The Chinese are activity seeking a military naval base in Africa on the Atlantic coast, which would threaten U.S. national security, Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command said.

Townsend and other Defense Department officials testified today at a House Armed Services Comm…

Among NATO partners, an expenditure of 2% of gross domestic product may no longer be enough for military spending, said Slovakian Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad’ during a press briefing today in Slovakia’s capital, Bratislava. 

“We talked about the fact that 2% of GDP as the cost of defense is no…

Defence Minister Kalle Laanet participated at the extraordinary meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence yesterday in Brussels, where the situation in Ukraine and additional possibilities for supporting Ukraine were discussed with the defence ministers of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden, as well as EU repre…

Lockheed Martin UK signs teaming agreement to join “Team Thunder” led by Hanwha Defense. The team, which also includes Pearson Engineering, Horstman Defence Systems, Leonardo UK, and Soucy Defense of the Soucy Group, will build an advanced variant of the K9 Self-Propelled Howitzer for the Royal Arti…

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) and Navantia SA SME have signed an Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of exploring potential mutual collaboration in support of and future modernization of the Royal Norwegian Navy F-310 Nansen class frigates.

The Nansen Class Frigates, delive…

ROME — Rescue and Salvage Bureau of Ministry of Transport, PRC (MOT CRS) has signed a contract for six AW189 super-medium twin-engine helicopters, which will be utilised across the coastlines of China for maritime SAR operations. The fleet deliveries will be completed by 2023.

The PRC (MOT CRS…