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Northrop’s battle command system for Poland primes production pump

Northrop Grumman is sending Integrated Battle Command System relays to its first customer, while preparing for full-rate production for the U.S. Army.

14 hours ago

Britain, NATO order Saab’s Carl-Gustaf weapons

The British, and alliance nations more broadly, need to replace thousands of anti-armor weapons donated to Ukraine.

15 hours ago

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Russia to upgrade Moscow’s missile defenses by year’s end

The country plans to form an air defense division and brigade, a special-purpose air and missile defense brigade, and an anti-aircraft regiment.

Sea trials begin for France’s second next-gen, nuke-powered submarine

The Duguay-Trouin is expected to sail in the Atlantic and Mediterranean oceans before becoming part of the French Navy's inventory in summer 2023.

3 days ago

Airbus demos in-flight autonomous guidance of target drone with tanker

The first flight test lasted about six hours, with four launched receivers sequentially controlled and commanded via artificial intelligence.

3 days ago

Any perception that China doesn’t affect NATO is invalid

U.S., NATO and SEATO leadership must collaborate on reinforcing deterrence in Northeast Asia.

4 days ago

Estonian firm’s takeover by Emirati group tests joint EU defense rules

Milrem Robotics vows to shield its prominent role in EU joint defense-technology development from the new EDGE Group majority stakeholders.

6 days ago

Nordic nations move to link air forces into 250-strong aircraft fleet

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.

7 days ago

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.

7 days ago

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.

7 days ago

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.

8 days ago

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.

8 days ago

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.

8 days ago

Germany plans to buy Australian-made combat vehicles

The new vehicles will replace the German Army’s Wiesel 2 armored vehicles, the government says.

8 days ago

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.

9 days ago

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.

10 days ago

EU nations rush to scrape up one million artillery rounds for Ukraine

Europeans try a mix of eased procurement procedures and subsidies to boost the delivery of urgently needed weapons to help Ukraine defend itself.

11 days ago

UK’s Ajax vehicle program now on track after noise, vibration issues

The problems had led to the abandonment of trials and the injury of soldiers on the Ajax and its support variants.

11 days ago

Croatian lawmakers back new armored vehicles, Spike anti-tank missiles

The country wants new vehicles and weapons to meet capability targets pledged to NATO.

11 days ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022.

US sending ammunition, tanker trucks, boats to Ukraine

Latest package includes large amounts of ammunition, such as rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, fuel tanker trucks and riverine boats.

11 days ago

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Northrop Grumman is sending Integrated Battle Command System relays to its first customer, while preparing for full-rate production for the U.S. Army.

The British, and alliance nations more broadly, need to replace thousands of anti-armor weapons donated to Ukraine.

The country plans to form an air defense division and brigade, a special-purpose air and missile defense brigade, and an anti-aircraft regiment.

The Duguay-Trouin is expected to sail in the Atlantic and Mediterranean oceans before becoming part of the French Navy's inventory in summer 2023.

The first flight test lasted about six hours, with four launched receivers sequentially controlled and commanded via artificial intelligence.

U.S., NATO and SEATO leadership must collaborate on reinforcing deterrence in Northeast Asia.

Milrem Robotics vows to shield its prominent role in EU joint defense-technology development from the new EDGE Group majority stakeholders.

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.

Footage from a camera attached to a Mi-8 during a recent mission shows it flying over fields pockmarked with craters from artillery bombing.

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.

Iran targeted Albanian networks in July and September, forcing offline key government services including the Total Information Management System.

Service chiefs want rocket artillery, submarine-hunting aircraft, more F-35s and more sailors to fully crew Italian warships.

Other NATO allies will now be under increased pressure to offer Ukraine their own, Western-designed aircraft.

The new vehicles will replace the German Army’s Wiesel 2 armored vehicles, the government says.

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.

Company boss Armin Papperger said negotiations with Kyiv are ongoing, with a decision expected later this spring.

Europeans try a mix of eased procurement procedures and subsidies to boost the delivery of urgently needed weapons to help Ukraine defend itself.

The problems had led to the abandonment of trials and the injury of soldiers on the Ajax and its support variants.

The country wants new vehicles and weapons to meet capability targets pledged to NATO.

Latest package includes large amounts of ammunition, such as rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, fuel tanker trucks and riverine boats.