The Italian Navy has announced that its carrier-based F-35B Lightning II fighter fleet has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). Italy now joins the United States and the United Kingdom as one of the few nations operating aircraft carriers with 5th-generation fighter jets and is the only European Union country with such advanced assets in its Carrier Strike Group
President Zelensky dismissed Ukraine's Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on Aug. 30 over the crash of the F-16 fighter jet which has caused considerable embarrassment to Washington
Diehl Defence and TAUBER Holding have set up a 50:50 joint venture ‚ ‘TD Services GmbH‘ to serve the expansion of capacities in the fields of ammunition disposal, logistics and inventory management in Germany. While Diehl Defence is a leading supplier of air defence systems, missiles and various other military effectors, TAUBER offers a whole range of capabilities including explosive ordnance detection, ordnance removing and deactivation as well as the storage and disposal of explosive ordnance
After years of negotiations, South Korea has agreed to reduce Indonesia's contribution in the development of the KF-21 fighter jet from $1.2 billion to $660 million
The United States has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Germany of PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $5.0 billion
Russias Rubin Central Design Bureau has announced the unveiling of the Amur 950 attack submarine, specifically designed for export, at the Army-2024 exhibition in Kubinka, Moscow Region, from August 12 to 18. Derived from the Project 677 (Lada-class) submarine design, this model is equipped with ten vertical launch systems (VLS) for BrahMos missiles
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded Raytheon a $478 million contract to supply additional GEM-T missiles to Germany. This contract supports the replenishment of Patriot missiles donated by Germany to Ukraine
NATO member Slovakia has moved closer to acquiring an attack helicopter capability after the U.S
China is spotted to be working on a new crewed submarine featuring X-form rudders, marking a breakthrough in its rapidly advancing submarine program, which spans both nuclear and conventional vessels. Tom Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and retired U
Raytheon has won a contract valued at $1.9 billion to deliver Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA All-Up Rounds for the U