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Pacific forces wish list seeks $3.5 billion more than Biden budget
Plus, find out what the other combatant commands want in fiscal 2024.
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Europe
Nordic countries move toward linking their air forces: 250 planes
With Sweden and Finland poised to join NATO, plans for a combined air force capability to defend the region's skies are picking up steam.
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Watch Ukraine use Soviet-era helicopters in fight against Russia
Footage from a camera attached to a Mi-8 during a recent mission shows it flying over fields pockmarked with craters from artillery bombing.
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See North Korea’s alleged ‘radioactive tsunami’ weapon test at sea
The North has fired more than 20 ballistic and cruise missiles across 10 launch events this year as it tries to diversify its delivery systems.
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NATO preps tech competition to solve real-world security issues
A call for participants to apply for the challenges is to take place in mid-2023, and up to 30 participants are to be selected for each challenge.
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Why is China strengthening its military? It’s not all about war.
A grasp of the myriad drivers could help observers more accurately assess the danger posed by the People's Liberation Army modernization.
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US sent ‘hunt-forward’ team to Albania in wake of Iranian cyberattacks
Iran targeted Albanian networks in July and September, forcing offline key government services including the Total Information Management System.
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Meloni vows defense hike as Italy’s generals announce shopping lists
Service chiefs want rocket artillery, submarine-hunting aircraft, more F-35s and more sailors to fully crew Italian warships.
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What difference will Polish, Slovakian fighter jets make to Ukraine?
Other NATO allies will now be under increased pressure to offer Ukraine their own, Western-designed aircraft.
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Germany plans to buy Australian-made combat vehicles
The new vehicles will replace the German Army’s Wiesel 2 armored vehicles, the government says.
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Congress lays groundwork for AUKUS export control reform
The White House and Congress are pushing for U.S. export control reforms in order to implement AUKUS cooperation on hypersonics, AI and quantum technology.
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US offers helicopters to Slovakia for giving jets to Ukraine
Bratislava would pay $340 million for the Bell AH-1Z attack choppers in a deal worth about $1 billion that also includes 500 AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles.
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Ukrainian soldiers near finish of Patriot missile training in Oklahoma
Soldiers from Ukraine have been training on the weapon system at Fort Sill since January and will soon deploy to Ukraine with a Patriot missile battery.
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How realistic is it for Rheinmetall to build a tank plant in Ukraine?
Company boss Armin Papperger said negotiations with Kyiv are ongoing, with a decision expected later this spring.
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US F-22s land in Philippines for first time, furthering defense ties
The landing comes as the United States and Philippines strengthen military relations as China becomes more aggressive in the South China Sea.
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Marines update logistics doctrine from 1997 ― here’s what’s inside
Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 4 is an updated version of logistics doctrine from 1997.
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Paramount to make blades for Africa’s Mi-type helicopters in UAE
There are more than 23 operators of Mi-type helicopters across the continent.
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How the war in Ukraine is driving growth in Arkansas
The city of Camden is hoping to expand as defense contractors there ramp up production to supply arms to Ukraine and replenish American stockpiles.
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