Monthly Archive: Ottobre 2020

BARENTS SEA — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) returned to operate in the Barents Sea Oct. 19.

Ross’ return to the Arctic marks the third time this year that U.S. Navy destroyers have operated in the Barents Sea.

In Sept., beginning its tenth Forward Deploye…

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force’s latest bomber, the H-6N, was recently spotted carrying what seems to be a ballistic missile with a hypersonic warhead, overseas media reported.

This new capability will enable the H-6N to become a real strategic bomber capable of covering th…

American Rheinmetall Vehicles, LLC, a subsidiary of Germany-based Rheinmetall Defence, is teaming with Textron Systems in pursuit of the US Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program.

American Rheinmetall Vehicles is forming a US industry team that will consist of numerous leading U…

MOSCOW — Russia’s Defense Ministry says it has rejected austerity measures proposed by the Finance Ministry, such as reducing of the number of military personnel.

In a proposal submitted to Russia’s Security Council earlier this month, the Finance Ministry suggested cutting the country’s militar…

Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) have further strengthened their enduring defence relationship by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on building and delivering the next generation of cutting-edge frigates.

The MoU re-enforces both countries’ commitment to working togeth…

NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally’s Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defence expenditure according to an agreed definition of defence expenditure.

The amounts represent p…