Over 2,000 U.K. Commando Force personnel joined NATO allies in Northern Norway to train in extreme cold weather warfare tactics earlier this year. According to the Royal Navy, the months-long training culminated in Exercise Joint Viking, a multinational exercise designed to demonstrate the ability of allied forces to operate cohesively in challenging Arctic conditions. During...
BlueForge Alliance, a nonprofit defense integrator, has awarded Honeywell a key contract on behalf of the U.S. Navy’s AUKUS Acquisition and Integration Office to lead a pilot program designed to securely share technology and build Australia’s industrial base for the AUKUS submarine project. For the AUKUS Submarine Industrial Base pilot program, Honeywell will establish a...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded GE Aerospace a Foreign Military Sales contract worth a potential $5 billion to deliver F110-GE-129 engines for allies’ F-15 and F-16 fleet. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers FMS to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bulgaria and other potential buyers with letters of offer and acceptance, according to the Pentagon’s daily brief of...
Sweden said it has allocated $295 million to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, boosting the defense aid it extends to Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defence, the 18th military package covers the delivery of 18 ARCHER artillery units and five Arthur counter-battery fire radar units and financial support to improve the Ukrainian defense industry....
The U.S. Space Command recently hosted Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of the NATO Military Committee, and other NATO representatives at its headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base to strengthen the alliance’s understanding of and enhance cooperation in space. During their March 6 visit, the NATO delegates received briefings on the command’s mission and operational...
Saab and Ukrainian defense company Radionix have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sensors and defense electronics, aiming to boost Kyiv’s defense capabilities. The partnership will concentrate on the development and maintenance of sensors and defense electronics across all domains, leveraging Radionix’s expertise in radar and optical targeting equipment and Saab’s defense industry...
The U.S. Air Force plans to hold four allied exercises in 2025 similar to the recent ShOC-N, short for Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, Capstone 24B, to test artificial intelligence applications in combat. Lt. Col. Wesley Schultz of the U.S. Air Force’s 805th Combat Training Squadron told Defense One that ShOC-N addresses the challenge of advancing interoperability...
Defense ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom — Europe’s five largest military spenders — met in Paris on Wednesday and affirmed their continued support for Ukraine even in the event of a ceasefire or peace deal with Russia. According to a Defense News report, French Armed Forces Minister Sébastian Lecornu called...
HII will lead the new Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification, or AUSSQ, program aimed at accelerating the development of Australia’s supply chain to support the AUKUS trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The program will identify and qualify Australian suppliers and products that will support the AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy,...
Virginia-based defense company V2X has received a $100 million contract to deliver support services for NATO’s missile defense site in Redzikowo, Poland. The award comes with a one-year base period, seven one-year options and an additional six-month extension. The U.S. Navy’s Aegis Ashore complex in Poland supports NATO’s missile defense system, extending detecting, tracking and...
