41+ min ago   (247+ words) The Royal Australian Navy has admitted its final Evolved Cape-class systems into service, completing the 12-patrol vessel program signed in 2020. The new platforms were designated as the HMAS Cape Spencer (P225) and HMAS Cape Hawke (P226), continuing the tradition of naming the…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (271+ words) Satellite operator SES has awarded German manufacturer OHB a contract worth nearly 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to build 18 satellites for the European Union’s IRIS² secure communications network, Reuters reported. It is the first major industrial order announced under IRIS², a European program intended…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (276+ words) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that NATO’s expanding military activity in the Arctic poses “direct threats” to Russia. Lavrov described the alliance’s exercises in the High North as aggressive, arguing that the growing military presence could cause incidents…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago   (351+ words) Ukraine has revealed information about the components and capabilities of Russia’s Zircon missile, challenging Moscow’s claims that it can reach hypersonic speeds of up to Mach 9 (1,113 kilometers/6,905 miles per hour). Russian President Vladimir Putin first revealed the 3M22 Zircon cruise missile’s…...

6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (273+ words) The Finnish military has placed an initial order worth 1.2 billion Swedish kronor ($126 million) with Saab for RBS 70 NG man-portable short-range air defense systems. Under the contract, Finland can also place additional orders for RBS 70 NG systems, training, spare parts, and…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (333+ words) Greece and Israel have signed a 3-billion-euro ($3.5-billion) deal for a multilayered air defense network designed to counter ballistic missiles, aircraft, and drones. The agreement is the largest defense export deal in the history of Israel-Greece relations and one of…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago   (333+ words) Rheinmetall plans a three-digit-million-euro investment in a new logistics and technology center at Kassel Airport as it increases its military vehicle operations in northern Germany. Under a memorandum of understanding signed with the Hesse state government, the German defense company…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (186+ words) Firefighters tending to a site near Kyiv struck by Russian drones. Image: Ukraine’s Emergency Service Russia could be changing its approach to drone attacks on Ukraine by prioritizing the intensity of strikes instead of how often they happen, a report…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (276+ words) UK-based defense executives whose companies supply weapons and drones to Ukraine have been warned that they and their employees could face Russian espionage threats, The Mail on Sunday reported. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office delivered the warning during…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (260+ words) Swedish fighter aircraft and naval vessels will assist Finland in protecting its airspace and territorial waters as part of an expansion of defense cooperation between the two NATO members. The initiative is intended to improve Finland’s ability to detect and…...