The Swedish Armed Forces is now being reinforced by two new units. In a festive ceremony in Arvidsjaur on 24 September, the Norrland Dragoon Regiment, K 4, was reinaugurated. “A historical day for Sweden and the Swedish Armed Forces” said Supreme Commander Micael Bydén. On 1 October, the Älvsborg Ma…

U.S. Defense Department officials are refusing to confirm reports that American forces are in Taiwan, secretly training Taiwanese troops to prepare them in case of an attack from China.

The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported the Pentagon has about two dozen special operations troops working…

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil — The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) approved financing to export 24 Embraer E175 commercial jets to SkyWest Airlines, the world’s largest regional aviation company, based in Utah in the U.S. The deal strengthens Brazil’s industry at a time when it is still feeling …

BOTHELL, WASH — Lockheed Martin successfully completed factory acceptance testing for the Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL), in preparation for U.S. military ground and flight testing of the system.

“Completion of this milestone is a tremendous accomplishment for our customer,” said Rick Cordar…

TACOMA, Wash. — Today Lockheed Martin celebrated with the U.S. Army the delivery of critical ground equipment for its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system – part of a rapid, multi-year hypersonic weapons development program supporting the service’s focus on long-range precision fires.

“Wi…

The Defense Department is becoming smarter about cybersecurity and is at an inflection point, Kelly Fletcher, performing the duties of the chief information officer, said today in a Billington CyberSecurity Summit fireside chat on cybersecurity priorities.

“For the last couple of decades, we’ve b…