United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump wanted an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by diplomacy, claiming that it would be “unrealistic”… Continue reading "Hegseth: Ukraine’s Return To 2014 Borders, NATO Membership “Unrealistic” For Peace Talks"
In late January the United States Marine Corps released its 2025 aviation plan, which contained confirmation on the retirement timeline of the AV-8B Harrier, as well as more information on… Continue reading "US Marine Corps Confirms Harrier Retirement in 2026"
Pilatus and the Netherlands announced February 7 that they have signed a contract for the purchase of the Swiss aircraft company’s PC-7 MKX trainers as the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s… Continue reading "Netherlands Becomes Launch Customer For Pilatus’ PC-7 MKX Trainers"
The Swedish Army officially began its first deployment as a NATO ally on February 7, with the South Scanian Regiment’s 71st Mechanized Infantry Battalion now under NATO command as part… Continue reading "Swedish Battalion Officially Joins NATO Multinational Battlegroup Latvia"
Korea Aerospace Industries may hold a surprise for one of its customers. Despite initial setbacks the light multirole jet may soon be delivered to its end-user in a modernized and… Continue reading "First FA-50PL To Come Off Production Line This Year"
Iran has unveiled a new ballistic missile named “Etemad” (meaning “trust” in Persian) during a ceremony in Tehran, on 2 February, attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian. It is an indigenously… Continue reading "Iran Unveils New Etamad Ballistic Missile"
F/A-18 Hornets of the Finnish Air Force are now operational for NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing mission, with the Finnish aircraft based at Keflavik Air Base for Quick Reaction Alert duties.… Continue reading "Finland’s Air Force On Duty For Icelandic Air Policing"
On February 4, the U.S. State Department approved two significant arms sales to Egypt totaling approximately $929 million, further strengthening the growing military ties between the two countries despite concerns… Continue reading "$929 Million Arms Deal: U.S. Supports Egypt’s Naval and Air Defense Upgrades"
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 1997, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine… Continue reading "NATO Eastern Flank States Discuss Withdrawal From Ottawa Convention"
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) of India has successfully conducted three consecutive flight trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) off the coast of Odisha on… Continue reading "DRDO conducts successive flight trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System"