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Europe

Hungarian Army Receives First Locally Built KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles

November 10, 2024 GDC 0

At a ceremony on July 24, 2024, Rheinmetall handed over to the Hungarian armed forces the first KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) produced at the Zalaegerszeg site in Hungary. Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky represented […]

Europe

Rheinmetall begins KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle production in Ukraine

October 30, 2024 GDC 0

Rheinmetall has launched its first factory in Ukraine, with a second facility nearing completion, according to Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger’s interview with TSN. The German defense giant is now set to produce advanced armored vehicles […]

Europe

Greece Trials German-made KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles

August 25, 2022 GDC 0

According to a picture published on the Twitter account of “DEFENCE ReDEFiNED” on July 21, 2022, the German-made KF41 Lynx tracked armored (IFV) Infantry Fighting Vehicle is in Greece to conduct trial tests. On June 1, 2022, […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Marand Joins Rheinmetall To Build IFV For Australian Army

February 11, 2021 GDC 0

Marand Precision Engineering is the latest company in Australia to partner with Rheinmetall Defence Australia (RDA) in bidding for the Australian Army’s programme to procure infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) under Land 400 Phase 3. Victoria-based […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Hanwha and Rheinmetall Battle For $27 Billion Armored Vehicles Contracts For Australian Army

January 14, 2021 GDC 0

The Victorian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea’s largest defence manufacturer on building armoured vehicles in Geelong from next year, escalating efforts to beat a Queensland-backed bid for an Australian military contract […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Rheinmetall to export Australian-made turrets to Hungary

October 17, 2020 GDC 0

Rheinmetall has announced an export order in excess of $150 million dollars from Australia to the Hungarian Armed Forces to supply digital Lance turrets, which will be designed and manufactured at the company’s new Military Vehicle Centre […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Rheinmetall opens new factory in Queensland, Australia

October 13, 2020 GDC 0

Rheinmetall has opened its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Redbank, Queensland. Prime Minister Scott Morrison officially opened the MILVEHCOE at a ceremony attended by a delegation of Federal MPs and Senators from across Queensland, representatives […]

Americas

US Army’s Bradley vehicle replacement (OMFV) programme

September 15, 2020 GDC 0

The U.S. Army issued a draft request for proposals for the preliminary design phase of its delayed optionally manned fighting vehicle, or OMFV, the first major step in a relaunched competition to replace the Bradley Infantry […]

Americas

Raytheon and Rheinmetall jointly offered Lynx IFV for US Army’s OMFV competition

May 7, 2020 GDC 0

Raytheon and Rheinmetall are poised to modify their Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and enter it as a candidate for the US Army’s revamped M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle replacement effort. The Army has tried three […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

LAND 400 Phase III: Australian Army Shortlist Rheinmetall Defence and Hanwha Defense

September 21, 2019 GDC 0

Rheinmetall Defence’s KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) and Hanwha Defense’s AS21 Redback IFV have been shortlisted to compete against each other for the opportunity to provide Army with up to 450 tracked IFVs and […]

  • Failed To Intercept HIMARS Rockets, Russian Hackers Launched Cyberattacks On HIMARS Maker Lockheed Martin

    August 3, 2022 0
    Russian hackers have launched “a new type of attack” on American military company Lockheed Martin, which makes the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) that the U.S. has supplied to Ukraine, a pro-Moscow news website said. [...]
  • France will Revive India’s Kaveri Engine Program If India Orders 36 More Rafale

    October 12, 2019 0
    Indian dependency on foreign aero engines are well recorded. India’s desperate attempt to build domestic defense industry and maintain operational capability through import made India numer one weapon importer in the world. The Asia-Pacific nation [...]
  • GBU-57 MOP: The Knockout Punch of The US Air Force

    November 2, 2020 0
    The Air Force has given Boeing a mulit-million contract to procure the GBU-57 massive ordnance penetrator – a bomb designed to destroy hardened underground targets like those found in North Korea or Iran. US Air [...]
  • RSAF’s A330 MRTT Gains Full Operational Capability

    July 13, 2021 0
    The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has declared its fleet of six Airbus A330-200 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) aircraft fully operational at a ceremony at Changi Air Base (East) on 20 April. Airbus [...]
  • Israeli Kamikaze Harop Drones Capable of Destroying Russian Krasukha-4 EW Systems

    December 7, 2020 0
    Israeli has improved kamikaze drones “Harop” with new countermeasures capability against enemy electronic interference by electronic warfare systems which can now destroy the Russian electronic warfare systems. U.S. Could Get Significant Intel on Russian EW [...]
  • Russia strikes Ukraine with North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles

    January 8, 2024 0
    The Ukrainian outlet Defense Express released a report suggesting that Russia used North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles during massive attacks on December 29, 2023, targeting Zaporizhzhia, and on January 2, 2024, aimed at Kharkiv. According [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

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    Sweden Sent Gripen Fighter Jets to Poland for NATO Air Policing Mission

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Air Force Flying Triton HALE UAV over Taiwan Straits

  • Europe

    Putin became increasingly paranoid and fearful for his life after Prigozhin assassination

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Picking Up Russian Conscripts By Their Cell Phone Location, Pounding Them With Howitzers

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Diehl Defence Unveils 100km Range IRIS-T SLM/X Air Defense System.

  • Americas

    U.S. GOP Senators Introduced Legislation To Bloster Israeli Iron Dome

  • Europe

    Russia’s only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov catches fire

  • Europe

    Turkiye, Spain forge partnership to build aircraft carrier for Turkish Navy

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Dynetics-Lockheed MAXPOWER High Power Microwave weapons

  • Americas

    Keel Laid for Brazillian Navy’s Macaé-class Patrol Ship Miramar

  • Europe

    French Offers Line Of Credit For Rafale Jets Proposal To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin awarded $1.4 billion contract for C-130J aircraft

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Germany to deliver long-range Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese MoD to Team Up with Private Company to Export Military Hardware

  • Europe

    Sweden sends $1.23 billion aid package to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded $358 Million Contract For Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Royal Navy Begin Upgrading Type 23 Frigate With NSM Missiles

  • Middle East

    The West watches as corrupt Ali Khamenei killed 2000 protesters.

  • Naval Platforms

    The Italian Navy’s Submarine Warfare Capability

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Joins Front and Aft Sections of T-7A In Record Time

  • South Asia

    Australian Federal Police Investigating Corrupt Bangladesh High Commission Officials for Issuing Fake Passports to Rohingya Refugees

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China places highest-ranking military generals under investigation.

  • Naval Platforms

    Mighty US Navy: This Is How US Can Take Spratly Islands!

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Baykar successfully tested its AI-powered KEMANKES 1 mini cruise missile

  • Europe

    U.S. Official Confirms M1 Abrams Tanks To Be Delivered To Ukraine In April

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Awarded Contract to Manufacture Second C-27J Transport Aircraft for Slovenia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russian Newest Su-35S Fighter Jet In Kherson

  • Europe

    UK to buy German-made new artillery system

  • Europe

    Russia to hike interest rates to 8% as weak rouble adds to high inflation

  • Air Platform

    France Offered Indian Navy To Loan Four Upgraded Rafale-M Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy’s Follow-on Istanbul-Class Frigate Will Receive 16 VLS Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Aero Vodochody F/A-259 Light Attack Aircraft

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future USS Marinette

  • Europe

    Hungary orders StrikeShield APS for Lynx infantry fighting vehicles

  • Land Platform

    Taiwan to receive M1A2T Main Battle Tank

  • Europe

    A Russian Deserter Escaped With Machine Gun, Became Rambo And Fighting His Own War

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Delivered 142 F-35 Last Year Exceeding Expectations

  • Africa

    Egypt Plans To Sign Major Technology Transfer Deal With Belarus

  • Air Platform

    Antonov wants joint production deal with Boeing for T-7A and 737 passenger aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK and Poland to develop 100km range CAMM-MR anti-air missile

  • Europe

    Russia Retreats High-value Frigates And Warships From Crimea, Amid Intensified Drone Strikes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Peoples Liberation Army has a big problem, and its systemic corruption from Generals to Privates.

  • Americas

    Amid China and Russia tensions, US considering nuclear tests after 28 years hiatus

  • Air Platform

    Germany-based Rohde & Schwarz Awarded Avionics Contract For T-7A Red Hawk

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed in the Leningrad region

  • C4iSR

    France purchases Saab GlobalEye Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft

  • Cyber

    Chinese Communist Party Sponsored Hackers Stole 40 Million Voter Records From British Electoral Commission’s Computer Systems

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Ka-52 Alligator helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Naval Platforms

    AVIC Shenyang FC-31 Naval Variant To Debut In 2021

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