Europe
Kosovo purchased Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones
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Month: July 2023
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Lockheed Martin wants to sell 24 F-16V fighter jets with missiles to Colombia worth $4.6 billion
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Anti-air Missiles
Ukrainian artillery destroyed Russian TOR surface-to-air missile system in Zaporizhzhia region
Ukrainian artillery has destroyed a Russian Tor surface-to-air missile system in the Zaporizhzhia region. The footage, released by the Ukrainian military, shows a Russian Tor missile air defense system going up in smoke after a […]
Europe
Fearing Coup: Putin Removes Major General Vladimir Seliverstov From His Position
Kremlin has reportedly cut another high-ranking military official as part of an “ongoing purge of insubordinate commanders,” according to a new assessment. Major General Vladimir Seliverstov, a Russian paratrooper commander, was removed from his post […]
Europe
British Army Selects Israeli Trophy Active Protection System For Challenger 3 Tanks
The modernised British Challenger 3 tanks will be equipped with the Trophy active protection system. The choice in favour of the Israeli design was approved by the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom. The […]
Anti-air Missiles
Turkey rejects U.S. request to send S-400 surface-to-air missile to Ukraine
Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara has refused to send S-400 air defense systems manufactured in Russia to Ukraine. Cavusoglu said in an interview with Habertürk that the United States offered Ankara to send […]
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Ukrainian forces shot down Russian Ka-52 helicopters using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPAD
Ukrainian forces shot down Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter on the Donetsk front, according to Ukrainian Telegram channel. “Another Alligator down. A unit from the Air Force’s anti-aircraft missile forces destroyed a Ka-52 attack helicopter on the […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Raytheon Awarded Contract To Produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has received a $264-million contract to produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical missiles for the US and international allies. The weapons under contract will be in the Block II all-up rounds configuration. […]
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F-16 Will Detor Russian Airborne Sorties Over Ukrainian Airspace, Veteran F-16 Pilot Says
F-16 fighter jets hurtle pilots through the sky at up to 2,000 kilometers per hour (1,243 miles per hour). In tight turns or sudden climbs, gravity is pressing so hard on their bodies that some […]
Anti-air Missiles
U.S. Purchased Taiwanese MIM-23B Hawk Anti-air System For Ukrainian Forces
A report published by the China Times on July 14, 2023, suggests the United States is set to acquire decommissioned Hawk MIM-23 air defense missile systems from the Taiwanese military. These systems are destined for Ukraine to fortify its […]