The Director of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency, Mette Sørfonden, today signed the production contract for the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. Worth nearly NOK 4 billion (approx. $480 million—Ed.), the contract represents one of the largest ever acquisitio…

LEEUWARDEN, Netherlands — In Gerard Veldman’s living room, the vases vibrate when an F-35 takes off. “In the past, we never had problems with aircraft noise. Since the arrival of the F-35, things have changed,” says the resident near the Dutch air force base in Leeuwarden.

The number of noise c…

Rheinmetall, the largest supplier of military vehicles to the Australian Defence Force has submitted the company’s Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) best and final offer for the Australian Department of Defence Land 400 Phase 3 Mounted Close Combat Capability tender. Rheinmetall is one of two com…

TAIPEI — In a significant step forward for Taiwan’s indigenous defense industry, the “Brave Eagle” Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) conducted its official inaugural flight Thursday (Oct. 21).

With China stepping up its intimidation of Taiwan by sending its warplanes into the country’s air defense ide…

Airbus Helicopters UK has held U.K. demonstrations with its new H175M medium-lift helicopter, a derivative of the commercial H175 and a type that the company sees as an ideal candidate for the U.K.’s emerging New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement. This project is aimed at replacing the Royal Air F…

NEW YORK / SEOUL — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations called on North Korea Wednesday to refrain from further provocative actions and engage in “sustained and substantive dialogues,” after Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile from a submarine this week.

“We should not look at this most…