According to a document released earlier this month by the Italian Ministry of Defense, Italy is planning to invest over €7.7 billion ($8.18 billion) between 2029 and 2037 towards the… Continue reading "Italy to Double GCAP Funding"
The new British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has met Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy during his first visit to Kyiv following his appointment in August 2023. During their meeting he reassured the… Continue reading "New British Defense Minister Meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv on First Visit to Ukraine"
Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) showcased the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s (JGSDF) latest standard-issue rifle, the Type 20 Howa at the DSEI Japan expo held in Chiba… Continue reading "DSEI Japan 2023: JGSDF’s New Howa Type 20 Rifle on Display"
On 7 December, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace met with their US counterpart Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Washington. This is the first… Continue reading "Trilateral AUKUS Defense Ministers Meeting Held for the First Time"
On 6 December, the US State Department approved the possible sale of 116 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Poland. The sale comes out to a whopping $3.75 billion although Polish defense… Continue reading "State Department Approves $3.75 Billion Sale of Over 100 M1A1 Abrams Tanks & Depleted Uranium Rounds to Poland"
On 1 November, at 7:50 PM local time, the Japanese Ministry of Defense detected a Chinese Type 636 survey vessel in the vicinity of the uninhabited island of Gajajima which… Continue reading "China is Stepping Up Intrusions into Japanese Waters"
The British House of Commons Defence Committee recently published its newest report: “Defence Space: Through Adversity to the Stars?”. In short, the committee was not very pleased with the Ministry… Continue reading "UK Parliament Committee Publishes Highly Critical Report on British Space Defense"
On October 24 Romanian Minster of Defense Vasile Dincu announced his resignation: “I, Vasile DINCU, member of the Romanian Government, Minister of Defense, ask you [the Prime Minster] to take… Continue reading "Romanian Defense Minister Resigns Following Ukraine Comments"
Addressing Parliament the UK’s defense secretary Ben Wallace revealed that in a September 29 incident, a Russian SU-27 fighter fired a missile in the vicinity of an RAF RC-135 Rivet… Continue reading "British Government Says Russian Aircraft Fired Missile Near British Spy Plane"
Official British government sources revealed that China may have recruited as many as 30 former military pilots from the United Kingdom to help instruct flyers of the People’s Liberation Army… Continue reading "UK Government Responds to Reports of Former British Pilots Training Chinese Pilots"