The UK will procure two seabed surveillance ships to protect underwater infrastructure from sabotage, Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace said Sunday. The first Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship will […]
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February Ukraine’s widespread deployments of man portable surface to air missile systems (MANPADS) has been a major obstacle to the effective use […]
Active debris removal is among the novel missions for which the National Space Council intends to set rules. (European Space Agency) AMOS 2022 — The National Space Council is planning […]
More than 3,000 sailors and officers from 22 participating nations have completed the two-week Kakadu 2022 maritime exercise, the Royal Australian Navy announced Wednesday. This year’s multinational […]
September 30 2022 marks seven years since the beginning of Russian military operations in Syria, with the country’s involvement widely credited with turning the tide of the war and thereby […]
Norwegian defense minister Bjørn Arild Gram pictured during the Defender Europe exercise. (Norwegian Mod) WASHINGTON — With Sweden and Finland nearing NATO membership, the question of how they will reshape […]
Multinational aerospace firm Embraer has announced the delivery of two upgraded SABER M60 radars to the Brazilian Army. Often attached to a low-altitude anti-aircraft defense system, the […]
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February Russia’s air defence suppression efforts have been widely criticised as somewhat underwhelming, with Ukraine’s network built up primarily around Soviet-built S-300 […]
The orbital population of active satellites and dangerous debris continues to grow by leaps and bounds. (NASA) AMOS 2022 — Space Command and the Commerce Department will run a joint […]
MIND Technology demonstrated the capabilities of its “Sea Serpent” low-cost anti-submarine warfare (ASW) system at the US Navy’s Coastal Trident 2022 maritime exercise. During the demonstration, Sea Serpent was deployed […]
Since shortly after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February widespread calls began to emerge in the West to supply the Ukrainian Army and possibly Kiev-aligned militias and contractors with […]
The Satellite Dashboard is an example of an open source tool to monitor close approaches of satellites and debris in space, produced by the Center for Strategic and International Security, […]
Saab has started operating its first military digital air traffic remote tower (r-TWR) at the NATO Air Base in Geilenkirchen, Germany. The tower received certification from the German Military Aviation […]
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has clarified prior widely circulated comments claiming that the sixth generation fighter program the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter had begun its engineering […]
The Space Force successfully launched its Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 13, 2021. (Space Force) AMOS […]
Essentium has demonstrated the viability and efficacy of its field-deployable 3D printing technology at the US Navy’s REPTX 2022 (Repair Technology Exercise) in Port Hueneme, California. Essentium’s modified Essentium 280i […]
North Korean ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song on September 26 criticised the “hostile policies” of the United States for forcing Pyongyang to abandon the no first use policy […]
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works concept art of a sixth-generation fighter. (Lockheed Martin) WASHINGTON —The Air Force’s sixth generation fighter program hasn’t produced a single operational aircraft yet, but the Defense […]
The King’s Royal Hussars of the British Army have taken over leadership of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Estonia from The Royal Welsh during the 11th rotation of […]
Head of the U.S. Air Combat Command General Mark Kelly has warned that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army could begin to field sixth generation fighter before the United States Air […]
Kinetic ASATs could create enormous amounts of dangerous space debris that could harm commercial satellites. (National Space and Intelligence Center) AMOS 2022 — A new memorandum of agreement between the Defense […]
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received its first 10 of 120 Marshall Land Systems specialist military vehicles to replace the aging Wedgewood vehicle fleet. The […]
The head of Turkey’s top defence agency the Presidency of Defense Industries, Ismail Demir, has warned that the country will consider acquiring Su-35S fighter jets from Russia if the United […]
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 14: Boeing shows off model displays of their military equipment to a delegation from Saudi Arabia at the Dubai Airshow 2021 on November 14, […]
The US Air Force has announced it will distribute the Security Forces NextGen Helmet 2.0 to defenders at its installations later this year. The procurement of the ballistic helmets is […]
Since making its debut in the Russian-Ukrainian War on September 13, the Iranian-supplied Shahed 136 delta wing drone has taken on a growing responsibility for strikes on Ukrainian targets as […]
Ukraine needs more weapons, and the US-led coalition is trying to figure out how to make it happen. (Getty images) WASHINGTON — US and foreign armament directors will meet on […]
(Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Israeli Security Agency (ISA) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on Friday that they arrested a terrorist cell in the West […]
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Ltd (RBSL) has unveiled its Brimstone missile-equipped Boxer vehicle concept demonstrator for the British Army. The Boxer Overwatch has been developed in collaboration with MBDA for the […]
New footage released of China’s J-20 fifth generation fighter has shown the aircraft performing unprecedentedly complex and strenuous low speed manoeuvres, drawing speculation that production aircraft may have begun to integrate […]
Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo in September 2022. (Photo courtesy Singh’s Twitter) BEIRUT — The recent visit of Indian defense minister […]
Aerospace company Boeing has inked a partnership deal with augmented reality (AR) firm Red 6 to develop an advanced training technology for fighter pilot trainees. The agreement orders Red 6 to […]
Following the debut of the Iranian Shahed 136 delta wing ’suicide drone’ on Ukrainian battlefields, a second larger Iranian unmanned aircraft the Mohajer-6 has reportedly begun operations in the theatre […]
Meredith Berger, right, is the Navy’s assistant secretary in charge of energy, installations and environment. She is leading the service’s climate-oriented efforts. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd […]
Yahya Abu Saifan and seven Hamas militants arrested from the West Bank. The Israel Security Agency (ISA) announced Monday the arrest of seven Hamas operatives suspected of planning attacks against […]
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa segments PGZ Stocznia Wojenna and PIT-RADWAR have signed a contract to provide naval armament systems for the Polish Navy. The agreement comes to 100 million Polish złoty ($21 […]
As Iran and Russia strengthen their defence ties and Russia begins to make active use of Iranian drones in combat in Ukraine, a growing number of sources have begun to […]
Gen. Jay Raymond appears at the 36th annual Space Symposium. (Space Foundation) AFA 2022 — The head of the Space Force wants to build “indigenous software experts” that know how […]
Amid a major uptick in militant activity in the West Bank, FDD’s Long War Journal has confirmed with a senior Israeli military official that Hezbollah has been smuggling weapons into […]
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has raised the harsh reality that our nation’s energy security is a national security issue. The global energy disruption and subsequent price spikes instigated by […]
As Iranian Shahed 136 drones have made their debut on the battlefield in Ukraine, Russia appears set to field a very large fleet of Iranian unmanned aircraft with at least […]
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Resendez, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team chief, secures an AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile before loading it onto an F-16 at Misawa Air […]
Bombardier Defense and Learjet Inc. have delivered their first Global 6000 aircraft with a special mission configuration to the US Air Force at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The aircraft […]
Ukrainian forces have captured a T-90M battle tank in the Kharkiv region, where significant advances have recently been made on the ground, representing an unprecedented gain due to the vehicle’s […]
A navy patrol P525 warship on the Copenhagen waterfront, Copenhagen, Denmark on February 7, 2020. ( Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images) This is the latest in a series of regular […]
Through its weekly Al-Naba newsletter earlier this week, the Islamic State officially claimed its first two operations inside Benin. The attacks now join the chorus of strikes committed inside the […]
The Israeli Air Force in the early hours of September 17 launched an air strike on Damascus International Airport, marking the latest of several attacks on civilian airports in the […]
US Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 36 set up the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR radar system on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps […]
A nascent Palestinian militant organization called The Lion’s Den (TLD) has been established in the West Bank and have publish statements claiming shooting attacks against Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops. […]
Under the administration of President Omar Al Bashir, a former field marshal who came to power in 1993, the Republic of Sudan emerged over the next 25 years as a […]
GOTHAM HALL, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2022/09/12: Israeli Minister of Defense, Benjamin “Benny” Gantz, speaks during annual Jerusalem Post conference at Gotham Hall. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via […]
As North Korea celebrates the 74th anniversary of its national foundation, with an unprecedentedly large outdoor concert in Pyongyang and growing signs of relaxation of COVID-19 measures, the state has […]
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks tours the Nogales Border Patrol Station Mobile Surveillance Capabilities Site, Nogales, Arizona, June 11, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff […]
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has proposed building a pair of ballistic missile defense ships at an estimated cost of 1 trillion yen ($7.1 billion), The Asahi Shimbun has reported. […]
On September 13 the first reports emerged indicating that Iranian-made drones had been deployed by Russian forces to the frontlines in Ukraine, following months of reports that a sale had […]
Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Oregon National Guard fires their M777 155mm Howitzer at Yakima Training Center, Wash., on July 13, […]
Airbus has commenced flight testing of the A400M Atlas military transport aircraft with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Seville, Spain. The trial analyzed the aircraft’s fuel system’s behavior with a […]
The Russian Air Force has now received six serially produced Su-57 fifth generation fighter jets, the first of which was delivered in December 2020, with production lines at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur […]
The Airborne Reconnaissance Targeting & Exploitation Multi-Mission Intelligence System aircraft., known as ARTEMIS. (U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The US Army has awarded phase two contracts to defense firms Raytheon and […]
NATO has called on allied nations to provide military aid to the Ukrainian troops for the upcoming winter. The announcement was made at a meeting between NATO officials and US […]
Entering service in the U.S. Air Force in 1960, the F-4 Phantom served as America’s primary fighter until the 1980s with over 5000 airframes produced over 23 years and exported […]
An Arrow 3 is tested by IAI. (IAI) TEL AVIV — With Germany now reportedly in talks to buy Israeli-made air defense systems, there is hope inside Israeli defense firms […]
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Militants. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images) Since last year, IDF troops have increasingly engaged in armed clashes with members […]
Since entering service in 2015 the F-35 fifth generation fighter’s Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine has represented a major cause for concern in the U.S. Military, with performance issues […]
Tank and motor artillery systems, captured by Ukrainian forces during the war against Russia, are exhibited on Khreshchatyk street ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 22, […]
The Russian Air Force has received a new batch of Su-35S heavyweight fighters from the United Aircraft Corporation, which were manufactured at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft plant in the country’s Far […]
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William A. LaPlante hold a press brief at the Pentagon, May 6, 2022. (DoD Photo […]
Entering service from 1970, the MiG-23 Flogger variable swept wing fighter remained in production in the Soviet Union in 1985 and was the country’s first fighter jet with third generation […]
An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet takes off from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 11, 2018. Night flying training operations are conducted to ensure F-35 pilots can fully operate […]
Despite the Pivot to Asia initiative initiated by the Barak Obama administration at the beginning of the 2010s, which saw the bulk of overseas U.S. forces redeployed to the Asia-Pacific […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is the head of the National Space Council. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Defense and Commerce Departments have finalized a framework agreement for cooperation on […]
September 7 2022 marks 25 years since the first flight of the world’s first fifth generation fighter the F-22A Raptor, with the aircraft designed as a twin engine heavyweight platform […]
Legal scholars agree that international law prohibits jamming and hacking of satellites in peacetime. (Graphic: US Army) WASHINGTON — A new document designed to clarify what, if any, constraints international law […]
The US and its allies sponsored the training of Ukrainian forces that sunk a Russian naval vessel in June with a Harpoon anti-ship missile, the US undersecretary of defense for […]
Following reports from U.S. intelligence on September 5 that Russia was purchasing “millions of North Korean artillery shells and rockets” for use in its war effort in Ukraine, a number […]
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade practice acquiring a target with a FIM-92 Stinger during an air defense live-fire exercise alongside soldiers with the Croatian Air Defense […]
The Philippine Navy has christened its first two of eight future fast-attack interdictor craft-missile (FAIC-Ms) vessels at command headquarters in Manila. The BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901) and […]
The Polonez rocket artillery system first became operational in 2016, and is widely considered most notable defence product developed in Belarus since the end of the Soviet era in 1991. […]
Hypersonic model test in the 8-Foot High Temperature Tunnel at NASA Langley. (NASA) WASHINGTON — While various arms of the Pentagon are working on hypersonic prototypes that are years away […]
Czech aircraft company Aero Vodochody has announced the delivery of a ground-based simulation training system for its Aero L-39NG jet trainers ordered by Hungary. The project supports the “seamless retraining” […]
Following the announcement on September 4 by Commander of the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, General Hamid Vahedi, that acquisitions of Su-35S fighters from Russia were under […]
A CV-22 Osprey prepares to take off in a file photo. (DVDS) WASHINGTON — Air Force Special Operations Command today cleared its CV-22 Osprey fleet to resume operations, but pilots […]
A pair of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones have neutralized $26.5-million of Russian military assets in just three days, Ukrainian military official Valery Zaluzhny revealed on Saturday. The development was announced […]
Commander of the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran General Hamid Vahedi announced on September 4 that the service is currently considering acquiring Su-35S fighter aircraft from Russia, […]
Frank Kendall, Air Force secretary, speaks at the annual Air Force Association conference in Sept. 2021. (AFA) WASHINGTON — With the Pentagon’s No. 2 official calling for additional oversight on […]
On Wednesday Aug. 31, Saudi Arabia issued sanctions against five individuals for supporting the Iran-backed Houthi movement, according to a report published by the Saudi Press Agency. The Saudi Press […]
Russia is rebuilding its air defense system in Crimea to counter the growing drone threat from Ukraine, state-owned TASS reported. Chairman of the state council Vladimir Konstantinov said on live […]
Rocket artillery has since the Second World War provided an effective means of conducting long range bombardment beyond the reaches of guns of any calibre, and today allows armies to […]
An aerial view of Lusail Stadium at sunrise on June 20, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) BEIRUT — With the 2022 FIFA World Cup just months […]
From Left to right: Al Qaeda leaders Saif al Adel, Abu Muhammad al Masri, and Abu Abu al Khayr al Masri in Tehran, Iran, circa 2015. Photograph from Anonymous – […]
The US Navy’s next-generation subsonic aerial target reached full operational capability during a joint maritime exercise in the Philippine Sea. Called the BQM-177A, the target drone is […]
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark lightweight fighter was one of six American fourth generation fighter designs developed during the Cold War, was the smallest and least expensive of all of them in […]
NRL’s Naval Center for Space Technology is providing the robotic arms for DARPA’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites experiment. (DARPA) WASHINGTON — With Navy interests in space capabilities on the […]
BAE Systems Australia has completed the first steel block prototype of a Hunter-class frigate for the Royal Australian Navy. The block, which equals the size of two average Australian houses […]
In 1982 the first of many air battles between Cold War era heavyweight fighter/interceptors marked the beginning of a new era in tactical combat aviation – an event which had […]
his long-exposure image shows a trail of a group of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay as seen from the countryside some 185 km north of Montevideo near Capilla del […]
The capital of northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region was hit by an air strike around midnight Tuesday, Tigray rebels and hospital officials said, the latest such attack reported in just a […]
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force’s fast growing fleet of Xi’an Y-20 heavy airlift jets has gained growing international attention as its international presence has expanded, most notably since […]
A graphic representation of the first Constellation class frigate. (Artwork by Fincantieri Marinette Marine.) WASHINGTON — The construction for the Navy’s first Constellation-class frigate begins today, when shipbuilders at Fincantieri […]
The UK will procure two seabed surveillance ships to protect underwater infrastructure from sabotage, Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace said Sunday. The first Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship will […]
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February Ukraine’s widespread deployments of man portable surface to air missile systems (MANPADS) has been a major obstacle to the effective use […]
Active debris removal is among the novel missions for which the National Space Council intends to set rules. (European Space Agency) AMOS 2022 — The National Space Council is planning […]
More than 3,000 sailors and officers from 22 participating nations have completed the two-week Kakadu 2022 maritime exercise, the Royal Australian Navy announced Wednesday. This year’s multinational […]
September 30 2022 marks seven years since the beginning of Russian military operations in Syria, with the country’s involvement widely credited with turning the tide of the war and thereby […]
Norwegian defense minister Bjørn Arild Gram pictured during the Defender Europe exercise. (Norwegian Mod) WASHINGTON — With Sweden and Finland nearing NATO membership, the question of how they will reshape […]
Multinational aerospace firm Embraer has announced the delivery of two upgraded SABER M60 radars to the Brazilian Army. Often attached to a low-altitude anti-aircraft defense system, the […]
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February Russia’s air defence suppression efforts have been widely criticised as somewhat underwhelming, with Ukraine’s network built up primarily around Soviet-built S-300 […]
The orbital population of active satellites and dangerous debris continues to grow by leaps and bounds. (NASA) AMOS 2022 — Space Command and the Commerce Department will run a joint […]
MIND Technology demonstrated the capabilities of its “Sea Serpent” low-cost anti-submarine warfare (ASW) system at the US Navy’s Coastal Trident 2022 maritime exercise. During the demonstration, Sea Serpent was deployed […]
Since shortly after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War in February widespread calls began to emerge in the West to supply the Ukrainian Army and possibly Kiev-aligned militias and contractors with […]
The Satellite Dashboard is an example of an open source tool to monitor close approaches of satellites and debris in space, produced by the Center for Strategic and International Security, […]
Saab has started operating its first military digital air traffic remote tower (r-TWR) at the NATO Air Base in Geilenkirchen, Germany. The tower received certification from the German Military Aviation […]
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has clarified prior widely circulated comments claiming that the sixth generation fighter program the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter had begun its engineering […]
The Space Force successfully launched its Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 13, 2021. (Space Force) AMOS […]
Essentium has demonstrated the viability and efficacy of its field-deployable 3D printing technology at the US Navy’s REPTX 2022 (Repair Technology Exercise) in Port Hueneme, California. Essentium’s modified Essentium 280i […]
North Korean ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song on September 26 criticised the “hostile policies” of the United States for forcing Pyongyang to abandon the no first use policy […]
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works concept art of a sixth-generation fighter. (Lockheed Martin) WASHINGTON —The Air Force’s sixth generation fighter program hasn’t produced a single operational aircraft yet, but the Defense […]
The King’s Royal Hussars of the British Army have taken over leadership of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Estonia from The Royal Welsh during the 11th rotation of […]
Head of the U.S. Air Combat Command General Mark Kelly has warned that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army could begin to field sixth generation fighter before the United States Air […]
Kinetic ASATs could create enormous amounts of dangerous space debris that could harm commercial satellites. (National Space and Intelligence Center) AMOS 2022 — A new memorandum of agreement between the Defense […]
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received its first 10 of 120 Marshall Land Systems specialist military vehicles to replace the aging Wedgewood vehicle fleet. The […]
The head of Turkey’s top defence agency the Presidency of Defense Industries, Ismail Demir, has warned that the country will consider acquiring Su-35S fighter jets from Russia if the United […]
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 14: Boeing shows off model displays of their military equipment to a delegation from Saudi Arabia at the Dubai Airshow 2021 on November 14, […]
The US Air Force has announced it will distribute the Security Forces NextGen Helmet 2.0 to defenders at its installations later this year. The procurement of the ballistic helmets is […]
Since making its debut in the Russian-Ukrainian War on September 13, the Iranian-supplied Shahed 136 delta wing drone has taken on a growing responsibility for strikes on Ukrainian targets as […]
Ukraine needs more weapons, and the US-led coalition is trying to figure out how to make it happen. (Getty images) WASHINGTON — US and foreign armament directors will meet on […]
(Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Israeli Security Agency (ISA) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on Friday that they arrested a terrorist cell in the West […]
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Ltd (RBSL) has unveiled its Brimstone missile-equipped Boxer vehicle concept demonstrator for the British Army. The Boxer Overwatch has been developed in collaboration with MBDA for the […]
New footage released of China’s J-20 fifth generation fighter has shown the aircraft performing unprecedentedly complex and strenuous low speed manoeuvres, drawing speculation that production aircraft may have begun to integrate […]
Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo in September 2022. (Photo courtesy Singh’s Twitter) BEIRUT — The recent visit of Indian defense minister […]
Aerospace company Boeing has inked a partnership deal with augmented reality (AR) firm Red 6 to develop an advanced training technology for fighter pilot trainees. The agreement orders Red 6 to […]
Following the debut of the Iranian Shahed 136 delta wing ’suicide drone’ on Ukrainian battlefields, a second larger Iranian unmanned aircraft the Mohajer-6 has reportedly begun operations in the theatre […]
Meredith Berger, right, is the Navy’s assistant secretary in charge of energy, installations and environment. She is leading the service’s climate-oriented efforts. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd […]
Yahya Abu Saifan and seven Hamas militants arrested from the West Bank. The Israel Security Agency (ISA) announced Monday the arrest of seven Hamas operatives suspected of planning attacks against […]
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa segments PGZ Stocznia Wojenna and PIT-RADWAR have signed a contract to provide naval armament systems for the Polish Navy. The agreement comes to 100 million Polish złoty ($21 […]
As Iran and Russia strengthen their defence ties and Russia begins to make active use of Iranian drones in combat in Ukraine, a growing number of sources have begun to […]
Gen. Jay Raymond appears at the 36th annual Space Symposium. (Space Foundation) AFA 2022 — The head of the Space Force wants to build “indigenous software experts” that know how […]
Amid a major uptick in militant activity in the West Bank, FDD’s Long War Journal has confirmed with a senior Israeli military official that Hezbollah has been smuggling weapons into […]
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has raised the harsh reality that our nation’s energy security is a national security issue. The global energy disruption and subsequent price spikes instigated by […]
As Iranian Shahed 136 drones have made their debut on the battlefield in Ukraine, Russia appears set to field a very large fleet of Iranian unmanned aircraft with at least […]
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Resendez, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team chief, secures an AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile before loading it onto an F-16 at Misawa Air […]
Bombardier Defense and Learjet Inc. have delivered their first Global 6000 aircraft with a special mission configuration to the US Air Force at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The aircraft […]
Ukrainian forces have captured a T-90M battle tank in the Kharkiv region, where significant advances have recently been made on the ground, representing an unprecedented gain due to the vehicle’s […]
A navy patrol P525 warship on the Copenhagen waterfront, Copenhagen, Denmark on February 7, 2020. ( Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images) This is the latest in a series of regular […]
Through its weekly Al-Naba newsletter earlier this week, the Islamic State officially claimed its first two operations inside Benin. The attacks now join the chorus of strikes committed inside the […]
The Israeli Air Force in the early hours of September 17 launched an air strike on Damascus International Airport, marking the latest of several attacks on civilian airports in the […]
US Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Aircraft Group 36 set up the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR radar system on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps […]
A nascent Palestinian militant organization called The Lion’s Den (TLD) has been established in the West Bank and have publish statements claiming shooting attacks against Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops. […]
Under the administration of President Omar Al Bashir, a former field marshal who came to power in 1993, the Republic of Sudan emerged over the next 25 years as a […]
Satellite imagery taken by Maxar Technologies on Aug. 29, 2022 shows the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies) INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUMMIT — House lawmakers […]
GOTHAM HALL, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2022/09/12: Israeli Minister of Defense, Benjamin “Benny” Gantz, speaks during annual Jerusalem Post conference at Gotham Hall. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via […]
As North Korea celebrates the 74th anniversary of its national foundation, with an unprecedentedly large outdoor concert in Pyongyang and growing signs of relaxation of COVID-19 measures, the state has […]
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks tours the Nogales Border Patrol Station Mobile Surveillance Capabilities Site, Nogales, Arizona, June 11, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff […]
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has proposed building a pair of ballistic missile defense ships at an estimated cost of 1 trillion yen ($7.1 billion), The Asahi Shimbun has reported. […]
On September 13 the first reports emerged indicating that Iranian-made drones had been deployed by Russian forces to the frontlines in Ukraine, following months of reports that a sale had […]
Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Oregon National Guard fires their M777 155mm Howitzer at Yakima Training Center, Wash., on July 13, […]
Airbus has commenced flight testing of the A400M Atlas military transport aircraft with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Seville, Spain. The trial analyzed the aircraft’s fuel system’s behavior with a […]
The Russian Air Force has now received six serially produced Su-57 fifth generation fighter jets, the first of which was delivered in December 2020, with production lines at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur […]
The Airborne Reconnaissance Targeting & Exploitation Multi-Mission Intelligence System aircraft., known as ARTEMIS. (U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The US Army has awarded phase two contracts to defense firms Raytheon and […]
NATO has called on allied nations to provide military aid to the Ukrainian troops for the upcoming winter. The announcement was made at a meeting between NATO officials and US […]
Entering service in the U.S. Air Force in 1960, the F-4 Phantom served as America’s primary fighter until the 1980s with over 5000 airframes produced over 23 years and exported […]
An Arrow 3 is tested by IAI. (IAI) TEL AVIV — With Germany now reportedly in talks to buy Israeli-made air defense systems, there is hope inside Israeli defense firms […]
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Militants. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images) Since last year, IDF troops have increasingly engaged in armed clashes with members […]
Since entering service in 2015 the F-35 fifth generation fighter’s Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine has represented a major cause for concern in the U.S. Military, with performance issues […]
Tank and motor artillery systems, captured by Ukrainian forces during the war against Russia, are exhibited on Khreshchatyk street ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 22, […]
The Russian Air Force has received a new batch of Su-35S heavyweight fighters from the United Aircraft Corporation, which were manufactured at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft plant in the country’s Far […]
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William A. LaPlante hold a press brief at the Pentagon, May 6, 2022. (DoD Photo […]
Entering service from 1970, the MiG-23 Flogger variable swept wing fighter remained in production in the Soviet Union in 1985 and was the country’s first fighter jet with third generation […]
An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet takes off from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 11, 2018. Night flying training operations are conducted to ensure F-35 pilots can fully operate […]
Despite the Pivot to Asia initiative initiated by the Barak Obama administration at the beginning of the 2010s, which saw the bulk of overseas U.S. forces redeployed to the Asia-Pacific […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is the head of the National Space Council. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Defense and Commerce Departments have finalized a framework agreement for cooperation on […]
September 7 2022 marks 25 years since the first flight of the world’s first fifth generation fighter the F-22A Raptor, with the aircraft designed as a twin engine heavyweight platform […]
Legal scholars agree that international law prohibits jamming and hacking of satellites in peacetime. (Graphic: US Army) WASHINGTON — A new document designed to clarify what, if any, constraints international law […]
The US and its allies sponsored the training of Ukrainian forces that sunk a Russian naval vessel in June with a Harpoon anti-ship missile, the US undersecretary of defense for […]
Following reports from U.S. intelligence on September 5 that Russia was purchasing “millions of North Korean artillery shells and rockets” for use in its war effort in Ukraine, a number […]
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade practice acquiring a target with a FIM-92 Stinger during an air defense live-fire exercise alongside soldiers with the Croatian Air Defense […]
The Philippine Navy has christened its first two of eight future fast-attack interdictor craft-missile (FAIC-Ms) vessels at command headquarters in Manila. The BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901) and […]
The Polonez rocket artillery system first became operational in 2016, and is widely considered most notable defence product developed in Belarus since the end of the Soviet era in 1991. […]
Hypersonic model test in the 8-Foot High Temperature Tunnel at NASA Langley. (NASA) WASHINGTON — While various arms of the Pentagon are working on hypersonic prototypes that are years away […]
Czech aircraft company Aero Vodochody has announced the delivery of a ground-based simulation training system for its Aero L-39NG jet trainers ordered by Hungary. The project supports the “seamless retraining” […]
Following the announcement on September 4 by Commander of the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, General Hamid Vahedi, that acquisitions of Su-35S fighters from Russia were under […]
A CV-22 Osprey prepares to take off in a file photo. (DVDS) WASHINGTON — Air Force Special Operations Command today cleared its CV-22 Osprey fleet to resume operations, but pilots […]
A pair of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones have neutralized $26.5-million of Russian military assets in just three days, Ukrainian military official Valery Zaluzhny revealed on Saturday. The development was announced […]
Commander of the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran General Hamid Vahedi announced on September 4 that the service is currently considering acquiring Su-35S fighter aircraft from Russia, […]
Frank Kendall, Air Force secretary, speaks at the annual Air Force Association conference in Sept. 2021. (AFA) WASHINGTON — With the Pentagon’s No. 2 official calling for additional oversight on […]
On Wednesday Aug. 31, Saudi Arabia issued sanctions against five individuals for supporting the Iran-backed Houthi movement, according to a report published by the Saudi Press Agency. The Saudi Press […]
Russia is rebuilding its air defense system in Crimea to counter the growing drone threat from Ukraine, state-owned TASS reported. Chairman of the state council Vladimir Konstantinov said on live […]
Rocket artillery has since the Second World War provided an effective means of conducting long range bombardment beyond the reaches of guns of any calibre, and today allows armies to […]
An aerial view of Lusail Stadium at sunrise on June 20, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) BEIRUT — With the 2022 FIFA World Cup just months […]
From Left to right: Al Qaeda leaders Saif al Adel, Abu Muhammad al Masri, and Abu Abu al Khayr al Masri in Tehran, Iran, circa 2015. Photograph from Anonymous – […]
The US Navy’s next-generation subsonic aerial target reached full operational capability during a joint maritime exercise in the Philippine Sea. Called the BQM-177A, the target drone is […]
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark lightweight fighter was one of six American fourth generation fighter designs developed during the Cold War, was the smallest and least expensive of all of them in […]
NRL’s Naval Center for Space Technology is providing the robotic arms for DARPA’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites experiment. (DARPA) WASHINGTON — With Navy interests in space capabilities on the […]
BAE Systems Australia has completed the first steel block prototype of a Hunter-class frigate for the Royal Australian Navy. The block, which equals the size of two average Australian houses […]
In 1982 the first of many air battles between Cold War era heavyweight fighter/interceptors marked the beginning of a new era in tactical combat aviation – an event which had […]
his long-exposure image shows a trail of a group of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay as seen from the countryside some 185 km north of Montevideo near Capilla del […]
The capital of northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region was hit by an air strike around midnight Tuesday, Tigray rebels and hospital officials said, the latest such attack reported in just a […]
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force’s fast growing fleet of Xi’an Y-20 heavy airlift jets has gained growing international attention as its international presence has expanded, most notably since […]
A graphic representation of the first Constellation class frigate. (Artwork by Fincantieri Marinette Marine.) WASHINGTON — The construction for the Navy’s first Constellation-class frigate begins today, when shipbuilders at Fincantieri […]