Lockheed Martin announced that the Royal Netherlands Air Force had performed a live classified data sharing procedure using its F-35As during NATO’s Ramstein Flag multinational air force exercise, the first… Continue reading "Dutch F-35s Perform Data Sharing First In Ramstein Flag Exercise"
The militaries of the United States and the Philippines officially launched Exercise Balikatan 25 on April 21 with an opening ceremony for the 40th iteration of the annual exercise at… Continue reading "United States and Philippines Officially Launch Exercise Balikatan 25"
The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk – FMV) ordered an undisclosed number of Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact Radars (GM200 MM/C) from Thales Nederland on April 4, 2025, to… Continue reading "Sweden to Replace Legacy PS-871 Radars with Thales GM200 MM/C"
The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated a simulated interception of a hypersonic threat by the Aegis Combat System, advancing the shipborne combat system’s ability to counter… Continue reading "Aegis Combat System Performs Simulated Interception Of Hypersonic Threat In New Test"
The Indian Army and Air Force are in the final stages of approving a significant defense acquisition procuring approximately 250 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, valued at around $2.4 billion. The… Continue reading "Indian Army to Strengthen Defense with Acquisition of 250 BrahMos Missiles in $2.4 Billion Deal"
Lockheed Martin and Google Public Sector have announced their intent to integrate Google’s advanced generative artificial intelligence into Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory ecosystem. The aerospace company says its AI Factory… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin and Google Announce Generative AI Partnership"
On 19 February Rheinmetall, a prominent German defense contractor, secured a significant framework agreement with the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, to provide comprehensive logistical support for troop redeployments both domestically… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Secures Major Bundeswehr Contract to Boost Military Logistics and Deployment Support"
Lockheed Martin announced on March 3 that the F-35 Lightnings it builds have now reached a combined total of 1 million flight hours across all models and users, inclusive of… Continue reading "Global F-35 Fleet Hits 1 Million Flight Hours Milestone"
Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of a Kurdish militant group that has fought a four-decade long insurgency against Turkey, has issued a call for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) he founded… Continue reading "Jailed Leader Of Kurdish Militant Group Calls For Peace – UPDATE: PKK Declares Ceasefire"
The Department of Defense says that the $50 billion in spending cuts it wants to make to the draft fiscal 2026 defense budget will be spent on programs aligned with… Continue reading "$50 Billion In Pentagon Cuts To Be “Redirected” To Trump Priorities"