Category: Notizie Estero

Chinese president Xi Jinping has set a timeline for his nation’s military to be capable of taking Taiwan by 2027 — just five years from now. Recent events in the Taiwan strait have some questioning the strategic situation and prospects of a near-term invasion. 

Colin H. Kahl, the undersecretary …

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said nations of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group are even “more united and resolved to keep up our support for Ukraine’s right to defend itself.”

The secretary and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed the media at the c…

PARIS — Sébastien Lecornu, French Minister of the Armed Forces, met with defense manufacturers this Wednesday, September 8 at Ministry HQ in Paris-Balard. Objective: to optimize production capacities, in a strategic context marked by the return of war in Europe. Focus on the minister’s four commit…

Continuing the legacy of superior precision engagement performance, Lockheed Martin’s Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile is ready for full rate production.

On August 30, 2022, the U.S. Army approved the JAGM system to enter full rate production (FRP). This decision showcases the maturation of the JAGM p…

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (Kongsberg) has received an order from Raytheon Missiles & Defense for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) to the US Navy Over-The-Horizon Weapon System (OTH WS) program worth MNOK 328.

Raytheon is prime contractor to the US Navy.

The order is related to the OTH WS fra…

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Thursday commenced the second phase of its large-scale military exercises that completely locked down the island of Taiwan, and began to use live fire following the first phase of preparations starting Tuesday evening when US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi v…