Rheinmetall has announced that Australia has signed the production contract for 123 Boxer Heavy Weapon Carrier vehicles with more than 100 of those vehicles to be exported from Australia for use by the German Army. This is Australias largest foreign military export to Germany
The Danish Ministry of Defense has widened its investigation into the procurement of the Israeli Elbit Systems-made ATMOS and PULS rocket artillery system to encompass the costs and delays associated with establishing an operational rocket launcher capability. In October 2023, a legal investigation was initiated into the purchase of fire support systems
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has asked Saab to equip its Gripen C/D jets with LITENING 5 target designator pods. The order is valued at SEK 390 million (nearly $37 million)
Taiwan's Air Force has confirmed that six of its F-16 Block 72 fighter jets stationed at Hualien Air Force Base sustained minor damages during the massive earthquake that struck the island nation on April 3. The earthquake, measuring 7
Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with the U.S
North Macedonia has finalized a contract valued at almost €250 million with Leonardo Helicopters to supply four AW149 and AW169M helicopters each. The agreement was signed by Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska and Leonardo Vice President Cesare Cacha in Skopje on March 26
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South Korea has initiated talks with Indonesia in an effort to address pending issues related to Jakarta's participation in the KF-21 fighter jet development project. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) convened
Patria has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Lockheed Martin to set up a landing gear doors production line at Patrias Halli facility in Jämsä, Finland for supply to the F-35 global fleet. This long-term agreement entails the manufacturing of 400 sets of F-35 landing gear doors
Rheinmetall has received over €130 million in funding from the European Union to increase the production of ammunition. More than a quarter of the total €500 million awarded by the EU under the Act of Support in Ammunition Production (ASAP) will be channeled into six projects by Rheinmetall AG's European subsidiaries, aimed at expanding the production of 155mm artillery ammunition and powder