Yearly Archive: 2020

On October 14, the Swedish Defence Ministry outlined a defense bill that covers an increase in the defence budget for 2021-2025 by over 40%. This is the largest increase in the defence capability of the country in 70 years. Among other things, the new bill, which is set to become a law by February 2…

BEIJING — China resolutely opposes the United States selling weapons to Taiwan and urges the U.S. side to stop its military contacts with the island, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Thursday.

Tan made the remarks when asked to comm…

IWAKUNI, Japan. — On October 16, 2020 Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 re-designated Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 as part of the Marine Corps’ ongoing transition process from legacy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to the newer 5th-generation F-35…

A Boeing Co. plant in Arizona that builds Apache attack helicopters is under scrutiny by more than two dozen Army personnel after the company reported quality problems it says were caused by a derelict technician.

The Army is evaluating whether the quality concerns involving testing and installat…

PARIS — France will undertake a complex industrial operation to repair the submarine FS Perle, French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced Thursday during a speech broadcast as part of the closing of the Euronaval online exhibition.

Perle, a Rubis-class nuclear-powered attack submarin…

Airpower is critical to improving NATO’s defense and deterrence posture in response to Russia’s aggressive actions and continued military modernization, as recognized in NATO’s 2018 Joint Air Power Strategy. The capabilities of European air forces to defend allies in conflict are evolving, and the t…