Yearly Archive: 2022

The government will approve on Thursday the draft law on the acquisition of 32 F-16 aircraft, Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said, noting that, in the current context, it is necessary to continue strengthening the army’s defense and response capacity.

“We will approve today the law proposed by the …

At Eurosatory in Paris, FMV and Bofors signed a letter of intent which is the first step when Sweden is to establish division artillery in line with the total defense decision 2021-2025.

Mikael Frisell FMV, Head of Army equipment, and Lena Gillström, CEO of BAE Systems Bofors, signed the letter o…

Representatives from more than 50 nations pledged to get more military capabilities into the hands of Ukrainian forces battling Russian invaders, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today in Brussels.

Austin chaired the third meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The group is l…

HAMBURG — Airbus’ first A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) has successfully accomplished its first flight. The aircraft, MSN 11000, took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport at 11:05 hrs CEST for a a test flight which lasted approximately four hours and 35 minutes.

The aircraft’s crew consisted of exp…

There is no such thing as “international waters” on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made it clear at a press conference on Monday. The US has replaced universally applicable rules of international law with unilateral rul…

Poland intends to buy the Leonardo AW149 multimission helicopter in the near future according to a statement from Minister of National Defense Mariusz Balszczak on June 13. The purchase will form part of the larger “Perkoz” multirole support helicopter program – part of the Defense Ministry’s modern…