Airbus Helicopters announced April 19 that the United Kingdom has ordered an additional six H145 helicopters, with deliveries to start in 2025. According to Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), the… Continue reading "UK Orders Six More Airbus H145M Helicopters"
“If two years ago someone would have said that in the Spring of 2024 we would have had North Korean munitions killing Ukrainians in Europe […] we would have probably… Continue reading "Reflecting on NATO and Asia as the Alliance Celebrates its 75th Birthday"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence is launching a series of reforms to its procurement model that will begin taking effect in April, pursuing a cultural shift to put greater… Continue reading "UK Seeks “Spiral Development By Default” With New Military Procurement Model"
Last week, Lockheed Martin delivered the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft upgraded to Block 8.1 standards to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret). This delivery, which will improve the… Continue reading "The Royal Norwegian Air Force Receives Its First C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft Upgraded to Block 8.1 Standard"
The Republic of Singapore will purchase eight F-35A Lightning II fighters, with the conventional takeoff-and-landing fighters to complement the twelve short-takeoff-and-landing F-35Bs already being procured. Singaporean Defense Minister Dr. Ng… Continue reading "Singapore Announces Plan To Purchase F-35As"
Japan’s pacifism has been seen by many in Japan as a core element of the postwar Japanese identity. At the center of that is Article 9 of the constitution: “Aspiring… Continue reading "The JSDF and Article 9: From the Cold War to the Present"
The United States has fired more missiles targeting Houthi (Ansar Allah) sites in Yemen for the fourth and fifth time this week, following the reinstatement of the Houthis as a… Continue reading "Further U.S. Missile Strikes on Houthi Targets in Yemen"
The United States and United Kingdom announced late on Thursday that their militaries have conducted strikes on Houthi militant facilities in Yemen, aiming to “disrupt and degrade” the Iranian-backed group’s… Continue reading "United States And United Kingdom Strike Houthi Militant Facilities In Yemen"
A limited $50 million deal has been signed between BAE Systems and the U.S. Army for an Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) for the production of M777 lightweight howitzer major structures.… Continue reading "BAE Systems Agree Deal for M777 For US Army"
Poland’s Armament Agency announced on December 29 that the Polish Air Force had received all 12 of its first batch of FA-50 light attack aircraft. The FA-50s are the first… Continue reading "Deliveries Of Poland’s First FA-50 Light Attack Jets Complete"