Yearly Archive: 2022

Germany will move ahead with the acquisition of Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook to meet the Bundeswehr’s (German military) long-standing heavy-lift transport helicopter requirement.

The selection of the Chinook was announced by Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to German lawmakers on June 1, with the l…

China has started to build the country’s most advanced large unmanned ship, the vessel’s manufacturer announced on Wednesday.

Led by the No.716 Research Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the large unmanned ship project had a ceremony to celebrate the start of its c…

BERN — A delegation from armasuisse and representatives of Swiss companies, led by armasuisse Vice Director Peter Winter, head of the Air2030 program, is visiting the manufacturers of the F-35A and Patriot in the USA this week. This is about potential offset deals.

In addition to the representa…

Hypersonic weapons can travel at extreme speeds in the earth’s atmosphere and maneuver along an unpredictable trajectory. They are also overhyped.

This chapter of the ETH’s “Strategic Trends 2022: Key Developments in Global Affairs” explains how three trends – unsubstantiated claims about the ef…

BUENOS AIRES — The Minister of Defense, Jorge Taiana, led this morning at the Buenos Aires Naval Base the ceremony for the arrival in the country of the Multipurpose Ocean Patrol Vessel (OPV) ARA “Rear Admiral Cordero” (P-54), the last of the four ships acquired by the Argentina through FONDEF to …

The international BALTOPS 22 exercise will take place in the Baltic Sea region on 5‒17 June 2022. The Finnish Air Force will participate in the exercise with two F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters operating out of Turku airport on 6‒10 June 2022.

The aim of BALTOPS 22 is to enhance NATO member and…