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Saab Group Awarded Contract To Build Two Visby Generation 2 Stealth Corvettes

January 27, 2021 GDC 0

Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, (FMV), have signed two agreements concerning the next generation of surface ships and corvettes. A Product Definition Phase for the Mid-Life Upgrades (MLU) of five Visby-class corvettes, as […]

Raytheon Awarded $500 Million Contract For Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets

December 12, 2022 0

Norway’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters will receive advanced medium-range AMRAAM-D air-to-air missiles. The Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)DateSeptember 19, 2019Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets to Get Joint Strike MissilesDateOctober 26, 2021Raytheon awarded [...]
Philippine to share air defense information with Japan

July 18, 2020 0

News reports from Japan says Tokyo is mulling over a plan to share air defense radar information with the Philippines in order to better track Chinese aircraft heading out to the Pacific Ocean. Currently, Japan [...]
French Navy Commissions First Air Defense FREMM ‘Alsace’

November 29, 2021 0

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) multi-mission frigate (FREMM) “Alsace” entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on 22 November 2021. It is the seventh Aquitaine-class FREMM overall but the first of two air-defense [...]
Putin’s $120 million spy ship taken out by massive missile strike

March 26, 2024 0

Another Russian spy warship has been damaged in a missile strike by Ukraine – meaning Vladimir Putin has lost more than a quarter of his naval fleet in the war. ‌The 312-foot-long Ivan Khurs reconnaissance [...]
How Does Chinese HQ-16 SAM Compare to Western Modern Anti-Air System?

June 30, 2023 0

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U.S. Approves $8.5 Billion Sale Of 60 CH-47F Chinook Helicopters To Germany

July 25, 2023 0

The United States on Thursday announced the approval of an $8.5 billion sale of 60 CH-47F Chinook helicopters and other equipment to Germany. “The proposed sale will improve Germany’s heavy lift capability. Germany intends to use this [...]

British Army Deploys Archer Howitzers In The Field

October 3, 2024 0

The 19th Regiment Royal Artillery of the British Army deployed the new ARCHER artillery 8×8 self-propelled howitzer in the field for the first time in the United Kingdom. The exercise involved 5 Battery and 127 […]

Ukraine develops new armored vehicle with Varta-2 30mm turret

September 30, 2024 0

Ukrainian company “Ukrainian Armor” has unveiled the “Varta 2,” a new 14-ton armored vehicle fitted with a 30mm turret, at the International Defense Industry Exhibition in Poland. The “Varta 2” is built on a Turkish […]

Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blew up Russia’s warehouse storing North Korean KN-23 missiles, tanks and ammunitions

September 22, 2024 0

Four days after blowing up a huge Russian ammunition stockpile in the town of Toropets, in western Russia 470km from Ukraine, Ukrainian drones struck again—landing a second blow on arsenals in Toropets on Saturday morning […]

Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin develop new multiple-launch rocket system

September 20, 2024 0

German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall and Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin are set to jointly unveil their Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System (GMARS) at the Eurosatory 2024 defense exhibition. Designed to meet the evolving needs […]

Qatar Is The First Middle Eastern Country Supplying PzH 2000 155mm Howitzers To Ukraine

September 17, 2024 0

According to information published by the German newspaper Bild on September 15, 2024, Germany approved the sale of advanced RCH 155 155mm wheeled se lf-propelled artillery systems to Qatar. In return, Qatar will hand over […]

Finish Company Patria To Develop Wheeled 155mm Howitzer

September 16, 2024 0

As reported by the Finnish media Aamulehti on April 12, 2024, the Finnish company Patria is currently working to create the first Finnish 8×8 self-propelled howitzer by integrating the 155K98 155mm howitzer onto the chassis […]