Yearly Archive: 2022

Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen has authorized the Finnish Defense Forces to enter into an agreement with Nammo Lapua Oy for the additional procurement of lightweight 66 KES 12 disposable weapons. The procurement will strengthen the anti-tank capability of the soldiers.

“With the additional reso…

On Monday, September 26, at the same time at Spilve airfield and Liepāja airport, based on the training request of the National Armed Forces, MC-130J Commando II aircraft landing exercises of the US Special Operations Forces in Europe will take place, demonstrating the High Mobility Rocket Artillery…

Australia’s Naval Shipbuilding Program has reached another milestone, with the keel laying for its fifth offshore patrol vessel (OPV) in Henderson, Western Australia.

A coin was positioned under the keel of OPV 5 (Illawarra) – the first of many traditions for a Navy ship.

“A keel laying is an …

Paratroopers have scaled new heights and built partnerships with NATO allies during demanding training in the mountains of Slovenia.

Some 120 paratroopers from C (Bruneval) Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2PARA) are being introduced to the challenges of operating in a mountainous e…

Since July, a group of pilots and on-board technicians from the 22nd Helicopter Air Force Base in Náměště nad Oslavou have been training on the new types of UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters at the US Marine Corps Base Pendleton. In September, the initial theoretical training was replaced by t…

Ties between India and the United States — the world’s two largest democracies — including military ties, are growing stronger, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today.

Austin met with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subramanyam Jaishankar in the Pentagon. Earlier, Austin spoke vi…