Finland and Sweden filed letters of application to officially join The North Atlantic Treaty Organization on May 18, but joining NATO is not an overnight process.

State Department officials have said nations that want to enter NATO must meet five requirements:

1 New members must uphold democr…

BERN — Germany and Poland have asked the Department of Defense (DDPS) to pass on material from previous or current army holdings. The DDPS has decided how to answer these requests.

Germany can freely dispose of Leopard 2 tanks that were sold back to Rheinmetall twelve years ago, since there ar…

Loitering munitions are increasingly used in armed conflicts. An extensive database of loitering munitions is developed based on information available in the public domain. This database includes dimensions, weights, and performance parameters such as flight endurance and communication range.

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The corvette “Oldenburg” has now provided evidence that “the Navy is now able to use a precision-guided weapon against targets relatively far behind the coast,” as the Test Director of the Missile Firing Exercise 2022, Commander Nikolaus Hey, explains. “This step now officially enables the corvettes…

BUDAPEST — Embraer and Aeroplex have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on a project to qualify Aeroplex as an Embraer Authorized Service Center (EASC) in Hungary. The goal is to support and enable Aeroplex to provide line and intermediate maintenance to the Hungarian Defence …

SAN FRANCISCO — Four allied countries are working on a new high-tech method of cracking down on illegal fishing, one of the Asia-Pacific region’s biggest issues at sea. The initiative would hold violators accountable and draw countries together for the cause.

The satellite-based surveillance pr…