Russian Soldier Surrenders, Hands Over Tank to Ukrainian Army for $10,000 Reward
A Russian armored corps member has surrendered to the Ukrainian Army and handed over his fully operable tank for a $10,000 reward, food and the promise of Ukrainian citizenship. The soldier saw a text message broadcast by the Ukrainain authories with the Kyiv regimes offer that guaranteed safety, a financial...
Lockheed Joins Hanwha Team to Build New K9 Howitzer Variant for British...
Lockheed Martin UK signed a teaming agreement to join “Team Thunder” led by Hanwha Defense to build a new K9 Howitzer variant for the British Army. The team, which also includes Pearson Engineering, Horstman Defence Systems, Leonardo UK, and Soucy Defense of the Soucy Group, will build an advanced variant of...
Buk-MK3 Air Defense System Destroys 2 Ukrainian Su-25 Jets: Russian MoD
Two Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 fighters were shot down by Russias Buk-M3 air defense system in the Chernihiv region. The standard operative procedure for an air defense system is to fire at a target and then move to change position
U.S. Army in Germany Conducts Artillery Rockets Live Fire Test Amidst Ukrainian...
US Army soldiers conducted their first live fire from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HiMARS) at the Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) in Germany on March 11, 2022 in support of NATO Immediate Response Force. The first live-fire test was conducted alongside 16 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) with the US...
Russia to Hand Over Western Weapons seized in Ukraine to Donetsk and...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has okayed handing over Western-made weapons such as Javelin and Stinger ant-tank missiles seized from the Ukrainian Army to the militias of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics."As for the supply of weapons, especially Western-made ones, which ended up in the hands of the Russian army, of course, I support the possibility of transferring them to the military units of the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics
Russian Kornet-D1 Anti-Tank Missile System at Final Trials Stage
The latest version of the Kornet-D1 air-droppable self-propelled anti-tank missile system intended for Russias Airborne Force has entered the final stage of firing tests. The missile system is based on the chassis of the BMD-4M infantry fighting vehicle
Nexter to Develop CAESAR 6X6 Mark II New Gen Artillery System
Nexter has won the contract to develop CAESAR 6X6 Mark II new generation (NG) artillery system for the French Direction générale de larmement (DGA), the programs prime contractor. This contract, for a maximum amount of 600 million euros , provides for the acquisition of 33 new generation CAESAR guns (CAESAR NG) and the modernization or replacement of the 76 CAESAR guns currently in service
Swiss Army to get New Generation Maske 76mm Rapid Smoke/Obscurant Cartridges
The Swiss procurement authority armasuisse has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply a new generation Maske 76 rapid smoke/obscurant cartridge, known in Switzerland as the “7,6cm Nebelpatrone 21 mit elektrischer Zündung”, or “7.6cm Smoke/Obscurant Cartridge with Electric Fuse”
Lockheed Martin to Perform User Operational Assessment of Israeli Spike Missile
Lockheed Martin won a contract valued $139 million to perform user operational assessment of Israel's Spike non-line-of-sight missile system. "Lockheed Martin Corp
S.Korean Army Gets New 120-mm Self-Propelled Mortar System
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Friday that the Army took delivery of the first batch of new 120-mm self-propelled mortar systems. The latest systems built by S&T Dynamics will replace the Army's aging 4
Boeing ecoDemonstrator to Test Seat Cushion Sensors, Smart Galley Tools to Reduce...
Support for Upcoming F-16s, Air Defense & Artillery in Denmark's 524.2 million...
Indonesia Receives Fifth and Last C-130J-30 Super Hercules Aircraft from Lockheed Martin...
U.K. Developing Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon to Take Down Drone Swarms...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
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...