Category: Notizie Estero

DUBAI — The Indonesia Ministry of Defence has placed an order for two Airbus A400M aircraft in multirole tanker and transport configuration.

The contract, which will become effective in 2022, will bring the total number of A400M operators to ten nations. The agreement includes a complete mainte…

The pandemic has imposed unusual hardships on the military, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is taking immediate steps to alleviate the worst effects.

Austin announced the moves he’s taking to strengthen economic security in the armed forces. He spoke during a Pentagon news conference…

The U.S. Air Force’s next-generation B-21 stealth bomber program will likely cost taxpayers at least $203 billion to develop, purchase and operate 100 aircraft over 30 years, according to new service estimates.

The figure represents the most complete estimate to date for the heavily classified pr…

Defence officials are weighing up whether Australia will need a new conventional submarine to avoid a capability gap while the navy waits for a fleet of nuclear-powered boats to be delivered.

This could include building an updated version of the navy’s Collins-class submarine in Adelaide by the g…

BRUSSELS — The European Union is considering a joint military force of up to 5,000 troops by 2025 to intervene in a range of crises and without relying on the United States, according to a draft plan.

The “EU Rapid Deployment Capacity” should be made up of land, sea and air components that coul…

TAIPEI — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen lauded military cooperation with Washington on Thursday as she commissioned the first combat wing of F-16 fighters upgraded with U.S. help to bolster the island’s defences during rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

Frequent Chinese and U.S. militar…