Yearly Archive: 2022

PARIS — The German government has authorized the production of 100 PanzerHaubitze (armored howitzer) 2000 self-propelled 155mm howitzers for Ukraine, Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday citing a spokesman for their manufacturer, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW).

According to Der Spiegel, the deal is w…

RAMSTEIN Air Base, Germany — The U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, the F-22 Raptor, has arrived at RAF Lakenheath, England, in route to the 32nd Tactical Air Base, Łask, Poland, to support NATO Air Shielding in the European Theater.

The aircraft are from the 90th Fighter Squadron, 3rd …

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has scrapped a deal to purchase 16 Russian military transport helicopters due to fears of possible U.S. sanctions, Philippine officials said.

Former Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday night he canceled the 12.7-billion-peso ($227 mill…

In an effort to accelerate its broad military modernization initiative the government of Poland has reached an agreement with South Korea for the supply of self-propelled howitzers (SPHs), main battle tanks and light combat aircraft.

The massive arms agreement carries an estimated price tag of $…

BERLIN — This list provides an overview of German lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine. It includes deliveries from Bundeswehr stocks as well as deliveries by industry financed from funds from the Federal Government’s upgrading initiative.

As part of the 2022 budget process, the…

Today, the Defence Committee publishes its report “The Integrated Review, Defence in a Competitive Age and the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy”.

Increased number of challenges

The Committee finds that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) faces a number of challenges following decisio…