Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy said at the Vilnius Summit on Monday that the June 1 drone attack on Russian strategic bomber airfields demonstrated that Ukraine had “stronger tactical solutions” than… Continue reading "Zelensky: Russian Bomber Airfield Attack Shows Ukraine Has “Stronger Tactical Solutions”"
On May 27, 2025, in Brussels, the European Affairs ministers of all 27 EU member states approved a historic €150 billion joint arms procurement program. This bold initiative marks one… Continue reading "EU Unveils Massive €150 Billion Joint Defense Program to Boost Industrial and Military Power"
On May 29 Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defense for Digital Development, Katernya Chernohorenko, announced that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had signed an agreement to acquire the NATO standard ‘Control… Continue reading "Ukraine Signs on for Link 16, Enabling Close Integration with NATO Air Forces"
The U.S. State Department approved a foreign military sale of Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Estonia on May 22, 2025. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the deal… Continue reading "U.S. Approves Javelin Anti-tank Missiles Sale to Estonia"
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force plans to upgrade its infantry carriers by manufacturing Finland’s Patria AMV XP 8×8 armored vehicle domestically. Selected in 2022 to replace the outdated Type 96 wheeled… Continue reading "Japan to Begin Local Production of Finnish Patria AMV XP"
Raytheon, an RTX business, has delivered the first AN/TPY-2 radar featuring a complete gallium nitride (GaN) array to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The delivery was announced on May 19,… Continue reading "Raytheon Delivers First GaN-Equipped AN/TPY-2 Radar to U.S. Missile Defense Agency"
The federal hiring freeze has created a golden opportunity for foreign intelligence services to recruit spies. Multiple US intelligence agencies have publicly warned of this risk and have asked public… Continue reading "Federal Hiring Freeze Creates Openings for Foreign Espionage"
Earlier this month Italy announced that it would supply twelve Leonardo M-346FA aircraft to the Austrian Air Force under a Government-to-Government deal. On 5 May, Italy’s Ministry of Defense issued… Continue reading "Austria and Italy Finalize G2G Deal for Leonardo M-346FA Jets"
On 21 May, Finland marked a milestone in its naval modernization program with the launch of the first Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette at the Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard. This event… Continue reading "Finland Launches First Pohjanmaa-Class Corvette"
On May 14, four major defense companies, John Cockerill Defense (Belgium), FNSS (Turkey), TSD (Spain), and Grupo Oesía (Spain), signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the FEINDEF exhibition in… Continue reading "Spanish Army’s New 6×6 Cavalry Vehicle Partnership"