Defense Brief Editorial
Germany’s latest Ukraine aid list includes new rocket launchers, Vulcano munition
Germany will be providing Ukraine with the Vulcano 155 mm munition that can strike at ranges of 70 kilometers.
US Army picks AeroVironment’s Jump 20 as RQ-7B Shadow successor
Unmanned systems developer AeroVironment revealed it received an Other Transaction Agreement award by the US Army on August 18 for Increment 1...
US will gift Czech Republic six Viper, two Venom helicopters
The United States will donate six AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters as well as two UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters to the Czech Republic...
Denmark investing $5.4 billion in national warship building capability
The Danish defense ministry has unveiled a new program valued at 40 billion Danish krone (approx. $5.4B) that will see the country...
Australia kicks off Pitch Black with 100 aircraft from 17 nations...
The Royal Australian Air Force has kicked off its capstone international maneuver Pitch Black over Australia's Northern Territory with 100 aircraft from...
South Korea taps Korean Air for homegrown loyal wingman development program
South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) selected Korean Air as a preferred bidder for its project to develop a fleet of...
US Navy receives first HELIOS laser weapon for installation on a...
Lockheed Martin announced on Thursday it delivered the 60+ kW-class high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS) to the US...
US B-52H bombers return to UK for bomber task force mission
A total of four US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base landed at...
Russian MiG-31s suspected of violating Finnish airspace
The Finnish defense ministry said it believes two Russian Air Force MiG-31 fighter jets violated Finnish airspace in the Gulf of Finland...
AFSOC grounds CV-22 Osprey fleet over clutch issues
The US Air Force Special Operations Command has grounded its fleet of 52 CV-22 Osprey rotorcraft indefinitely due to the recent series...
