Indonesia Buys Turkey’s KHAN Long-Range Artillery Missile
Indonesia has signed a contract for Khan long-range artillery system with Roketsan, the company has confirmed. Roketsans Assistant General Manager Murat Kurtuluş told Turkeys government-owned Anadolu Agency that two contracts were signed with Jakarta during the Indo Defense Expo & Forum 2022
U.S. Oks Finland’s Request to Procure Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems...
Finland has been given the green light to buy Lockheed Martin-produced Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS). As per a press release issued by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Finland was seeking 150 M30A1 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW) (Steel Case), or M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch...
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
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
Russian Army Receives 203mm 2S7M Malka Howitzer after Modernization
A batch of 203mm 2S7M Malka self-propelled howitzers, considered one of the most powerful in the world, were recently delivered to the Russian defense ministry after modernization
BAE Systems Tests its Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit for 155mm Artillery Projectiles
BAE Systems has fired its Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit (LR-PGK) for 155mm artillery projectiles from the U.S
Lockheed Martin Tests Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
Lockheed Martin demonstrated its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The round was fired Thursday morning from the U
Turkish Military Orders 12 Hurjet Block-1 Aircraft
Argentina gets U.S. Nod to Buy Basler BT-67 Aircraft
Netherlands, Czech Republic to Purchase Ammunition for Ukraine
First Batch of Modernized Dutch Apache Echo Helicopters Now Combat-Ready
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U