MANILA –– The Department of National Defense (DND) said enhancing the capability of personnel in handling and operating the weapon platforms and systems acquired for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is the next step in its modernization program.

“The next phase actually in our moderniza…

EDINBURGH, South Australia –– A U.S. Navy P-8A from Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47) and one KC-30A from Royal Australian Air Force No. 33 Squadron (RAAF 33) conducted the first ever operational Air-To-Air Refueling (AAR) between a U.S. Navy P-8A and a RAAF KC-30A on March 20.

Earlier in the month, th…

Every year, the defense budget determines how high the expenditure for personnel, equipment and operations of the Bundeswehr will be. How does it come about and what will change with the so-called special fund of 100 billion euros?

The preparation of the federal budget follows fixed procedures an…

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio –– The BOLT II “In memory of Mike Holden” flight experiment, managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory/Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR), launched on the evening of March 21 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Wallops Flig…

Today (23 March) the Chiefs of Defence of Belgium and Estonia formally opened the first Multinational Ammunition Warehousing Initiative (MAWI) location in Estonia.

Other Allies are also expected to use the warehouse for storing their munitions in the context of their enhanced Forward Presence (eF…

MADRID — Indra is developing the satellite communications system that will enable the large aircraft and drones of the future to operate as true systems of systems, exchanging data in real time to maintain superiority in every mission.

Indra’s new SATCOM will offer bandwidths of up to 20 megabi…