Todor Tagarev, Bulgaria’s minister of defence, directly tied the establishment of the new MCM task force to Russian actions in the Black Sea, amid Moscow’s continued blockade of maritime traffic in the area.
By Tim MartinGA-ASI’s MQ-9B: The right UAV for persistence, power, and performance
When assessing the state of the art of unmanned aerial systems, it’s critical to be very clear about what various aircraft can and can’t do – and could never do.
“This is a vision for the future, so there is currently no process of acquiring aircraft to replace the F-16s,” a spokesperson from the office of Portugal’s defense minister Helena Carreiras, told Breaking Defense.
By Tim Martin
Romania hopes to buy 54 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks through the Foreign Military Sales process.
By Aaron Mehta
The letter of intent comes after the Biden administration approved the re-export of the fourth generation jets to Ukraine.
By Tim Martin
The initial order for 32 aircraft also includes 35 engines, weapons, ammunition, logistics support, training services and simulators, according to the Romanian Ministry of National Defence.
By Tim Martin
The move comes as the country looks to up defense spending and modernize its military forces in the wake of Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
By Michael Marrow
“We’re going to step up. We’re stepping up,” US President Joe Biden said. “We’re proving that NATO is more needed now than it ever has been and it’s as important as it has ever been.”
By Aaron Mehta
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI will present integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
Germany, Belgium, Romania, Italy, Poland, Norway and Sweden have all pledged to increase defense spending since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
By Christina Mackenzie
The deployment of the two US Navy ships, along with a refueling ship, is the largest American presence in the waterway in three years.
By Paul McLeary
The SecDef suggested today the US is looking to Romania and the Baltics as new places to station American forces.
By Paul McLeary
“Due to considerations of cost and timing, we have stopped the process of introducing the Aegis Ashore system,” Japanese Defense Minister Toro Kono said. “For the time being, Japan will continue to counter (missile threats) with Aegis-equipped ships.”
By Paul McLeary
Getting problem-plagued ballistic missile defense site online is an ever-higher-priority for the Pentagon as Iran and Russia move out on new missiles.
By Paul McLeary
A larger NATO embroils the United States in obscure regional disputes, commits it to defend exposed countries, and unnecessarily antagonizes the Russians.
By Mark Cancian
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is reportedly finishing its study of command and control architecture options to best defend Guam, the farthest outpost of our homeland. This new C2 system must have three features: an open architecture, the ability to bring different services’ radars and interceptors together, and disaggregation. Since leaving Indo-PACOM to pursue other…
By Harry Harris