Lockheed to deliver 60kW Laser to US Army
The 'Beam Combined Fibre Laser' is the most powerful laser of its type yet demonstrated.
UK and Japan increase defence ties due to North Korean threat
Theresa May has told Japan that the UK will stand "shoulder to shoulder" with them over the threat from North Korea.
US Air Force authorises extended service life for F-16
The US Air Force has authorised extending the service life of the F-16 to 12,000 Equivalent Flight Hours — far beyond the aircraft’s original design service life of 8,000 hours.
Japanese military conduct Patriot missile training in response to North Korean launches
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force has conducted Patriot Advanced Capability-3 deployment training at US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan in most aggressive test yet
Nuclear-armed North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean in what is being called a major escalation.
Sweden re-activates conscription
The Swedish government has decided to re-activate conscription from January 1st 2018. The Swedish armed forces is planning for 4000 recruits annually in basic military training in 2018 and 2019. According to the Swedish government: "The security environment in Europe and in Sweden's vicinity has deteriorated and the all-volunteer recruitment hasn't provided the Armed Forces with enough trained personnel. The re-activating of...
Steel cut for USS Enterprise
Huntington Ingalls Industries has cut a 35-ton steel plate at its Newport News Shipbuilding division to kick off advance construction of the USS Enterprise.
Apache attack helicopter fires laser weapon for the first time
A high energy laser mounted on an Apache AH-64 attack helicopter acquired and hit an unmanned target in a test.
‘Proteus’ unmanned submarine successfully completes missions testing
Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced that Proteus, its dual-mode undersea vehicle, successfully completed autonomous contested battlespace missions during the 2017 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise.
US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin, Raytheon $900m Long Range Stand Off Missile contract
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have received a $900 million contract from the US Air Force to develop and mature technologies for the Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile programme.
