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The U.S. government has unveiled the country's nuclear warhead stockpile count. In photo: deactivated US Titan II nuclear ballistic missile President Joe Biden’s administration said Tuesday that the United States has more than 3,700 warheads as of September 2020, marking the first...

The U.S. Army is investing $130 million in Air Bases and other facilities in Romania and Bulgaria to bolster regional security along NATO’s southeast flank. It is part of a broader effort to enhance the U.S. deterrence posture in the region and beef up security in the face of unpredictable...

Since ancient times, versatile bridges have given armies a huge advantage. BAE Systems has supplied and supported the British Army’s current bridging system, BR90, for 30 years and our specialist UK-based bridging engineers continue to lead the way. Bridging doesn’t get the same attention as...

Poland is seeking to extend its state of emergency at the border as thousands of migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq arrive. Poland and other countries are accusing Belarus of assisting these migrants in retaliation for sanctions placed on them by the EU. Writer and journalist Tomasz...

The Philippine Navy (PN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted a joint maritime exercise on Saturday, Exercise Lumbas 2021, with the goal of “promoting peace and stability” in the region. As reported by the Philippine News Agency, the local missile-frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151)...

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem. November 12, 2017. Photo: Mass Communication Specialist Kelsey J. Hockenberger/US Navy The US Navy recently announced the formation of a task group comprising Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to counter the Russian submarine threat in the...

Sikorsky has manufactured and delivered the first low rate initial production CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter to the US Marine Corps. This helicopter, which will help move troops and cargo rapidly from ship to shore, was the first all digitally designed helicopter. The CH-52K King Stallion...

The Peninsula Commander of the Qatari Amiri Naval Forces, H E Major General (Navy) Abdullah bin Hassan Al Sulaiti, accompanied by Turkish Naval Forces Commander Admiral Adnan Özbal, launched the Qatari warship Al Abrar Fuwairit (type LCT80) in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. The ceremony was...

The new missile is still in the stage of development, and its full range is classified Photo by Cpl. Ashley Beckett The Boeing company is developing a new long-range, two-stage air-to-air missile, unlike conventional single-stage ones. The concept for the long-range air-to-air missile (LRAAM)...

A major two-day military show is taking place at the Mošnov airfield in the Moravia-Silesia Region this weekend. The annual NATO Days in Ostrava and Czech Air Force Days event is the biggest of its kind in the Central European Region. Over 200,000 people attended the editions in 2018 and 2019...

General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith said that the British Army must be ready “to fight war at its most feral”. General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith said that rapidly evolving and emerging technologies means the Army must change. “Because soldiering has always been about evolution, and successful armies...

Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri A unit of Zimbabwean military instructors earmarked for deployment to train Mozambican soldiers is currently on standby in Nyanga while awaiting the finalisation of an agreement for the mission. Last month, Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister...

Photo by Iron Thunder 4-27 FA The United States Army named the Extended Range Cannon Artillery system “Iron Thunder” during a naming ceremony at Picatinny Arsenal this week. According to a recent service news release, the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment also has been named the...

Photo by Lance Davis The future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) guided-missile destroyer successfully completed acceptance trials, according to a press release issued Friday by Huntington Ingalls Industries. According to a company news release, its Ingalls Shipbuilding division completed...

The U.S. Navy announced Tuesday that the service in partnership with Boeing has successfully carried out aerial refueling of F-35 fighter jet using an unmanned aircraft for the first time. According to a recent news release, the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation (PMA-268) program completed its...

Military wants to fix runways, upgrade Patriot missile arsenal An F-16V jet taking part in the Han Kuang 37 drills Wednesday. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As the annual Han Kuang wargames proceed into their third day Wednesday (Sept. 15), reports...

Leonardo, leading a cross-UK team of science and technology experts, has successfully trialled a high-tech new protection system approach for Army vehicles such as tanks and armoured personnel carriers. Called MIPS (Modular Integration Protection System), the new approach brings together layers...

Thanks to the agreements that were reached during the visit of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United States of America, Ukraine may receive new air and missile defense systems, in particular the Iron Dome system. The Ukraine air defense amendment to the draft 2022 defense bill was...

Saudi General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) Governor Ahmed Al-Ohali at the Defense and Security Equipment International Exhibition (DSEI) in London. (SPA) Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), responsible for localizing, organizing, and empowering the...

Wednesday's successful test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the Navy submarine Dosan Ahn Chang-ho makes South Korea the eighth country in the world to possess the weapon. [DEFENSE MINISTRY] The Korean Peninsula was the site of dueling launches on Wednesday as North Korea...