A catastrophic fire broke out Sunday morning aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. She was pierside at Naval Base San Diego for routine maintenance. A fire… Continue reading "UPDATED: Major Fire Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard"
Azerbajian’s Ministry of Defence has reported the death of a Major General of the Azerbajiani Army, Polad Hashimov, and ten other soldiers in fighting with the Armenian Army on the… Continue reading "Azerbaijan General Killed In Fighting On Azerbaijan-Armenian Border"
The British Army’s fleet of Protected Patrol Vehicles (PPVs), acquired under Urgent Operational Requirements (UORs) for Operation Herrick in Afghanistan and Operation Telic in Iraq, are being sold off under… Continue reading "UK Decommissions Protected Patrol Vehicles"
The Advanced Armaments Division of the Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center at Picatinny Arsenal are developing the Advanced Lethality and Accuracy System for Medium Caliber (ALAS-MC), an “… advanced… Continue reading "Picatinny Developing Next Generation Combat Vehicle 50mm Cannon"
The KRI Teluk Jakarta sank on Tuesday morning in the Java Sea, off the east coast of Kangean Island. The landing ship was carrying out logistical duties at the time… Continue reading "Indonesian Landing Ship KRI Teluk Jakarta Sinks"
On the 12th July, the Israeli Air Force announced that it would be combining the Shaldag, Frontal Landing Unit, and Unit 669 into the new 7th Aerial Special Forces Wing.… Continue reading "Israeli Air Force to Consolidate its Special Operations Forces Units into New 7th Aerial Special Forces Wing"
The Australian Government has announced that the Australian Defense Force will receive a further 8,500 EF88 rifles. This comes on top of the 30,000 already ordered and procured from the… Continue reading "The Australian Army Orders More EF88 Rifles"
Following on from the announcement of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace winning the bid for wireless fire control systems for the Robotic Combat Vehicles-Light and Medium, the firm has also been… Continue reading "Kongsberg RWS for Marine MADIS JLTV"
On 13 July, the US Air Force announced that it was awarding a contract worth nearly $1.2 billion to Boeing for the first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft. The… Continue reading "US Air Force Awards Contract For First Batch Of F-15EX Fighters"
A House of Commons Defence Committee hearing on 7 July revealed that the British Army is looking into a gun launched anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) as part of the Challenger… Continue reading "Gun Launched ATGM for Challenger 2 LEP?"
The New Zealand Army are to receive 43 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles (PMVs) in a deal worth a reported NZ $102.9 million. The Bushmasters will replace the Pinzgauer in Kiwi… Continue reading "Kiwis Get New Wheels"