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The aircraft was has been named in honour of the role played by the Icelandic capital and its people in enabling the Allied victory during the Battle of the Atlantic. The fourth Royal Air Force Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft, which will arrive at RAF Lossiemouth tomorrow, has been named...

BOXBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has awarded Integrated Defense and Security Solutions (IDSS), a sole source contract to scan mail for opioids at its international mail processing facility at John F. Kennedy...

The USS Hershel "Woody" Williams sails in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 17, 2020. The ship arrived in Greece Nov. 1, marking its first stop in the country since the Navy announced Souda Bay will serve as the new home for the expeditionary sea base. MEGAN ROSES/U.S. MARINE CORPS...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed contractor Serco that it will take back control of the UK’s nuclear weapon warheads in June 2021. The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is currently being run by a consortium of Serco, Lockheed Martin and Jacobs Engineering. The AWE was...

Taiwan says US$2.37 billion worth of Harpoon missiles would enable it to obliterate half of Chinese invasion armada TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's military on Oct. 27 stated that the potential sale of US$2.37 billion worth of Harpoon anti-ship missiles will within five years help enable its...

The third LMS for the RMN. RMN picture. The third Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM or RMN) was launched today at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group, in Wuhan, China. The next phase for this vessel is the harbor-side Acceptance Test Phase...

On October 13, narcotics police, acting on a tip, signalled a JDF minibus to stop, however, the occupants disobeyed and instead opened fire at the police. (contributed photo) The two Jamaica Defence Force soldiers held earlier this month with more than 1500 pounds of ganja after a shootout...

As one of seven European users of the CV90, the Royal Netherlands Army operates 144 CV90s. Being a part of the CV90 family means that the user is working closely and continuously with BAE Systems to improve the vehicle’s current capabilities and looking at investments that will ensure the Dutch...

Wichita State University The Partnership 2 building on Wichita State's Innovation Campus houses Spirit AeroSystems' WSU location. Newswise — The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University announces a new $13.5 million award from the U.S. Army Combat...

Benny Gantz, head of the centrist Blue and White party, speaks during a swearing-in ceremony at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 17, 2020. Photo: Adina Valman / Knesset Spokesperson’s Office / Handout via Reuters. “Lebanese citizens should know that Hezbollah is their problem, not Israel, because...

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Commander of Army Air Defense Force announced defense systems have been deployed and stationed at the northwestern borders of the country due to the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said on Wednesday that Iran allows no country to...

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Hicks, 60th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, secures an Easy Aerial drone inside of the ground charging station July 10, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Photo: GS-9 Heide Couch/US Air Force The technology, called...

Based on the Chevy Colorado ZR2, GM Defense built a versatile machine for the Army. This is GM Defense's new Infantry Squad Vehicle. GM Defense, General Motors' latest foray as a military supplier, marked a milestone on Tuesday. The first of many new Infantry Squad Vehicles made their way to...

Courtesy of WesMinCom MANILA (UPDATE) - Philippine security forces discovered an arms cache owned purportedly by a local group of bandits in Gutalac town, Zamboanga del Norte, after being tipped off by former rebels. Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr. said in a...

Shafaq news/ (Washington times) The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh on Wednesday alerted American citizens living in Saudi Arabia of a potential attack on the city. In an alert, the embassy said it is tracking reports of possible missiles or drones that may be headed toward Riyadh on Wednesday. “The...

The delivery of new H145 helicopters will help the Ecuadorian Air Force meet a range of operational challenges. Airbus Helicopters has delivered two H145s to the Ecuadorian Air Force, the first military customer in South America for the multi-purpose twin-engine...

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Defense Minister of Turkey Hulusi Akar to discuss the development of military-technical cooperation between the two countries, the president's press service said Tuesday, Trend reports citing Xinhua. Mirziyoyev noted the dynamic...

This famous drone was even mentioned in a Tom Clancy novel. arlier this year, the United States Air Force announced that it would cut the fleet of its Global Hawk spy drones, likely as it was opting to adopt the stealthy RQ-180, a stealthy, flying-wing surveillance drone that reportedly entered...

The Algerian Air Force has received the first batch of MiG-29M/MiG-29M2 fighter aircraft from Russia. This reported by menadefense.net web-portal. The fighters were delivered disassembled and are now being prepared for their first flights at the Oran airbase, the web portal said. The...

Euronaval Video: Safran’s Argonyx and Black-Onyx naval inertial navigation systems Pierre Olivier Nougues, VP sales and marketing at Safran Electronics & Defense, presents for Naval News the company's latest naval inertial navigation...