Yearly Archive: 2022

Australia Raises Defense Spending Above 2% of GDP

Australia Raises Defense Spending Above 2% of GDP

As part of our plan for a stronger future, the [Australian] Government’s 2022-23 Budget continues its record investment in Australia’s national security by building Defence capability and creating jobs, boosting Australia’s cyber resilience, supporting Australia’s sovereign Defence industry and im…
Houthi Attacks Expose Saudi Arabia’s Defense Weakness

Houthi Attacks Expose Saudi Arabia’s Defense Weakness

A recent high-profile strike on an oil depot in Jeddah by Houthi rebels has underlined Saudi Arabia’s military defense vulnerability — and threatens its reputation as a global investment location.

There were no signs of calm, just days before a cease-fire signed on Monday was supposed to halt the…

Airbus to Participate in Selection of NATO’s AWACS Replacement

Airbus to Participate in Selection of NATO’s AWACS Replacement

MUNICH / FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Airbus Defence and Space together with Northrop Grumman Corporation and seven industrial players forming the ASPAARO (Atlantic Strategic Partnership for Advanced All-domain Resilient Operations) team have been selected by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) …
American Tanks and Other Equipment Arrive in Vlissingen

American Tanks and Other Equipment Arrive in Vlissingen

Tanks are currently rolling off the American naval vessel Cape Washington in the port of Vlissingen. The tanks are from an American mechanized brigade on its way to Eastern Europe for the large-scale exercise Defender 22. The Americans are not just taking tanks; their equipment also includes wheeled…
Ukrainians Salvage Abandoned Russian T-80U Tanks

Ukrainians Salvage Abandoned Russian T-80U Tanks

The invader’s abandoned T-80U tanks were adopted into service by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The T-80U tanks, abandoned by the Russian invaders, were adopted into service by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Militarnyi informs about it.

On March 29th, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukrai…

The Russian Air Force Is Losing Its Best Jets Over Ukraine

The Russian Air Force Is Losing Its Best Jets Over Ukraine

The Sukhoi Su-34 was supposed to change the Russian air force. The twin-engine, twin-seat, supersonic fighter-bomber—a highly-evolved variant of the Su-27 air-superiority fighter—promised to usher in a new era of high-tech, precision bombing.

Instead, the Su-34s have flown into Ukraine lugging th…

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