A few days ago, the Norwegian Intelligence Service released its annual Fokus 2023 “assessment of current security challenges”. Norway’s primary concerns are made clear by the page allotment; the report… Continue reading "Annual Norwegian Intelligence Service Report Focuses on Russian and Chinese and Threats"
Speaking to Kyodo News on 10 February, President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that he is looking into establishing a trilateral defense pact with the US and Japan.… Continue reading "Philippine President Suggests Trilateral Defense Pact with US and Japan"
On Thursday 16 February, Japan’s ruling coalition approved the government’s plan to ease rules for firing on aircraft violating Japanese airspace. Japanese media reported that Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers claimed… Continue reading "Japan Moves to Relax Rules for Firing on Aircraft Violating Airspace"
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) organized “Winter Exercise-2023”, the most widely attended winter exercise in the Republic’s history, which was conducted by the 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Command under the… Continue reading "“Winter Exercise-2023” Hosted By Turkey Has Been Successfully Completed"
On 30 January, the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) and Eurosam announced a large production contract for nearly 700 Aster family missiles at the request of the French and… Continue reading "France and Italy Sign Massive Contract for Nearly 700 Aster Missiles"
STM (Defense Technologies Engineering Inc.), one of Turkey’s leading defense companies, announced in a press release on January 25 that it had delivered to the Pakistan Navy the PNS/M KHALID (S-137),… Continue reading "The Pakistan Navy Receives The Second Modernized Agosta 90B Class Submarine"
The Indian Army is set to initiate procurement of a large number of drone jammers in two configurations. On January 14, acceptance of necessity was granted for procurement of 20… Continue reading "Indian Army Outlines Requirement For 220 Drone Jammers Amidst Rise In Drone Threats"
DARPA announced on January 17 that it has selected Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, to move into the detailed design phase of the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel… Continue reading "DARPA CRANE Program Contract for Active Flow Controlled X-Plane Awarded to Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences"
The Russian arms industry is extremely important to Russia as it underpins both Russia’s hard power capabilities and makes up a significant part of the Federation’s economy. According to one… Continue reading "The Future of Russian Arms Exports"
This afternoon Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak signed the contract to procure 116 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks from the United States. The signing… Continue reading "Poland Signs Contract for More Than 100 M1A1 Abrams Tanks"