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Month: October 2020
Europe
U.S. approves the sale of NSM Coastal Defense Systems to Romania
According to a press release published on October 16, 2020, the United States State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Romania of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) […]
Europe
Amid tensions with Russia, Sweden increases defense budget by 40%
Sweden will increase military spending by about 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into its armed forces as it aims to strengthen its defence amid growing tensions with Russia, the government […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwanese F-16 Pilots Take Chinese Su-30 Pilots To School Over Taiwan Straits
TAIPEI (GDC) — Taiwanese Local media on Wednesday (Oct. 15) reported that Taiwanese F-16 fighter jets outmaneuvered a Chinese Su-30 fighter jet over the Taiwan Strait and drove it out of Taiwan’s air defense identification […]
Europe
Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems were destroyed: Azerbaijani Defense Ministry
During the battles in the Fuzuli-Jabrayil direction over the past two days, three Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems (SAM) of the Armenian armed forces have been destroyed by a MAM-L precise strike, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense […]
Europe
Azerbaijan destroyed another S-300 battery using Israeli-made LORA Tactical Missile
Armenia has new losses – another S-300 air defense system was destroyed. It became known about the destruction of another missile division of the Armenian Armed Forces orchestrated by Azerbaijani Army using Israeli-made LORA ballistic […]
Air Platform
British Tempest Fighter To Create 20000 Jobs In UK
Britain’s new Tempest warplane will support 20,000 jobs for a quarter of a century, many of them in less wealthy parts of the country, BAE Systems Plc said as it set out the economic benefits of […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Australian DoD projected $80 billion costs for submarines
Defence officials knew Australia’s new fleet of attack submarines would cost almost $80 billion as early as 2015, despite publicly stating at the time the estimated price tag was $50 billion. The admission by the […]
Air-Launched Weapons
US Air Force approves use of StormBreaker smart weapons
The US Air Force’s (USAF) Air Combat Command (ACC) has approved the fielding of StormBreaker smart weapon on F-15E aircraft. Developed by Raytheon Missiles & Defense, the precision weapon is designed to provide the user […]
Air Platform
Portuguese Super Lynx Helicopter Delivery Delayed To 2021
The delivery of the first modernised Super Lynx Mk 95A helicopter to the Portuguese Navy has been pushed back to early January 2021. Deliveries of all five modernised Super Lynx Mk 95 helicopters to the […]