Defense Brief Editorial
Japan opts for Finnish AMVXP 8×8 as its new armored personnel...
Japan's defense ministry has selected the Patria-built AMVXP 8x8 as the next wheeled armored personnel carrier 8x8 vehicle for the Japan Ground...
Australia retires fifth Armidale-class patrol boat Wollongong
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has decommissioned Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong in a ceremony at HMAS Cairns after 15 years of...
DARPA contracts Aurora for next phase of its active flow control...
Aurora Flight Sciences, a subsidiary of Boeing, has been awarded a $42.2m contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to...
US Navy’s AARGM-ER missile hits moving target at sea in latest...
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman have carried out another flight test of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER),...
US Navy lays keel for 30th Virginia-class sub Arizona (SSN 803)
The US Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony for its 30th Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine in a ceremony at General Dynamics Electric...
New Zealand officially receives first P-8A Poseidon MPA
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has received the first of four P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing.
UK places another order for NLAW anti-tank weapons
The UK defense ministry has awarded a £229 million (approx. $279M) contract to Saab for further deliveries of Next Generation Light Anti-Tank...
French helicopter carrier seizes EUR150M worth of cocaine off Sierra Leone
A French Navy helicopter carrier has intercepted 4.6 tons of cocaine in an operation off the coast of Sierra Leone.
US clears $1.5B sale of Chinook helicopters to South Korea
The US State Department has approved a possible sale of CH-47F Chinook helicopters to the Republic of Korea in a sale that...
US Air Force fine-tuning aerodynamics on mobility fleet for fuel savings
After years of research and testing, the C-17 is getting microvanes for improved airflow.
