The Council today adopted the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act (EDIRPA) paving the way for its entry into force. The regulation will incentivise cooperation in de ...

The Albanese Government is supporting local jobs and domestic manufacturing by investing $220 million in munitions production at factories in Mulwala in New South Wales and Benalla in Victoria.  The i ...

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has appointed a group of independent experts to support a review of NATO’s approach to its southern neighbourhood – particularly the Middle East, North Africa and Sa ...

UK Armed Forces personnel will be better protected on the battlefield through world-leading chemical detection sensors, under an £88 million contract announced today. Led by Strategic Command alongsid ...

Sweden will send Ukraine a new military support package worth 2.2 billion crowns ($199 million), consisting mainly of ammunition and spare parts to earlier donated systems, Defence Minister Pal Jonson ...

Japan will begin acquiring Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States in fiscal 2025 — a year earlier than initially planned — in light of the increasingly challenging Asian security environment, ...

Anduril has unveiled Anvil-M, a new munitions variant of its autonomous ‘Anvil’ interceptor drone that can effectively intercept and defeat threats from Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft systems. ...

On 3-4 October 2023, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer attended the 10th edition of the Warsaw Security Forum (WSF) in Poland. While at the WSF, the Chair received the Knight of ...

This tech would enable military personnel to look inside containers, including cars and walls, for hidden weapons or explosives without being near the threat. A pioneering X-ray robot designed to dete ...

56 NH90 helicopters delivered, including 46 SH-90s for ASW/ASuW, and ten MH-90s for tactical utility transport  Wholly developed by Leonardo, the Full Crew Simulation Training Centre allows high fidel ...

UK forces will deploy to NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo following a request from NATO. This follows on from the violent attack on Kosovo Police in northern Kosovo on 24th September and increasi ...

Four RAF Typhoon jets have been deployed to Poland, to conduct exercises with aircraft from Spain, Poland, and Italy. The deployment will provide an opportunity for RAF pilots to practice dogfighting ...

Germany has signed a deal to acquire the Israeli-made Arrow 3 hypersonic missile system that will become a key part of Europe’s defence against air attack. The signing of the deal in Berlin on Thursda ...

With this simulator, it will be possible to cost-effectively offer pilot students the most realistic and extensive training possible and to support their transition to fighter fleet Patria and the Fin ...

The first tranche of an eventual 31 US M1A1 Abrams tanks have finally arrived in Ukraine, eight months after first being promised and with Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Russia likely nearing a pause ...

The Czech government has approved a plan to buy 24 US-made F-35 advanced fighter jets in a deal valued at approximately $6.5bn, the largest defence contract ever signed by the Czech Republic that will ...

The Royal Engineers are delivering world-leading training to Ukraine's combat engineers in Poland, with 1,500 mine detectors having been provided to Ukraine by the UK. Royal Engineers sappers have del ...

As CDLS, VAdm Kyte is responsible for leading the Defence Support organisation as it enables Defence activities around the world today, while continually modernising and integrating how Support will b ...

Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country, handing over large numbers of its own tanks, fighter jets and other equipment. It has also been a hub ...

Taiwanese company GEOSAT Aerospace and Technology has inked an agreement with British firm Flyby Technology that paves the way for the purchase, technology transfer and production of 160 Turkish-made ...

In a recent report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has shed light on the daunting task ahead for the Department of Defense (DoD) as it plans to invest an estimated $1.7trn in the F-35 airc ...

The US Senate has filled three top military vacancies after an eight-month delay brought on by one Republican's objections to Pentagon abortion policy. Senior promotions are typically confirmed by the ...

Japan, Britain and Italy plan to choose Britain as the headquarters for their next-generation fighter program, four sources in Japan said, putting London at the forefront of a partnership that could e ...

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 ...