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Turkey deposits payment for 40 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets
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Europe
BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Produce CV90 combat vehicles
BAE Systems has won a new $2.5 billion contract to build more CV90 combat vehicles for Denmark and Sweden, the company announced Friday. Denmark has ordered 115 new CV9035 MkIIICs, and Sweden is acquiring 50 new […]
Defense Industry
Russia Lost 93% Arms Export Orders Due To Poor Performance Of Its Military Hardware In Ukraine War
Exports of Russian weapons will have dropped by 93 percent in three years by the end of 2024, a defense policy expert has found. The country’s arms exports have been falling since its President Vladimir […]
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Croatia retires all cold war-era MiG-21 jets
The last European user of the Cold War-era Mikoyan MiG-21 – Croatia – has formally withdrawn the aged type from frontline use, as it continues to transition to the Dassault Aviation Rafale. Zagreb on 30 […]
Anti-air Missiles
Polish Firm Unveils VSHORAD System With Programmable Ammo
Polish state defense firm Pit-Radwar has unveiled a 35mm cannon-based very short-range air defense system featuring programmable airburst ammunition. Called the SA-35MM, the system’s projectile is inductively programmed to timely disintegrate for maximum effect. Its […]
Europe
Russians Cash Savings Hit All Time Low, VTB Bank Collapsed
Administrators of the defunct City arm of VTB Capital expect the wind-up to take a further five years as the Russian bank has racked up millions in staff costs and fees since it was slapped […]
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Russian Warship Fired at German Maritime Helicopter in NATO Lake
Russian ship allegedly fired signal ammunition at a German helicopter on a reconnaissance mission in the Baltic Sea, according to the German newspaper the Berliner Zeitung. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reportedly mentioned the alleged incident […]
Europe
Babcock Floats Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate HMS Venturer
UK shipbuilder Babcock has revealed that the Royal Navy’s first Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer will be floated off in the first half of 2024. “HMS Venturer is progressing through construction and assembly with the […]
Anti-air Missiles
Lithuania Purchases Additional NASAMS Anti-air Missiles
The Norwegian Army fires a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from the Andøya Space Range in Andøya, Norway against a simulated threat in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 10, 2023. Formidable Shield […]
Europe
Ukraine’s electronic warfare tech grounds Shahed drones, complicating Russian airstrikes
Russia’s drone assaults, now featuring numerous Shahed and decoy drones, are facing growing disruption due to alleged Ukraine’s enhanced EW capabilities. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) says Ukraine’s upgraded electronic warfare (EW) […]