The new equipment ordered from Saab makes it possible for the Armed Forces to fly the Gripen C / D while the new JAS 39E Gripen is delivered.

The original agreement for the development and modification of the JAS 39E Gripen, which was signed in February 2013, is based on the reuse of certain equi…

Arafura class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), NUSHIP Arafura, was launched today at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia – the first in a fleet of 12 OPVs being built for the Royal Australian Navy to replace the Armidale and Cape class patrol boats.

Minister for Defence the Hon Peter Dutto…

MOSCOW — The Northern Fleet’s Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov in the White Sea has successfully hit a target at the Chizha proving ground in the Arkhangelsk Region with the Tsirkon hypersonic missile, the Russian Defense Ministry told journalists on Thursday.

“The crew of the frigate Adm…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif, — Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, has been awarded a $67 million contract to demonstrate an Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System, or EWS, Prototype with the ability to deliver operational data for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command u…

RAF LAKENHEATH, England — RAF Lakenheath received its first delivery of F-35A Lightning II aircraft December 15. This is the result of a force posture adjustment that has been six years in the making. Announced in 2015, the long-anticipated arrival of the F-35 marks RAF Lakenheath as the first bas…

By consolidating special operations forces, the Defence Forces is better prepared to respond to disruptions during normal conditions and to respond to complex threats.

Based on the decision by the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, Special Operations Forces (SOF) activities will be consolid…