Yearly Archive: 2022

The Defense Department welcomes Canada Defense Minister Anita Anand’s June 20 announcement of plans to enlarge Canada’s defense budget and make significant investments in North American Aerospace Defense Command modernization and continental defense, said Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander o…

Despite Ukraine’s recent impressive counteroffensive around Kharkiv, the war with Russia has reached a prolonged deadlock. But there is one clear winner: the US arms industry.

Some view these companies as the ‘arsenal of democracy’, as US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called the American in…

WASHINGTON, DC — Due in part to its increasing use on the battlefield, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) will continue to be one of the most dynamic growth sectors of the world aerospace industry this decade, report Teal Group analysts in their latest market analysis.

Teal Group’s 2022/2023 market …

The State Council has given the parliament the government’s proposal for the state budget for the year 2023. 6.1 billion euros are proposed as the appropriations for the defense administration. This is EUR 1.0 billion (20%) more than the current year’s budget.

The increase is mainly caused by le…

TUCSON, Ariz — The U.S. Navy, in partnership with Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, conducted two StormBreaker smart weapon guided test vehicle releases from an F-35B Lightning II at .9 Mach, the fastest release to date from an F-35.

“No other fielded air-to-surface…

In the Czech town of Ostrawa during the NATO Days from September 17th to 18th, an A400M of the [German] Air Force carried out training refueling flights with Czech SAAB Saab Automobile Parts AB JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets for the first time. The Czech Republic is thus another NATO partner with whom t…