Defence News
Report: NATO steps up critical undersea infrastructure response
18 May 2023
Report: NATO steps up critical undersea infrastructure response
NATO’s newly established Critical Undersea Infrastructure Co-ordination Cell is stepping up the alliance’s deterrence and response capability to a ‘clear…
Report: Raytheon to outfit South Korean FA-50 Jets with PhantomStrike radar
18 May 2023
Report: Raytheon to outfit South Korean FA-50 Jets with PhantomStrike radar
Raytheon Technologies and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have partnered to upgrade the FA-50 light combat aircraft’s radar technology. Under the…
German army to equip with 50 additional Puma infantry fighting vehicles with Spike LR missiles
18 May 2023
German army to equip with 50 additional Puma infantry fighting vehicles with Spike LR missiles
The German military vehicle makers, Rheinmetall and Krauss-Mafai-Wegmann (KMW) won this contract, which is worth 1.087 billion euros Germany’s two…
Poland receives integrated battle command system for air defense program
18 May 2023
Poland receives integrated battle command system for air defense program
Northrop Grumman has delivered key Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) components to Poland for its new medium-range air defense program.…
US Navy receives 17th Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship
18 May 2023
US Navy receives 17th Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship
The US Navy has taken delivery of its 17th Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) from Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.…
UK and Dutch pledge fighter jet support for Ukraine
18 May 2023
UK and Dutch pledge fighter jet support for Ukraine
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday pledged to build an “international coalition” to…
Russia says NATO expansion toward neutral states undermines prospects for security dialogue in Europe
18 May 2023
Russia says NATO expansion toward neutral states undermines prospects for security dialogue in Europe
Part of Europe showing military-political neutrality is ‘narrowing,’ says Russian foreign minister Russia on Wednesday said NATO expansion toward neutral…
Turkish president: Black Sea grain deal extended for another 2 months
18 May 2023
Turkish president: Black Sea grain deal extended for another 2 months
‘We hope that we will see days when Russia-Ukraine war will end,’ Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Black Sea grain deal,…
Research: Black holes might be defects in spacetime
17 May 2023
Research: Black holes might be defects in spacetime
A team of theoretical physicists have discovered a strange structure in space-time that to an outside observer would look exactly…
Analysis: 5 more of the biggest blunders in Russian military history
17 May 2023
Analysis: 5 more of the biggest blunders in Russian military history
A year into the invasion, Russia’s armed forces aren’t performing well in Ukraine, and while the world seems surprised, it really…