U.S. Army Orders Kongsberg’s Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station for $1.5B...
The United States Army has awarded a 5-year IDIQ contract valued up to $1.498 billion to Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS for the continued delivery of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS)
Hanwha Wins S.Korea’s Project to Maintain Armored Vehicles
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said it inked a deal with Hanwha Defense to maintain the militarys K242, K281 and K288 armored vehicles. The contract valued around $16
S.Korea Exported $13B worth of Weapons in 2022
Polands multi-billion dollar contracts for South Korean tanks and aircraft pushed Seouls exports to $13 billion in the first nine months of this year. In his report to President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday, Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said defense exports so far this year have created an overall economic effect worth...
Non-availability of HIMARS Forced Poland to Buy S Korean K239 Chunmoo Rocket...
Non-avaiability of an additional batch of US-made HIMARS artillery forced Poland to strike a deal with South Korea to buy its K239 Chunmoo rocket launchers.“In 2019, an agreement with the United States to acquire the HIMARS sets for the Polish Armed Forces was signed
Nexter, Thales Exhibit New Deisgn of RAPIDFire System Turret
Nexter and Thales have exhibited the RAPIDFire system turret in its final form at the ongoing Euronaval 2022 event in France. One of the first systems produced will be installed on French Navy fleet replenishment tanker Jacques Chevallier in early 2023 ahead of the at-sea qualification phase
German Army Gets Additional Leopard 2 Practice Ammo
Rheinmetall has delivered additional rounds of its 120mm practice ammunition for main battle tanks to the German Bundeswehr. The contract encompasses 10,715 DM98 cartridges and 10,000 DM88 cartridges
BAE Systems, PTC Industries to produce 155mm M777 Howitzer Titanium castings in...
BAE Systems & PTC Industries agreed today to manufacture titanium castings for the Indian 155mm M777 Ultra-Lightweight Howitzer (ULH) at PTC Industries production facility in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The agreement aims to produce the complex lightweight titanium castings, developing the tightly controlled fabrication process and ensuring the same parts can be manufactured in any future production of the M777 howitzers for India
Lithuania Orders 300 U.S.-made Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
Lithuanias defense ministry has confirmed the purchase of 300 U.S
Poland to Order 288 S.Korean Multiple Rocket Launchers for $6B
South Koreas Hanwha Defense will sign a basic contract with Poland for 288 K329 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers – valued approximately $6 billion – soon. The company and Poland's Armament Agency will sign the "framework" deal in Warsaw this week, as per multiple reports
Rheinmetall Hands Over First Lynx IFV to Hungary
Rheinmetall handed over the first of a total of 209 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles to the Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) on October 15, the company announced Monday. In September 2020 the Hungarian Ministry of Defence has awarded Rheinmetall an order to supply infantry fighting vehicles and related products and services with a total value of more than €2 billion
Australian Army’s Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle achieves Initial Operational Capability
Australian Armys next generation Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC), Rheinmetall announced Monday. The IOC was announced on Saturday 15 October by Richard Marles, Australias Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence
Rosoboronexport to Take up Production of AK-203 Rifles in India at Defexpo
Russias Rosoboronexport has confirmed it will discuss the production and sale of AK-203 assault rifles at Defexpo India 2022 event that will take place from October 18-22 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
U.S. Sanctions Houthi-Linked Financial Network Over Russian Arms, Stolen Ukrainian Grain
Colombia Confirms Gripen Jet Purchase
Russian TU-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near the Russian Far East, One Pilot Killed...
French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...