The Department of Defense says that the $50 billion in spending cuts it wants to make to the draft fiscal 2026 defense budget will be spent on programs aligned with… Continue reading "$50 Billion In Pentagon Cuts To Be “Redirected” To Trump Priorities"
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"
Lockheed Martin announced on 22 January, that the company has received a $270 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to integrate a system of next-generation infrared defensive sensors on… Continue reading "F-22 To Receive New Defensive Infrared Sensor System"
Hanwha Systems and Hanwha Ocean announced on December 19, that the Korean conglomerate had successfully completed their $100 million acquisition of Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, making Philly its first shipyard… Continue reading "South Korea’s Hanwha Closes Philly Shipyard Purchase"
Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America) has received a firm Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the United States Air Force to supply F-16 Block 40/42 Wide-Angle Conventional Head-Up Display… Continue reading "Elbit America Contracted To Supply Modernized USAF F-16 HUD Replacements"
The United States Marine Corps has completed its first live-fire exercise with its SkyHunter air defense system, the United States’ version of the Iron Dome. During the exercise, the system… Continue reading "U.S. Marine Corps Iron Dome Battery Completes First Live-Fire Exercise"
A spokesperson for the United States’ Department of Defense said on Friday that the winding down of the military mission to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq would not result… Continue reading "US “Not Withdrawing” From Iraq With End Of Anti-Islamic State Mission"
The United States’ Missile Defense Agency announced on Wednesday that it had selected Northrop Grumman’s hypersonic glide phase interceptor for further development. Continued development of the interceptor will be jointly… Continue reading "U.S. Missile Defense Agency Selects Northrop Grumman’s Hypersonic Glide Phase Interceptor For Further Development"
On 13 August, the U.S. State Department approved a series of foreign military sales [FMS] totaling $20 billion to Israel. The approvals authorizing these large-scale arms sales come at a… Continue reading "US Greenlights $20 Billion Arms Sale To Israel, Including 50 F-15 Fighter Jets"
Recently, the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency [DSCA] announced that the US State Department has decided to approve a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Slovakia for Bell AH-1Z… Continue reading "Slovakia One Step Closer To Becoming Europe’s Second Operator of Bell AH-1Z Attack Helicopters"