Defense Industry
Indonesia purchased 12 second-hand Mirage 2000 fighter jets from Qatar worth $800 million
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Month: June 2023
Air Platform
Norway to donate 25 F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ukraine
The US government has authorized Norway to sell F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets. The buyer is the Romanian Ministry of Defense. At the end of last year, Romania signed a contract with Norway to buy […]
Europe
Ukraine destroys Russian army’s 16 tanks, 14 armored vehicles, Buk and TOR missiles in a day
The Security Service of Ukraine has produced another video demonstrating the effectiveness of the use of drones in the war against the Russian Federation. More than five dozen pieces of enemy military equipment were destroyed […]
Europe
Ukraine unveils underground bunker for prized HIMARS artillery rockets
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has unveiled an underground base being used to protect US-supplied HIMARS launchers. The Ukrainian military has given some details – but not the exact location – of an underground base for its […]
Defense Industry
Russia imports 80 percent of its missile components from Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, USA and South Korea
Western microchips and other components coming largely via China are being used to manufacture Russian cruise and ballistic missiles that are being launched at Ukraine, Kyiv has said in a presentation prepared for G7 members […]
Europe
Polish Huta Stalowa Wola Awarded Contract To Deliver Krab Howitzers To Ukraine Worth $700 Million
Poland announced a record deal Tuesday to sell Krab self-propelled howitzers from local manufacturer Huta Stalowa Wola to Ukraine, the largest-ever export weapon order for the country. In what could be the biggest-ever export order […]
Anti-air Missiles
Ukrainian Air Force shot down 11 out of 11 Iskander ballistic missiles using Patriot missile system
The Ukrainian Air Force has reported that Iskander ballistic missiles were shot down by the MIM-104 Patriot air defense system over the Kyiv region on May 29, 2023. On the night of May 29, the […]
Europe
Putin Admits Russia Lacks Precision-guided Bombs, Drones and Communication Equipment
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that his armed forces lack the military hardware they need to win the war in Ukraine, while insisting Moscow is ramping up weapons production to fill the gap. Speaking […]
Defense Industry
Germany to buy Israeli Arrow 3 missile defense system worth $4.3 billion
The German lawmakers on Wednesday announced plans to purchase Israel’s Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system. The German Bundestag earmarked 560 million € ($607 million) ahead of a possible purchase of an Arrow-3 missile defense system for almost […]
Europe
Ukrainian troops blew up Russia’s newest armored vehicles in Donetsk region
Ukrainian soldiers have taken out several Russian BTR-D light-tracked armored vehicles. In a Twitter thread posted Tuesday, Paul Jawin said two BTR-Ds were destroyed near Klishchiivka, Donetsk region. The BTR-D is a Russian airborne multi-purpose tracked […]