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U.S. Oks $15B in Patriot and Missile Defense Upgrades for Poland
June 29, 2023 @ 05:02 AMThe U.S
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Switzerland Denies Sending Leopard Tanks to Ukraine
June 28, 2023 @ 01:25 PMSwitzerlands Federal Council has blocked arms maker Ruag AG from selling 96 Leopard 1A5 tanks for use by the Ukrainians. The
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Lithuania Promises NASAMS Air Defense Systems for Ukraine
June 28, 2023 @ 01:02 PMLithuanias Ministry of National Defense said it is buying two National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) launchers for battle-scarred Ukraine. “In response to Ukraines urgent request for assistance in strengthening air defense, we are purchasing two NASAMS medium-range air defense missile launchers for the Ukrainian army,” the ministry said in a statement
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Korean Air Builds First Fuselage for Boeing AH-6 Attack Helicopter
June 28, 2023 @ 12:48 PMKorean Air handed over the first AH-6 helicopter fuselage built under a contract with Boeing on June 26. The company signed the deal in December 2021 to manufacture eight fuselages for AH-6s that will undergo final assembly by Boeing Defense, Space and Security
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Russian firm Develops New Kamikaze Drone
June 28, 2023 @ 12:30 PMRussias Unmanned Aviation Design Bureau has developed a portable, tube-launched loitering munition called Vector-120. "Engineering efforts and pilot production of individual units of the Vector-120 loitering munition are underway now," the design bureau told government-owned
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Final KF-21 Jet Prototype Makes Flight
June 28, 2023 @ 12:17 PMThe sixth and final prototype of South Korea's homegrown KF-21 Boramae combat jet performed its first flight, state arms procurement agency announced Wednesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the two-seat prototype took off from the Air Force's 3rd Flying Training Wing in Sacheon, about 300km south of capital Seoul, at 3:49 p
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France Tests VMaX Hypersonic Glide Vehicle
June 28, 2023 @ 09:20 AMThe French defense procurement agency (DGA) conducted the first ever test of the new Véhicule Manœuvrant Expérimental (VMaX) hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) demonstrator. The test was conducted on June 26 from the DGA missile test site in Biscarrose, South-western France
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French and Italian Horizon Frigates to get Mid-Life Upgrades
June 28, 2023 @ 09:09 AMFrance and Italy representatives signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) of the four Horizon Frigates of the French and Italian Navies at the Paris Airshow. Their modernization will be carried out by Naviris, the 50/50 owned joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group and Eurosam, a consortium formed by MBDA and Thales
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Ukraine to get 14 Leopard 2A4 Tanks
June 28, 2023 @ 08:51 AMThe Netherlands contracted with Rheinmetall to supply fourteen Leopard 2A4 MBTs, worth a figure in the lower three-digit million-euro range, to Ukraine. The Dutch and Danish governments announced their intention to jointly acquire Leopard 2 A4s for donation to Kyiv in April 2023
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Lockheed Martin to Develop Terrestrial Layer System for U.S. Army
June 28, 2023 @ 05:49 AMLockheed Martin to move on to the second phase of the Terrestrial Layer System (TLS) – Echelons Above Brigade (TLS-EAB) program, that aims to develop an armored vehicle that can spy, jam and hack drones. In the coming months, Lockheed Martin will build a prototype TLS-EAB system at their facility in Syracuse, New York with critical support from their sites in Owego, New York and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
French KNDS to Acquire Texelis, Maker of SERVAL Armored Vehicles
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Missile Falls in Russian Territory from a Tu-22M3 Bomber on Way to...
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U