Leonardo DRS has announced a contract for additional active protection systems (APS) for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
The $80 million deal covers an undisclosed number of Rafael Trophy APS for M1 Abrams tanks, said a company release on Tuesday.
The…
The largest jihadist group in Syria has solidified its influence in a cease-fire with rival rebel groups, reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based watchdog group.
On Thursday, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) reached an agreement with the…
A former Israeli energy minister has plead guilty to spying for Iran, reports the Jerusalem Post.
On Wednesday, Gonen Segev, who served as energy and infrastructure minister from 1995 to 1996, was convicted by the Jerusalem District Court of spying for Iran…
The Peruvian army's Cyberdefense Command in Lima is fully operational, reports Dialogo, a digital magazine produced by the U.S. Southern Command.
The command was formally stood up on Oct. 29, 2018, the magazine said on Monday.
The command serves to protect…
A retired Marine general who was working to resolve the crisis between Qatar and some of its neighbors has resigned, reports CBS News.
Anthony Zinni said he decided to resign after realizing that regional leaders were unwilling to discuss the matter or…
Plans to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan are likely to fall short of the withdrawal initially demanded by President Trump, reports the Washington Post.
Military officials have worked to convince Trump that a smaller, slower pullout better…
The U.S. Dept. of Defense is seeking to develop new ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in warfare, reports Defense One.
Pentagon officials have asked the Defense Innovation Board (DIB) to draft new guidelines on artificial intelligence…
The Afghan Taliban has called off peace talks with the U.S. in Qatar, due to disagreement over the agenda and the involvement of Afghan government officials, reports Reuters.
On Monday, the militant group cancelled the talks scheduled for Wednesday…
The U.S. military has deployed troops to Gabon in preparation for possible election violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reports the Stars and Stripes.
About 80 military personnel and “appropriate combat equipment” arrived in Libreville, Gabon,…
Nigerian security forces raided the offices of the Daily Trust newspaper over its coverage of the Boko Haram militant group, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).
On Sunday, a team of secret police, soldiers and civil defense paramilitaries stormed the newspaper’s…
The South Korean army has inaugurated a new ground command, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).
In a ceremony on Tuesday, President Moon Jae In presented Gen. Kim Un Yong with the guidon of the newly established Ground Operation Command.
The…
The Egyptian and Israeli governments have significantly increased military cooperation on the Sinai peninsula, according to a CBS News interview with the Egyptian president, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.
Military cooperation with the Israelis in the…
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer has sailed through waters claimed by China in the South China Sea, reports Reuters.
The USS McCampbell carried out a freedom of navigation operation within 12 nautical miles of the Paracel Island chain to challenge excessive…
At least 13 Burmese police officers have been killed and nine injured following coordinated attacks on security outposts in the western Rakhine state, reports the Myanmar Times.
The assaults on Friday targeted four police posts in the Buthidaung…
The Gabonese government says the situation is under control after a failed coup attempt by a group of junior officers, reports BBC News.
On Monday morning, five officers took over the national broadcasting service and called on the people to "…
The Trump administration is considering former Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) as a candidate for secretary of defense, reports the New York Times.
Vice President Mike Pence and Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, have reached out to Webb, who served…
Chinese defense firm NORINCO says it has developed its own version of the U.S. military's GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) conventional bomb, reports the Global Times.
The state-owned defense firm successfully tested the new munition, which it…
The German armed forces and federal police are strengthening their helicopter fleets, reports Airbus, which is supplying the aircraft.
On Dec. 13, Airbus reported that the German military procurement agency (BAAINBw) had placed an order for seven H145…
At least nine people have been killed in a car bombing in a market in the northern Syrian city of Afrin, reports Agence France-Presse.
On Sunday, an attacker detonated the bomb near the position of Turkish-backed rebels in the city, according the Syrian…
The Polish Ministry of National Defense has decided to order more M-346 advanced jet trainers, reports defense-aerospace.com.
The 334 million euro (US$377 million) program exercises an option for four additional M-346 Bielik trainers as part of a contract…