Germany is already supplying Ukraine with light weapons, while heavy systems such as tanks and artillery are to follow. DW takes a look at what Germany has already pledged — and what else Kyiv wants.

Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle

The Gepard (German for “cheetah”) is an ant…

Navy ships need regular, intensive maintenance. But the Navy reported a $1.7 billion backlog of deferred maintenance on just its surface ships. Of that, $1.2 billion is for ships the Navy proposed decommissioning early—in part because of their maintenance costs.

Navy reports don’t show the full e…

Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is awarded a $272,672,545 firm-fixed-price, performance-based logistics requirements contract to provide logistics, repair, and upgrade support for 15 Multi-Spectral Targeting System Forward-Looking Infrared components in support of MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters.

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The Chinese and Russian militaries are no longer invited to attend a major international naval conference that opens in Sydney on Tuesday, as relations between Australia and the powerful allies deteriorate.

Naval chiefs from 40 nations are gathering at Darling Harbour for the first Indo-Pacific c…

Thales has received an initial order to equip U.S. Air National Guard F-16 pilots with Scorpion Helmet Mounted Displays (HMD) as part of a deal that will make the combat-proven system available to NATO forces.

The contract will provide the Air National Guard with Scorpion retrofit kits to replace…

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and its US subsidiary RSGS demonstrated the Spike Firefly loitering munition at the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment 2022 (also known as AEWE).

AEWE 2022 is a collaborative venue under the Maneuver Battle Lab of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benni…