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Taiwan puts second Apache helicopter squadron into service

Taiwan puts its second squadron of US-made AH-64 Apache helicopters into service at a base in the northwestern city of Taoyuan. 

Joanne Stocker

Five killed in South Korea military helicopter crash

Five people were killed and one injured when a South Korean military helicopter crashed at a marine base in the…

Staff Writer With AFP

India flight tests BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as part of service life extension

India successfully flight tested the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile under "extreme weather conditions," validating a service life extension program

Fergus Kelly

Lockheed and Rafael sign agreement to market Spice bomb guidance kits

Lockheed Martin and Rafale Advanced Defense Systems signed a MOU to market the Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (Spice) guidance…

Joanne Stocker

NATO summit fails to bring to clarity on defense spending or future membership

The NATO summit ended with a strong joint communique on Russia but no clear vision for the future of defense…

Joseph Hammond

Boeing awarded $131 million US Army contract for 4 Chinook special ops helicopters

Boeing was awarded a $131 million contract modification for four MH-47G Chinook special operations helicopters for the US Army

Joanne Stocker

Afghan forces suffer ‘heavy casualties’ after Taliban attack Kunduz bases

Taliban attacks on Afghan forces in Kunduz province have caused "heavy casualties," with as many as 40 soldiers killed in…

Staff Writer With AFP

Patriot missile intercepts drone fired from Syria, Israeli army says

The IDF said it fired a Patriot missile and intercepted a drone that was flown from Syrian territory toward the…

Joanne Stocker

Canada will lead new NATO training mission in Iraq, Trudeau says

Canada will lead a new NATO training mission in Iraq, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at the NATO Summit in…

Joanne Stocker

UK to send 440 additional troops to Afghanistan, nearly doubling deployment

UK Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge 440 extra troops to Afghanistan during the NATO summit in Brussels

Staff Writer With AFP