WASHINGTON — The Pentagon wants defense contractors to cut the ultimate cost of hypersonic weapons, the head of research and development said on Tuesday, as the next generation of super-fast missiles being developed currently cost tens of millions per unit.

“We need to figure out how to drive t…

to finalize the deal for the IDF to purchase three next-generation submarines.

The so-called “submarine affair,” considered the most serious case of suspected corruption in Israeli history, has been dogging defense agencies, politicians and public discourse since it broke out in 2016.

The cas…

MOSCOW — The first regiment of Russia’s advanced S-500 air defense systems has been delivered to a military unit guarding the airspace of the Russian capital Moscow, a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry has told TASS.

“The first regiment of the S-500 air defense systems has entered se…

The Norwegian Armed Forces are preparing for a major tank procurement to replace their ageing fleet of 40-year-old Leopard 2 models.

Two contenders are vying for the tender: the choice is between the Leopard 2A7 by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and the K2 Black Panther by South K…

A moderate increase in the defense budget is enough to finance the new combat aircraft and a ground-based air defense system. The planned increase of 1.4 percent per year in real terms is less than the average growth of the federal budget, Marc Siegenthaler, Head of Resources at the Swiss Ministry o…

Since October 1, more than 100 Chinese military aircraft have moved provocatively through the air defense identification zones of nearby Taiwan — just over 100 miles to the east. Those military maneuvers serve only to create uncertainty in a part of the world where the U.S. wants to see stability an…