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PARIS — Naval Group has delivered the FREMM Alsace, the first multimission frigate with enhanced air defense capabilities, to the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation, which received it April 16 in the Mediterranean port of Toulon on behalf of the French Navy. OCCAR is a European...

By: A. Trevor Thrall and Jordan Cohen Given its location in the South China Sea and its utility as a place to station American forces, the Philippines has long been able to count on American military support as a deterrent to antagonism from China. Historically, this support has included a...

Then-German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, second from right, stands with French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly, second from left, Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier, right, and Airbus Defence and Space chief Dirk Hoke, left, as they look at a mockup of the European MALE UAV drone...

WASHINGTON — Two key Democratic lawmakers reintroduced legislation Thursday that would make it U.S. policy not to use nuclear weapons first. Opponents, including top military leaders, argue the vague threat of nuclear escalation serves as a deterrent to conventional war as well as the use of...

WASHINGTON ― A duo of Democratic senators offered a bill Friday that could block the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates after the Biden administration acknowledged it is advancing the Trump-era deal. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and...

Airbus Helicopters has begun assembly of its Rapid And Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft (RACER) concept, the company announced on 14 April. The Airbus RACER high-speed helicopter in assembly in April. Flight trials are due to begin in 2022. (Airbus Helicopters) The Airbus RACER high-speed helicopter...

France’s Armed Forces Ministry unveiled more details on the Porte-Avions de Nouvelle Génération (PANG) next-generation aircraft carrier during its weekly briefing on 8 April. The PANG will have the capability to launch up to 60 fighter sorties a day. (Naval Group) The PANG will have the...

The US Air Force (USAF) is claiming to have scored the world’s longest air-to-air kill, with a Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air-Missile (AMRAAM) fired from a Boeing F-15 Eagle. An illustrative image of an F-15C firing an AIM-120 AMRAAM. No image of the claimed world’s longest...

Germany has approved a contract to develop the Eurodrone medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with partner nations France, Italy, and Spain. The German government has approved the Eurodrone contract, which will now pave the way for the partner nations...

(Reuters) - Turkey will send a delegation led by its deputy foreign minister to Egypt in early May, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as Ankara pushes to repair its stained ties with Cairo. Last month Turkey said it had resumed diplomatic contacts with Egypt and wanted further...

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, an increase of 1.6 percent that includes $715 billion for the Defense Department. The request, rolled out Friday, amounts to a slight decrease for the Pentagon when adjusted for...

MERSIN, Turkey — Two groups are hoping to make a last ditch effort to save a retired Brazilian aircraft carrier that’s planned to be scrapped. One wants to turn the ship into a museum. The other, a training ship for the Turkish Navy. The Sao Paulo/Foch Institute in Brazil is trying to prevent...

Turkey and Egypt have started diplomatic-level contacts – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu

First image of the HQ-19 Anti-Ballistic Missile Interceptor. HQ-19 is an Anti-Ballistic Missile Interceptor system. The system includes a solid phased array radar for early warning. It is reported that the X band phased array radar can detect targets at a distance of 4,000 km...

Breaking News At long last, Turkey’s Altay tank finds an engine from South Korea By: Burak Ege Bekdil   1 hour ago 12 An early version of Turkey's Altay tank participates in a military parade in Ankara, Turkey, on Aug. 30, 2015. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP) ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish armored...

This post includes the graphs of the frigate candidates for the Hellenic Navy's new frigate program for four (4) frigates based on publicly available information. Where OPTION indicates extra equipment which is under discussion between the provider, the shipbuilder, and the Hellenic Navy (HN)...

Otokar’s SAFA IFV was exhibited with Otokar design MIZRAK-30 medium turret at IDEX 2021, the International Land Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Safa is the export version of the Tulpar, a tracked armored IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) also designed and manufactured by...

Athens has sent assault boats to demilitarised islands in east Aegean in "provocative and unlawful actions," says Turkish National Defense Ministry spokeswoman Maj. Pinar Kara. Spokeswoman of the Turkish Ministry of Defence, Maj. Pinar Kara, speaks at the press briefing held at the Ministry in...

DCNS Sylver Vertical Launching System (VLS) The Sylver (SYstème de Lancement VERtical) is a vertical launching system (VLS) designed by DCNS. The launcher comes in several variants, each distinguished by their height. A-35 and A-43 were developed for launching short range surface-to-air...

➡️US defense company Raytheon (@RaytheonTech) shared new images of StormBreaker smart ammunition The ammunition approved for use in ➡️F-15E is also planned to be used in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter https://t.co/Hd4QnWgP2o