Yearly Archive: 2020

PARIS — General Philippe Lavigne, General Ingo Gerhartz and General Javier Salto, respectively Chiefs of Staff of the French, German and Spanish Air Forces, have signed two documents relating to their cooperative program “Système de combat aérien du futur,” or Future Combat Air System (FCAS), and …

STUTTGART, Germany — Russian aircraft delivered to Libya in late May are being actively flown in Libya. These Russian aircraft are being used to support private military companies (PMCs) sponsored by the Russian government.

U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has photographic evidence of a Russian…

The Bundeswehr will invest heavily a total of around 13 billion euros. The Navy will get four MKS 180 multi-purpose combat ships. The Eurofighter will be equipped with new radars. In the Hercules follow-up project, BWI, as an in-house service provider, is to guarantee IT information technology opera…

The HX Fighter and Squadron 2020 projects of the Finnish Defence Forces have been prepared thoroughly. However, the estimated total costs could be more transparent.

The aim of the HX Fighter and Squadron 2020 projects is to replace and develop the Air Force and Navy capabilities to be phased ou…

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — China set a new record Thursday for the number of consecutive days – 66 – its government vessels have been spotted in waters near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

In the latest sighting, four Chinese coast guard vessels appeared around 9 a.m. ab…

Rheinmetall has won another major order for logistic vehicles. Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has entered a framework contract with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) for delivery of up to 4,000 swap body systems, many…