Maritime Security
U.S. Marine Corps is preparing to fight in the extreme cold
The U.S. Marine Corps conduct cold-weather and mountain-warfare training during Exercise Reindeer II in Setermoen, Norway.
Reindeer II was a bilateral training exercise hosted by...
Aviation
Russian Su-27 fighter jets intercept U.S Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft
Russia’s National Defense Control Center reported that on Saturday Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet scrambled to intercept the US Air Force’s RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over...
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Maritime Security
U.S. Marine Corps is preparing to fight in the extreme cold
The U.S. Marine Corps conduct cold-weather and mountain-warfare training during Exercise Reindeer II in Setermoen, Norway.
Reindeer II was a bilateral training exercise hosted by...
Aviation
U.S. Air Force conducts F-22 Raptor hot refueling to be less predictable
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets have successfully carried out a hot refueling from a fuel bladder carried by a C-130J Hercules during...
Maritime Security
Chief of Naval Operations: directed energy weapons are not science fiction
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Mike Gilday during a visit to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Virginia stated, that laser weapons and high-velocity projectiles...
Maritime Security
Russian Navy commissions next generation patrol vessel
Russian Navy has commissioned its new Project 22160 patrol vessel, Pavel Derzhavinm, in a ceremony held on 27 November at Novorossiysk Base, according to...
News
RAF scrambles fighters to intercept Russian military aircraft
Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) scrambled Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets on Saturday as multiple Russian aircraft approached the UK airspace, according to multiple reports....
Aviation
Boeing receives new contract for ‘doomsday plane’ support
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the American plane-maker Boeing a contract to support its E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post, commonly known as ‘doomsday...
Aviation
Northrop Grumman nabs $4.8 billion for Global Hawk development
The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. for Global Hawk development, modernization, retrofit and sustainment activities for all Air Force...
Aviation
Vermont Air National Guard announces F-35 night flying operations
The Vermont Air National Guard has announced that it is scheduled to begin two weeks of night flying operations starting Tuesday, Dec. 1 through...
Aviation
U.S. Air Force shows B-1B’s external weapons carriage capabilities
The U.S. Air Force has revealed that the B-1B Lancer’s expanded carriage capabilities comes one step closer to fruition following an external captive carry...
Aviation
U.S. Special Forces forces kick off exercise near Russian border
The United States Special Operations Forces are currently conducting joint exercises In Estonia, according to a recent Estonian Defense Forces news release.
The U.S. Air...
Aviation
U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers conduct short-notice mission into Middle East
The U.S. Air Force announced that four B-52H Stratofortresses bombers assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., conducted a short-notice,...
Aviation
Switzerland receives offer to buy 5th generation F-35 jets
The Swiss Federal Office of Armaments received an official offer prepared by U.S. Government and Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide...
Aviation
Airbus submits proposal for sale of Eurofighter jets to Switzerland
European plane-maker Airbus has announced that it and the Federal Republic of Germany today submitted their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of...
Army
Russia plans to complete S-500 missile system development in 2021
Russia plans to complete the development of its latest S-500 mobile air defense and anti-ballistic missile system in 2021, the Krasnaya Zvezda news agency...
Army
U.S. Army evaluates new ATAX airdrop system
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center recently conducted an evaluation airdrop of the new ATAX system.
IrvinGQ (formally Airborne Systems Europe)...
Army
UkrOboronProm unveils upgraded multi-purpose recovery vehicle
Ukrainian state-owned defense industrial group UkrOboronProm has unveiled an upgraded BTS-4 multi-purpose recovery vehicle on Thursday.
The BTS-4 is an advanced version of the Soviet armored...
Army
Rheinmetall to develop a key component of future Bundeswehr laser gun
German weapons maker Rheinmetall was awarded a contract from the German procurement authorities to develop a key future laser weapon system component.
The details...
Army
Russia completes acceptance tests of new air-droppable self-propelled gun
Russian aerospace group Rostec has announced on Wednesday that the Central Research Institute for Precision Machine-Building (TsNIITochMash) has successfully completed factory acceptance testing of...
Army
Ukrainian Special Forces integrate with U.S. Forces during exercise in Germany
U.S. Special Operations Command Europe has announced that Ukrainian special forces have integrated with U.S. Army 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team at the Joint...
Aviation
Lockheed Martin delivers next three F-35B aircraft to the U.K.’s Royal Air Force
The next three F-35B Lightning II short take-off and vertical landing aircraft departed the Lockheed Martin production facility recently to the United Kingdom.
In a release...
Maritime Security
U.S. Navy deploys ‘Fighting Tigers’ to 5th Fleet area of operations
The U.S. Navy has announced that it deployed “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol Squadron 8 (VP8) to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
The Fighting...
Maritime Security
ESG Aerosystems contracted for German Navy P-3C support
ESG Aerosystems has reported that it was awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for support of the German Navy P-3C fleet.
"ESG Aerosystems is...
Maritime Security
Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter aircraft crashed in Arabian Sea
An Indian Navy MiG-29K carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft crashed over the Arabian Sea on 26 November, multiple news outlets reported.
The Indian Navy press release...
Maritime Security
Textron Systems continue CUSV unmanned surface ship tests
Textron Systems, a unit of Textron, announced that it is currently performing a series of tests on its unmanned surface ship, called the Common...
Maritime Security
Huntington Ingalls contracted in support of construction on first two Columbia-class submarine
Huntington Ingalls Industries, America's largest military shipbuilding company has announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract modification from General...
Maritime Security
Russia says it tracks U.S. Navy destroyer entering the Black Sea
Russian National Defense Control Center has reported that the Russian Navy has been monitoring the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75)...
Maritime Security
U.S. Navy achieve key milestones for DDG 51 destroyer Flight III upgrade
The U.S. Navy has successfully achieved several important milestones for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Flight III upgrade, representing significant progress toward delivering...