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Building new allies: US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (L) is presented a horse in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in August 2019 US Defense Secretary Mark Esper revealed a new initiative Tuesday to strengthen and expand US alliances with "like-minded democracies" to counter Russia and China. Esper...

In first since early September, Israel reportedly targeted a school in the village of Al Huriah in the Quneitra province A strike in Damascus, Syria, 2019. Credit: SANA / AP Israel struck targets near Quneitra, in the Syrian Golan Heights, the state-run Syrian news agency SANA reported on...

The Air Force Plans to Retrain Weapons System Officers to Be B-21 Bomber Pilots A U.S. Air Force 96th Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer monitors aircraft screens on a B-52H Stratofortress during training with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, Nov. 6, 2019, in Norwegian airspace. (U.S. Air...

Executives drop some not-so-subtle clues. Is Lockheed Martin building a secret new fighter jet that U.S. Air Force officials revealed last month? Company executives dropped some not-so-subtle hints about the company’s growing backlog of classified military work, including one project that...

WASHINGTON, (BM) – The US Department of State has cleared the potential sale of Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) anti-ship missile systems originally developed by Norwegian Kongsberg to Romania. Interestingly, they will be purchased from the US government along with the entire command system, learned...

The 9in monorail sled launched on the Holloman High Speed Test Trackas part of a series of tests in preparation for future rocket sled testing (Image: USAF) In preparation for an increased demand of its services over the next decade, including testing work slated to begin next year, engineers...

The addition of Canberra to the annual exercises is seen as reflecting a growing clamour for a united front amid concerns over Beijing’s maritime ambitions The same four countries make up the Quad security alliance, and India’s invitation to Australia comes as they manage increasingly...

Muscat: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Sultanate and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the field of military cooperation. A statement issued online by Oman News Agency (ONA), said: "The Sultanate and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan today signed a Memorandum...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends the four Indo-Pacific nations' foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo on October 6, 2020. KIYOSHI OTA / Contributor / Getty Images Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently met with his counterparts from India, Australia, and...

During the Euronaval Online, the digital edition of Euronaval 2020, the international naval defense and maritime security industry virtual exhibition, Israeli Company Rafael presents the naval version of the Spike electro-optical, guided missile. Naval SPIKE ER (Extended Range)...

A planned NATO space center will be installed at Ramstein, Germany, home of the NATO's Allied Air Command. Photo courtesy of NATO Oct. 19 (UPI) -- NATO is expanding its defense alliance to space, and is expected to announce construction of a "space center" at Ramstein, Germany, this week...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has raised to $95.8 billion the estimated cost of fielding a new fleet of land-based nuclear missiles to replace the Minuteman 3 arsenal that has operated continuously for 50 years, officials said Monday...

Puma 3 AE being launched by hand. Image: AeroVironment The project aims to address the growing electronic warfare capabilities of adversaries such as China and Russia. The US Army is collaborating with two companies to enable small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to deploy a robust, on-demand...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) successfully completed a Live Fire with a Purpose (LFWAP) missile demonstration during Joint Warrior 20-2 by destroying a high speed maneuvering target using a Standard Missile 2 (SM-2), Oct. 14, 2020. Lt. j.g. Sarah...

Scale model of the F-110 frigate Rohde & Schwarz has signed a contract with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to equip five new F-110 frigates with external communications systems. Rohde and Schwarz press release The Spanish Ministry of Defense (MoD) has ordered the construction...

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper spoke on Oct. 15 about Army modernization efforts that harness new technologies that will benefit the warfighter. His remarks were given during the Association of the United States Army's annual meeting. "Today, emerging technologies are expanding the...

Astana. October 19. KazTAG - Daryn Tuyakov and Mukhamedjan Talasov have been appointed as vice-ministers of defense of Kazakhstan, reports Akorda. “By the orders of the head of state: Daryn Tuyakov has been appointed as a deputy minister of defense of Kazakhstan; Mukhamedjan Talasov has been...

Nigerian Army has said its ‘Crocodile Smile’ exercise is not targetted at persons protesting against police brutality in different parts of the country. “This year’s Exercise CROCODILE SMILE is scheduled to commence from the 20th of October to the 31st of December 2020 has no relationship with...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his Australian counterpart Linda Reynolds agreed Monday that the two countries will begin coordination to enable Japan to protect Australian military assets even in noncombat situations. The protection by Japan's Self-Defense Forces of weapons...

Identifying air targets after they have been detected is crucially important in the theatre of operations. To meet this need of the Forces, Thales is unveiling the TSA6000, the latest addition to its family of IFF (identification friend or foe) interrogators. The fully digital TSA6000 comprises...