Defense Brief Editorial
Norway: Stage set for 16,000-troop exercise Cold Response
The main focus will be on high-intensity combat and the development of amphibious capacities.
Indian Army buying additional Apache helicopters from Boeing
The Indian Army will receive an additional six Apache helicopters from US defense contractor Boeing under a deal announced during the visit...
Australia, UK open F-35 reprogramming lab
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter operators Australia and the UK have opened an F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida...
US Marine Corps picks supplier of new Squad Common Optics
The US Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded Michigan-based Trijicon a contract worth up to $64 million to supply the service's...
US Navy’s 69th Arleigh Burke destroyer completes builder’s trials
DDG 119 is scheduled to enter service in September 2020.
Australia approves further AU$1.6b for Tindal air force base upgrade
construction is expected to start from mid-2020, with completion set for 2027.
US Ross first US destroyer to enter Black Sea in 2020
USS Ross was also the last US Navy ship in the Black Sea in 2019.
Russia ready to order ninth and tenth Borei-A ballistic missile submarines
As reported, the ninth and tenth boats in the class are to be laid down in 2021.
Serbia receives first Pantsir S1 system from Russia
The Serbian defense ministry received the first Russian-made Pantsir S1 air-defense system after it landed at the „Pukovnik-pilot Milenko Pavlović“ airport in...
US Navy’s 15th Virginia-class submarine returns from first deployment
US Navy's Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) returned from its maiden deployment to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base New...
