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The U.S. Navy was able to seize thousands of Russian and Chinese-made illicit weapons from a stateless dhow — enough to equip a small army. On Saturday, the service press release said that the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless...

While the Brazilian Gripen is currently taking part in flight test activities at the Gripen Flight Test Center at Embraer in Gavião Peixoto (SP), the pilots of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) are participating in the preparations in Sweden. The first phase is taking part in a Conversion Training...

Raytheon Intelligence & Space will provide signals intelligence field services for the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Common Ground System, which collects, processes and analyzes intelligence. The five-year contract, valued up to $175 million, will combine information from the airborne, ground...

Because of uncertainties about future missile threats, a lack of support among U.S. allies, and financial risks, the allies would be well advised to reassess their plans before proceeding with the further implementation of NATO missile defense, Dickow, Meier, Mutschler and Paul say. At its...

Hellfire II has semi–active laser seekers for many kinds of targets, and launches from aircraft and helicopters, surface ships, and ground vehicles. REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – U.S. Army missile experts are asking Lockheed Martin Corp to build more than half a billion dollars worth of AGM-114...

President Klaus Iohannis will welcome his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda at Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest on Monday, May 10. The Polish president is paying an official visit to Romania upon President Iohannis’ invitation. They will discuss about the regional security situation and the...

The Ministry of Defence has authorised the Defence Forces to make a contract with Oy Kewatec AluBoat Ab on the supply of four new service boats. With the overall length of 19.2 metres, the boats are suitable for transporting the Defence Forces’ material. Equipped with, for example, water jet...

FILE PHOTO: Picture showing the room during a meeting of European Union defence ministers at the EU Council in Brussels BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will allow the United States, Norway and Canada to join a project to overcome delays in moving troops across Europe, diplomats said...

The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth nearly $1 billion to equip its helicopters with infrared jammers designed to blind incoming heat-seeking missiles. Northrop will build common infrared countermeasures (CIRCM) for Army combat helicopters through April 2026 under the...

Based on the company's LM 400, these refrigerator-sized, solar-powered spacecraft use an open-architecture design for building in large numbers, David Szondy reports for New Atlas. LITTLETON, Colo. - Lockheed Martin Corp. has unveiled a new line of military tactical intelligence...

Technology and innovation are changing our world, and many of the technologies we now use as part of our day-to-day life (cue Global Positioning Systems) were once military programs. These innovations and changes in technology have continued as the technological revolution continues. Examples...

The advanced version of the Stryker is said to be able to detect, identify and engage targets at a range of more than 4.5 km Photo by Lawrence Boyd, U.S. Army Operational Test Command The U.S. Army has begun fielding the M1253A1 Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATVV-A1) combat vehicle, an advanced...

Russia denied the base pact had been suspended. Sudan has suspended an agreement that allowed Russia to construct a naval base off the coast of the Red Sea, Middle Eastern media reported this week. A senior Sudanese military official said his country had informed Moscow about the suspension...

Putin fires warning to the West: Russian warship launches supersonic cruise missile in the Black Sea during live fire exercise ahead of arrival of British frigate and destroyer following his climbdown in Crimea Russian cruiser Moskva fired the Vulkan missile from its Basalt missile system A...

Shafaq News/ A report of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) explored the "critical role" of Iraqi security forces at a "crossroads" of the country's modern history, stressing that Iraqi security forces at the moment are far from being "self sustaining" and independent from the...

Nigerian Navy’s newest Offshore Survey Vessel, NNS LANA this afternoon departed Las Palmas, Spain, for Banjul, Gambia on the third leg of its homeward voyage to Nigeria. Nigerian Navy’s newest Offshore Survey Vessel, NNS LANA this afternoon, 30 April 2021, departed Las Palmas, Spain, for...

According to information released by the American Company Raytheon, Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, and the U.S. Marine Corps successfully demonstrated the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, off the California coast. The Navy Marine...

The Kyrgyzstan Army entered Tajikistan territory,moving towards Golovnoya water station. Credits to @anmdt

It was the second tense encounter in less than a month in the Persian Gulf between Iranian and U.S. vessels. April 28, 2021, 12:16 AM CEST By Dan De Luce and Mosheh Gains WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots near three Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boats in the Persian Gulf...

Today, Turkey is celebrating 23 April National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. Although we are at home due to the coronavirus breakout, we celebrate April 23 today. We remember with respect Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and all of his friends.