The twelve Northern Group nations met in Reykjavik this week (8 June) to discuss the security challenges for Northern Europe following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

The ministers of defence issued a joint statement condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, committing to support Ukraine …

On Wednesday (8 June 2022), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a conference call with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Latvian Prime Minster Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.

The Secretary General and the Prime Ministers discussed the…

ARLINGTON, Va. — Kelli L. Seybolt, deputy under secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs and Lt. Gen. Somkiat Sampan, Thailand’s Director-General of Defence Science and Technology Department, signed a milestone agreement June 1 to collaborate on defense technologies.

The leaders signed…

The special operations forces (SOF) of the Commando Corps and the Marine Corps have had 5 Manpacks at their disposal since last week. These are portable military satellite dishes. The difference with previous systems is in weight and size. The new ones are so small and light that they can be carried…

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh handed over 12 High Speed Guard Boats to Vietnam during his visit to Hong Ha Shipyard in Hai Phong on June 09, 2022. The boats have been constructed under the Government of India’s $US 100 million Defence Line of Credit to Vietnam.

The initial five boats were bui…

BERN — At the general meeting of RUAG’s holding company (BGRB Holding AG) on June 8, 2022, the Confederation, as owner of RUAG, approved the dissolution of BGRB Holding AG. The demerger of RUAG is therefore complete. RUAG MRO, which works mainly for the Swiss Armed Forces, and RUAG International w…