On June 9, the 11th report of the Federal Ministry of Defense on armaments matters (Armaments Report) was published, at the same time as the report on the material operational readiness of the Bundeswehr’s main weapon systems.

The reports provide Parliament and the public with a comprehensive ov…

BERLIN — Germany’s Defence Ministry has stopped refurbishing the military’s maritime patrol aircraft in favour of conducting a market study of possible replacements, a confidential ministry document reviewed by Reuters showed.

Prepared for the parliamentary defence committee, the document showe…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is advancing weapons integration work in support of the UK’s Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system programme, with ground vibration testing now being performed.

The test activity is taking place in the USA using General Atomics’ first production example of…

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said US troops in Germany is central to transatlantic and European security. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said that security was “not a commodity.”

Germany’s top officials on Tuesday voiced concerns about the possible withdrawal of US troops, for …

China has deployed a network of sensors and communications capabilities between Hainan Island and the Paracel Islands in the northern South China Sea. These capabilities are part of a “Blue Ocean Information Network” developed by China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), a state-owned c…

TOKYO — Japan’s decision to halt the deployment of the U.S.-made Aegis Ashore missile defense system will weaken the nation’s ability to counter the North Korean threat and could also strain the security partnership with Washington, its most important ally.

The move upends Japan’s plan to add a…