Russia has ramped up drone production to touch thousands every month as NATO has set up a ‘drone coalition of its member nations wiling to equip Ukrainian forces with first person view (FPV) drones and bigger more sophisticated UAVs. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during a speech at a NATO meeting in Brussels, "A group of allies is going to join forces and transfer one million drones to Ukraine," Stoltenberg said
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Northrop Grumman has completed its All-Up Round (AUR) Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program in partnership with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Both teams—Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne; and Northrop Grumman and Raytheon—have entered the critical design phase, with Lockheed Martin's team completing its PDR in September 2023
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has inked contracts valued at $1.2 billion for the procurement of approximately 220,000 155mm artillery shells
Rheinmetall's Skyranger 30 A1, a mobile air defense system, has achieved a milestone with successful testing and live-fire trials at the company's Ochsenboden proving ground in Switzerland in December 2023. The assessments encompassed the system's functionality in both stationary and mobile modes
China has decided to impose sanctions on five U.S
Sweden has unofficially lifted its defense products embargo on Turkey, marking the end of a strained period. The decision comes after the Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee approved Sweden's bid to join NATO on Tuesday
Germany recently played host to the Principals' Board conference of the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative, marking the first time the conference was held on German soil. The international gathering, held at the Julius Leber barracks in Berlin from December 5th to 7th, brought together high-ranking representatives from the defense ministries and armed forces of Germany, New Zealand, Great Britain, the USA, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, and Norway
In the most recent test conducted by the U.S
South Koreas Ministry of National Defense and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) disclosed that the countrys first military reconnaissance satellite was launched on Saturday, December 2, at approximately 3:19 a.m