Two B-52 Stratofortresses have successfully completed 44-hour, non-stop mission on Thursday flying between the US to Australia. The strategic bombers were assigned to 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base in the USA, where it demonstrated the US' ability to project its flexible, long-range global strike capability and provided opportunities to synchronize strategic activities and capabilities with a key ally in the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) area of operations
Poland has launched its first naval ship, ORP Slazak, as a part of its naval expansion program. On Thursday, Minister Siemoniak launched and christened the ORP Ślązak (Silesian) patrol boat at the Naval Shipyard in Gdynia
Airbus Helicopters announced today at the Paris Air Show, the launch of X6 concept phase, setting the standard for the next-generation heavy-lift rotorcraft that will be tailored for the civil market. X6 will initially target oil and gas missions and will also be suited for Search and Rescue, VIP and other applications
Saab announced Thursday that it has signed a SEK127 million (US $15 million) contract with the European Defense Agency (EDA) to deliver Carl-Gustaf ammunition to Agency member states Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Poland. Deliveries will take place during 2016
Aegis ship compatible Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 (SM-3), jointly developed by US and Japan, was test fired successfully on Saturday. The SM-3 IIA, a 21-inch variant of previous SM-3 missile, destroys incoming ballistic missile threats in space
Raytheon announced Wednesday that it will showcase missile-killing interceptors, hypersonic weapons, ultra-powerful radars, as well as a new approach to command and control at the Paris Air Show. "The evolving cyber threat from sophisticated nation-state adversaries and criminal enterprises has led to global demand for cybersecurity solutions," said Raytheon Chairman and CEO Thomas A
The Polands Sejm lower parliamentary house has voted to increase the defense spending from 1.95 percent to 2 percent of GDP on Wednesday
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) announced Wednesday that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Polish defence contractor Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA (PGZ) and its subsidiary Obrum sp. z o
Poland will invest more than $40 billion to upgrade military helicopters, missile and air defense systems, modern artillery, and army mobility by 2022. The upgradation also includes navy modernization as well as communications and command systems, Sputnik reported Wednesday
France has offered to supply its long range MBDA missiles and Scorpene Submarines to Poland. Paris reportedly authorized the procurement of the DCNS built submarines and long-range MBDA missiles by Poland, Gazeta Wyborcza reported Tuesday