PARIS — The Indonesian Ministry of Finance’s approval of foreign loans worth as much as $3.9 billion will allow the Ministry of Defense to proceed with three separate and long-deferred projects to modernize the Indonesian Air Force, Jane’s reported Nov. 15.

Approval letters that have been provi…

The Defense Committee of the Belgian House of Representatives will this morning examine the government’s draft 2023 defense budget, which notably includes €1.1 billion for weapons procurement, notably for helicopters. This was first reported by the Forces Operations blog.

This is one of the flags…

The government is coming forward with a winter package for Ukraine. The package is the largest to date and includes military and humanitarian support as well as support for the rehabilitation of critical infrastructure.

The military aid package is larger than all the previous eight aid packages o…

Japan plans to deploy a network of 50 compact satellites in a low Earth orbit to track next-generation hypersonic missiles capable of evading current defense systems, according to multiple sources.

The satellite constellation system being considered by the Defense Ministry will also come in handy…

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing are finally closing the redesign of the KC-46A’s troubled Remote Vision System—a large-scale overhaul of cameras and sensors, plus a redesigned boom-operator station to fix the deficiencies that have limited and delayed the new tanker’s path toward becoming operational….