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Canada Plans to Increase Spending on North American Defense

Canada Plans to Increase Spending on North American Defense

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…
German A400M Refuels Czech Fighter Jets for First Time

German A400M Refuels Czech Fighter Jets for First Time

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…
StormBreaker Moves One Step Closer to F-35 Integration

StormBreaker Moves One Step Closer to F-35 Integration

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…

Finland Tables 2023 Defense Bill with 20% Hike

Finland Tables 2023 Defense Bill with 20% Hike

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…

GA-ASI Avenger MQ-20A Makes Completely Autonomous Flight

GA-ASI Avenger MQ-20A Makes Completely Autonomous Flight

SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used a company-owned Avenger MQ-20A Unmanned Aircraft System to fly a military aircraft using an Artificially Intelligent (AI) pilot deployed on an operationally relevant, Open Mission Systems (OMS) software stack on Sept. 12, 2022.
Slovenia to Supply 28 M-55 Tanks to Ukraine

Slovenia to Supply 28 M-55 Tanks to Ukraine

In his conversation with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Prime Minister Robert Golob continued the bilateral dialogue, initiated during his visit to Berlin on July 12.

The two leaders exchanged views on the energy crisis and possible EU measures to mitigate current high prices and support dema…

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