SecDef Releases Statement on the Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Management
I want to thank the review panel, led by James R. Schlesinger, for their very thorough and detailed report on the Secretary of Defenses Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Management, said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates today
British Troops Could Get Firepower Boost from New Warrior Turret and Gun
KIRKUDBRIGHT, Scotland --- British troops could get a major increase in firepower thanks to a revolutionary gun system and advanced turret destined for their armoured fighting vehicles.>> Senior officials from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and its French equivalent, the DGA, saw the system in action on a Warrior...
Japanese Troops Conduct Successful Patriot Firings at Fort Bliss
TEWKSBURY, Mass. --- Two Japanese Patriot crews recently engaged targets in a successful practice firing at Fort Bliss, Texas
GE Awarded A350XWB Wing Trailing Edge Package
HAMBLE, United Kingdom --- GE Aviation today announced a contract award with Airbus for the design and manufacture of composite and metallic sub assemblies and components for the A350XWB wing trailing edge. GEs facility in Hamble will provide the design and development, and the manufacturing will be carried out with...
Request for Information (RFI) on Concepts for Selectable or Variable Effects Weapons
Agency: Department of the Air Force> Office: Air Force Materiel Command>> The Air Armament Center (AAC) at Eglin AFB FL is requesting information concerning concepts for selectable or variable effects weapons. Responses to this RFI will be used by the Government to perform studies and analyses on existing and future...
What's Wrong with Weapons Acquisitions?
The Pentagon now spends about $21.6 million every hour to procure new military systems
Soldiers Learn Electronic Warfare Skills in Eastern Baghdad
FORWARD OPERATING BASE RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq --- Selected soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Divisions 4th Brigade Combat Team and Multinational Division Baghdad received electronic warfare training here.>> Electronic warfare applies the radio frequency spectrum to defeat an enemy and save lives on the battlefield
Modernized Fuchs/Fox Provides Comprehensive Protection from Mines and IEDs – Upgrade Order...
The tried-and-tested Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicle is one of the Bundeswehrs most versatile systems. Rheinmetall now offers a highly effective modernization package that substantially improves the vehicles protection against landmine blasts and improvised explosive devices
EU Governments Agree on an Armaments Cooperation Strategy
European Union National Armaments Directors (NADs) yesterday endorsed a strategy to promote and enhance effective European armaments Co-operation in support of the ESDP.>> The Strategy has three aims:> -- firstly, it will help to generate, promote and facilitate co-operation through a dedicated programme preparation phase
Afghan Forces Receive NATO Weapons
KABUL, Afghanistan --- Afghan national security forces will receive a huge capability and mobility boost throughout the next year with more than 6,000 up-armored vehicles and more than 75,000 M-16 rifles from Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan.>> Servicemembers assigned to Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan's armored vehicle fielding team stand in front of more than 300 vehicles that will be issued to the Afghan national security forces, Oct
Spartan Chassis Announces Multiple Orders for Mine-Protected Variant Vehicles
CHARLOTTE, Mich. --- Spartan Chassis, a unit of Spartan Motors, Inc
Pentagon Orders Additional LAW Weapons
> Nammo-Talley, Inc., Mesa, Ariz
U.S.A.F. Receives First EPAWSS Electronic Warfare System-equipped F-15E Fighter...
Hundreds of British Military Vehicles Head to Romania for NATO's Exercise Steadfast...
Pentagon Funds Project to Extract Rare Earths from E-Waste
France Received 14 Rafale Fighters in 2024
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U