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Clemens Huber, Johannes Stern Ahead of Germany’s federal election on 27 September, the federal grand coalition government is pressing ahead with military rearmament. In its last sitting of the legislative session, the parliamentary budgetary committee approved spending for 27 rearmament...

According to a Tweet published by the French Navy, the new laser weapon system Helma-P mounted on French Navy ships will be tested in 2022. New laser weapon system Helma-P mounted on French Navy ships will be tested in 2022. (Picture source French Navy) The Helma-P is a laser weapon system...

Tunisia’s president dismisses prime minister after protests Tunisian president suspends parliament, lifts immunity of all deputies, and sacks PM Hicham Mechichi. Tunisia’s president has announced the suspension of the Tunisian parliament and the dismissal of Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi after...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) is moving ahead with plans to design a new Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) and has awarded two companies with prototyping contracts, but has also tasked BAE Systems with studying if the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) could be modified for the requirement. The...

Romanian F-16 fighter jet loses fuel tank during training flight An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet of the Romanian Air Force lost a fuel tank and a pylon during a training flight in the area of the Mălina range, eastern Romania. The aircraft belongs to the 53rd Fighter Squadron based in the...

In December 2018 the Magyar Légierö (Hungarian Air Force) ordered sixteen Airbus Helicopters H225M multi-role helicopters equipped with the HForce weapon management system. The helicopters will be used for Search and Rescue (SAR), special operations and for transport. Early in July this year...

A French Air Force Mirage 2000D fighter jet has crashed in northern Mali on Tuesday due to a technical problem. The Dassault Mirage 2000D, belonging to the 3rd Fighter Wing of the French Air Force, had taken off from the projected airbase (BAP) of Niamey, in Niger. The crash occurred in Hombori...

The Virginia Class Block V submarine will have an additional 28 missile slots in an extended section behind the sail. This will make the submarine much longer but will increase the total number of Tomahawk sized weapons to 65. This is more than the Seawolf Class (50). U.S. Navy’s Virginia Class...

The US Army’s 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment (AVN), welcomed a new Chinook unit on June 22, when Company G was activated at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. Troops assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion of the US Army's 320th Field Artillery Regiment attach an M777 Howitzer to the belly of a...

DRONE DOME is an end-to-end solution, providing soft and hard-kill, 360° circular coverage, with a quick response time and a high success rate while inflicting minimal collateral damage. DRONE DOME provides a complete and comprehensive solution with a goal of enforcing effective UAV No-Fly...

Air Mobility Command commander Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost approved the Centerline Drogue System mission set as the KC-46A Pegasus’s first Interim Capability Release (ICR) to meet joint force air refueling requirements on July 9, 2021. This decision provides more daily “taskable” operational...

Lockheed Martin recently receives a $23 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to integrate Japan into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The money will also go towards providing country-specific program support for F-35 aircraft production, modifications, logistics, and sustainment...

President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated former Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican lawmaker who endorsed his 2020 run for the White House, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Turkey. Flake served in the U.S. Senate from Arizona from 2013 to 2019 and in the U.S. House from 2001 to 2013. Flake retired from...

PH Air Force opens up on another accident: Tucano plane damaged in routine flight One of the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) brand new attack aircraft was damaged during a routine flight and is currently non-operational. The plane, an A-29B Super Tucano, was being flown by a Brazilian pilot of...

On 12 July 2021, Phil Adkin photographed a Leonardo AW101 Merlin for the Lotnictwo Marynarki Wojennej (LMW, Polish Navy) at Yeovil (UK). The helicopter, temporary registered as ZR285, was still in primer. It is not known if this specific AW101 is the first one destined for Poland. Originally...

According to Eurasia Review, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force on 7 July took delivery of a wide range of modern weapons, including the ground-launched version of Almas (diamond) anti-tank missile. Almas anti-tank missile (Picture source: Tasnim News Agency) In a...

Additional systems, retrofit kits, and spares for the F-35 deliver critical situational awareness and survivability capabilities. Posted by Eric Brothers BAE Systems Inc. is providing Lockheed Martin with additional electronic warfare (EW) systems, retrofit kits, and spares for the F-35...

According to a press release published by Terma on June 28, 2021, the parties behind the Defense Agreement have decided to initiate a development project to pave the way for the acquisition of a number of new vessels for the Royal Danish Navy. It is this task that strong, Danish partners in the...

Fighters from a Saudi-backed Sudanese-Yemeni military force on 23 May 2021 near the border with Saudi Arabia in Yemen's northern coastal town of Midi [MOHAMMED AL-WAFI/AFP via Getty Images] Italy has loosened restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Reuters...

With a hybrid propulsion system for optimum safety, endurance and discretion, Thales's UAS 100 long-range unmanned air system for civil, government and military users will be able to operate at ranges of more than 100 km. UAS 100 combines world-class flight safety performance with the compact...