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Brazilian Navy picture. The Brazilian Navy (Marinha Do Brazil) carried out a firing trial of an Exocet AM39 missile from an H225M helicopter for the first time. In late June, a Brazilian Naval Aviation’s H225M helicopter took off from the Foudre-class landing platform dock ‘NDM...

The order followed the U.S. Army's recent increase of Oshkosh’s option ceiling under the current contract to over 23,000 vehicles to support critical missions worldwide A JLTV. Photo: Oshkosh Defense Oshkosh Corporation, an American manufacturer of specialty military vehicles and vehicle...

The systems are said to track a wide range of targets, provide a detailed picture of the area, and supply data to the other control, defense and support systems, facilitating timely and effective responses to threats Photo: IAI Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said Sunday that it is...

A previous suspension and now a lifting: France, which has more than 5,000 troops deployed in the Sahel, will resume joint operations with the Malian armed forces, its Ministry of Defence announced on Friday in Paris. It comes after suspending bilateral cooperation following a second coup in...

COTABATO CITY: An armed confrontation ensued between operating troops of Joint Task Force Central and a local terrorist group in Maguindanao on Friday. "Amid the intensified conduct of focused military operations, soldiers encountered, more or less, 30 members of the Daulah Islamiyah-Hassan...

Nigerian troops destroyed terrorists trucks at Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway July 2021 At least, 28 ISWAP/Boko Haram Terrorists were eliminated along Damaturu-Maiduguri highway in the late hours of Friday by Nigerian troops of Operation Hadin Kai, PR Nigeria has reported. The troops also...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi joined by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince MBZ at the opening ceremony. The ceremony was attended by crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (R), and by the chairman of Libya's Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi [AFP] Egyptian President...

KABUL: At least 228Taliban were killed and 116 others wounded in operations conducted by the Afghan security forces within past 24 hours across the country, defense ministry said on Saturday. The ministry said in a statement that the raids were carried out in Logar, Paktika, Kandahar, Herat...

The Italian Air Force received a HH-139B helicopter during an official visit to Leonardo’s helicopter facility in Vergiate, Italy Italian Minister of Defence Lorenzo Guerini and Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Alberto Rosso attended the acceptance ceremony. Leonardo CEO Alessandro Profumo...

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- The Air-to-Air Missiles program office (PMA-259) has accepted delivery of the 10,000th Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9X Sidewinder for the U.S. Air Force on May 27. As a joint program with the U.S. Air Force, the...

According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, a cyberattack on a member may lead to an international military response. The alliance previously said that it saw the cyber domain as a legitimate combat environment and they may use Article 5 to protect allies. Stoltenberg stated that...

On 30 June to 1 July 2021, Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will host a defence minister meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) countries in Helsinki. The ministers will discuss topical security issues in the Baltic Sea region and the Arctic region. A political steering document...

The Turkish Special Forces Command is set to receive the new version of the PARS 6×6 combat vehicle. According to local media, the Special Forces Command will receive PARS 6×6 MKKA (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) which developed in accordance with service needs. A PARS 6×6 MKKA has been...

Experts believe most of North Korea’s 13,600 guns and multiple rocket launchers are positioned near the border, about 40 kilometres from Seoul. Image: Shutterstock South Korea approved plans on Monday to pursue a US$2.6-billion artillery interception system, similar to Israel's "Iron Dome"...

The University of Plymouth and the Royal Navy have joined forces to conduct research and advance understanding around the future potential of marine autonomy. The partnership will see world-leading academics, in fields including autonomous marine vessels and maritime cyber security, working...

The Pentagon’s next intercontinental ballistic missile will begin test flights in 2023, the Air Force announced. The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) missile will replace the existing Minuteman III in the Pentagon’s nuclear strike force and provide a rapid response nuclear delivery...

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Stating that Army’s Air Defense Force is equipped with emerging sciences such as ‘laser’ and ‘quantum’, the Deputy Commander of the force said that ‘Joshan’ missile system will be put into operation by year end. Brigadier-General Ali Reza Elhami broke the news on...

The Italian General Staff denied the news about the decision to double the number of Italian soldiers present in Libya, stressing that this information is unfounded. The statement stated, according to what was published by the Italian Nova Agency, that “the number of Italian soldiers currently...

The Kit 300 sheet is made of thermal visual concealment (TVC) material that combines microfibers, metals, and polymers. The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Polaris Solutions, an Israel-based survivability technology company, have unveiled a new camouflage technology that makes soldiers...

The U.S. Air Force unveiled a weapon this month designed to take out hundreds of drones at once with barely a sound. The Tactical High Power Operational Responder (THOR) uses a beam of energy to scramble the electronics inside hundreds of drones at once. “This unique...