Ukrainian Soldiers Refusing to Fight Due to Heavy Losses: Russian Media
Ukrainian servicemen are refusing to fight in offensives in the Zaporozhye area due to heavy combat l a captured Ukrainian serviceman told Russian news agency, TASS
Pentagon Exercises, Deployments Suspended Following 60-day Stop Movement Order
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper enacted a 60-day stop movement order for all DoD uniformed and civilian personnel and their sponsored family members overseas. This stop movement order will impact exercises, deployments, redeployments and other global force management activities
US Forces, Korea Begin S Korean Staff Layoff As Cost-sharing Talks Deadlocked
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Gen Bipin Rawat Appointed as India's First Chief of Defence Staff
India has appointed General Bipin Rawat as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) tasked with the responsibility of advising the defence minister along with heading the new Department of Military Affairs to unite the training, logistics and procurement for the three branches of the armed forces. "Indian Army congratulates...
Hakan Buskhe To Quit Saab As President and CEO
Hakan Buskhe, President and CEO of Saab aerospace and defence company, will be stepping down from the position and will be leaving the firm by February 2020. Hakan Buskhe assumed the role of President and CEO of Saab on September 1, 2010
Rajnath Singh Appointed As The New Minister Of Defense Of India
Rajnath Singh has been appointed as the new Defense Minister of India serving under the new Narendra Modi-led government, dubbed as Modi 2.0
MBDA Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
MBDA has appointed Eric Béranger a new chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from 1 June 2019, replacing Antoine Bouvier. Over the past 20 years Éric has worked in a number of senior positions in Airbus Defence and Space, and most lately led Global Communications Company OneWeb, MBDA said in a press release
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company Appoints New President
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) has appointed Ravil Khakimov, ex-department director of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade as its new president. Khakimov will take over as the president of the company on April 10, 2019
Lockheed Martin Gets New CFO
Lockheed Martin's board of directors has approved the appointment of Kenneth R Possenriede, 58, as the companys Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Possenriede will be succeeding Bruce Tanner, a 37-year veteran of the company, slated to retire in mid-2019
Aviv Kochavi is New Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff
Israels cabinet has approved Maj. Gen
Indians, Bangladeshis, Kenyans Can Join UK Armed Forces
The British government will allow up to 1350 Commonwealth nationals such as citizens of India, Australia, Canada, Kenya Bangladesh to join its army, navy and air force. According to a statement, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) laid out the details before the House of Commons, which involves a waiver of the current requirement of a minimum of five-year residency in the UK to apply to join the countrys Army, Navy or Air Force
Social Media Addiction Among Pilots Leading To Sleep Deprivation: IAF Chief
The Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said the social media addiction among pilots has lead to sleep deprivation, which most likely caused a fighter aircraft crash in 2013. “Everybody appears to be spending long hours on social media, late nights
U.S. Approves $700M Arms Sale to Netherlands for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles...
Poland Cleared to Buy Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles for $1.3B
France's Third Barracuda Submarine Begins Nuclear Reactor Startup
U.S. Enacts Supplemental Bill Providing $95B in Aid for Ukraine, Israel, and...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...