At its meeting today, the government entrusted the Minister of Defense Jana Černochová with negotiations on the possibility of joining the purchase of...

US Clears $285M Sale of NASAMS Missile to Ukraine
May. 25, 2023
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of National Advanced...
WARSAW --- “We are starting the implementation of the ORKA program. This year, we plan to launch a procedure aimed at the purchase of submarines along...

Sudan Civil War Masks Russian Naval Base Project
May. 23, 2023
PARIS --- Beyond the battle between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan's de facto leader and head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan ...

Momentum Builds for F-16 Supply to Ukraine
May. 17, 2023
With Ukrainian forces readying a counteroffensive against Russian positions in eastern and southern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky is traveling...
PARIS --- On April 24, Germany’s Ministry for Economy and Climate Protection (Bundesministerium for Wirtschaft and Klimatschutz) answered a written...

Germany's Tortuous Path to Chinook Order
May. 15, 2023
Germany’s years-long effort to replenish its rotary-wing transport capabilities got a boost on May 11 when the U.S. State Department gave formal...
PARIS --- Past and present have shown the military’s significant role in shaping the future. The partnership between the military and the private sector...

Indian Ocean: the Other Forgotten Conflict Area
May. 09, 2023
PARIS --- While the world’s attention is almost exclusively drawn by China and Taiwan’s respective military maneuvers, the aera of the Indian Ocean is...
To some observers, what happened on the night of Thursday, May 4th, must have been unthinkable. Certainly, in Russia, the metaphoric alarm bells must ...

Czech Defense Ministry Orders 246 CV90 Armored Vehicles in €2.5 Billion Deal
May. 25, 2023
PRAGUE --- The government has approved the purchase of 246 Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicles for 59.7 billion crowns, and the contract with the ...
At its meeting today, the government entrusted the Minister of Defense Jana Černochová with negotiations on the possibility of joining the purchase of...

US Clears $285M Sale of NASAMS Missile to Ukraine
May. 25, 2023
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of National Advanced...
WARSAW --- “We are starting the implementation of the ORKA program. This year, we plan to launch a procedure aimed at the purchase of submarines along...
BERN --- The Federal Council supports a proposal by the Security Policy Commission of the National Council (SPC-N) to decommission 25 Leopard 2 battle...
AM General LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $4,653,330,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, trailers, kits and services...
THE HAGUE --- The Netherlands is working on a plan to start training Ukrainian pilots for the F-16 as soon as possible. This is done together with a...

F-35 Program Completes Band-Aid Fix for Engine
May. 25, 2023
The Pentagon has finished modifying its F-35 jets to prevent catastrophic engine damage, and expects by June to take delivery of all the aircraft and ...

Malaysia Orders Two ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
May. 25, 2023
LANGKAWI, Malaysia --- Today the Ministry of Defence of Malaysia signed a contract with Leonardo to supply two ATR 72 MPA (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)...
The decision to replace the RAF's C-130J Hercules aircraft with the Atlas C.1 A400M will result in an initial capability gap, the incoming Chief of the...
REDONDO BEACH, CA. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s...
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --- The U.S. Army concluded the Base Period of the Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (FTUAS) Program of Record (formerly...
MANILA -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Wednesday released funds worth PHP6 billion for the construction and acquisition of two...
GROTON, Conn. --- General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it has been awarded a $1.076 billion contract...
Four months after she arrived in Devonport as MV Island Crown, the UK’s new mother ship for crewless mine warfare systems has completed her military...
Defence Minister Andrew Little has marked the arrival of the first 18 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles for the New Zealand Army, alongside personnel...
On Thursday 25th of April, the SARISA drone from Greek SAS Technology has fired a Thales 70mm rocket as part of a trial that took place at a firing range...
SAN DIEGO --– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is supporting a demonstration that began in March and is featuring two U.S. Army-owned...
Today, at the IDET trade fair in Brno, the Army ceremonially took over the new TITUS armored vehicle. A total of 62 vehicles are produced in the Czech...
BRNO, Czech Republic --- Today, the 17th edition of the IDET international fair for defense and security technology was launched at the exhibition center...
U.S. forces are expected to start training Ukrainians on M1A1 Abrams tanks “in the next week or so,” Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder...
Last week in Japan, during a meeting of G7 leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, President Joe Biden said the U.S....

US Gives Go-Ahead to Sentinel ICBM Program
May. 24, 2023
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- The construction phase of Sentinel, the Air Force’s multi-billion-dollar missile modernization effort, was cleared for takeoff ...
MADRID --- Escribano Mechanical & Engineering, a leading Spanish company in innovation and technology for the Defence and Security sectors, closed the...
WARSAW --- "Poland is ready to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 aircraft. Such training has not yet started. I proposed that such training should be...
Mismanagement of F-35 Spare Parts Costs Over $85 Million: GAO
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
May. 24, 2023
Pentagon Releases Report on Defense Pricing and Contracting
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Defense Pricing and Contracting
May. 23, 2023
US–China Competition in Defense Innovation and Defense Industrial Policy
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment
May. 23, 2023
GAO: Missile Defense Agency Missed Delivery and Testing Goals in 2022
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
May. 22, 2023
New USAF Pilot Trainer 10 Years Late, and Significant Technical Issues Remain: GAO
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
May. 22, 2023
UK-German Defence Cooperation: A 2030 Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftun
May. 17, 2023
Are European Navies Ready to Navigate an Ever More Contested Maritime Domain?
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
May. 17, 2023
Managing the New Era of Deterrence and Warfare: Visualizing the Information Domain
IBM Center for The Business of Government
May. 17, 2023

NATO Rings Alarm Bells on Risks to Critical Infrastructure
May. 08, 2023
BRUSSELS --- “More than 95% of international internet traffic is transmitted through undersea cables, while satellites in comparison can transmit only...
RAMSTEIN Air Base, Germany --- Good morning, everyone. And welcome to the 11th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. It's been nearly a year...

European Council Statement on Ukraine
Mar. 24, 2023
BRUSSELS --- The European Council issued the following statement after today's meeting here: 1. The European Council reiterates its resolute condemnation...
1. In line with Ukraine’s urgent needs discussed at the special European Council in February, the Council agrees on a three-track approach with the aim...

AUKUS Submarine Agreement: Official Statements
Mar. 14, 2023
In September 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced AUKUS – a new security partnership that will promote a free and open ...
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