The German Army (Bundeswehr) has awarded Airbus a €2.1 billion contract for a secure military satellite system, with deployment before the end of the decade
Video China is reportedly offering to sell Indonesia a half-built Yuan-class submarine originally ordered by Thailand, with the flexibility to include a German-made engine if desired by Jakarta
The Russian-Indian joint venture Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited has transferred 35,000 Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles to the Indian armed forces. The founders of the enterprise from the Russian side are Rosoboronexport and the Kalashnikov Concern of the Rostec State Corporation
The Spanish Army has tested the Future Soldier System, SISCAP, developed by Indra and GMV, at the Toledo Infantry Academy. SISCAP is designed to integrate soldiers into digitalized environments, equipping them with information, communication, and fire effectiveness technologies, and improving situational awareness
Hensoldt has supplied its TRML-4D air defence radars to Latvia and Slovenia as part of an order from Diehl Defence worth more than €100 million. HENSOLDT is also providing maintenance and training package to the countries
Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a support-by-the-hour contract with Airbus Helicopters for the engines powering the German Bundeswehr's new fleet of Airbus H145M helicopters. This Support-By-the-Hour (SBH) contract covers in-service support and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) for more than 124 Arriel 2E engines, from helicopter entry into service to 2030
Milrem Robotics has inaugurated a new engineering hub for ground robotics in Warsaw, Poland. The facility will commence operations in July with over 20 engineers
Rostecs subsidiary, Rosoboronexport, has initiated the production of 125mm 3VBM17 Mango armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot (APFSDS) rounds in India. The Mango rounds, designed specifically to penetrate armored vehicles equipped with composite armor, are configured for use with the 125mm guns mounted on T-72 and T-90 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs)
Russia on Tuesday struck the Dolgintsevo airfield in Ukraine destroying two Su-27 fighters following last week's strike on the Mirgorod aerodrome where seven Su-27s were hit with Iskandar missiles. Russian analysts say the targeting of airfields is meant to prevent the Ukrainian air force from operating F-16 fighter jets which are expected to start operations later this summer
Leonardo and Rheinmetall have signed an MoU to form a 50:50 joint venture for developing and commercializing new land defense systems, including a Main Battle Tank and the Lynx Platform for the Italian Army. In particular, the future joint venture - headquartered in Italy - will be the Lead System Integrator, prime-contractor and system integrator, in both the Italian programs (MBT and AICS) and will define the roadmap for the participation in the future European Main Ground Combat System (MGCS)