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Turkey's Otokar Wins $930M Armored Vehicles Tender in Romania
October 5, 2024 @ 05:38 AMOtokar, a Turkish defense manufacturer, announced it has won a 32 billion lira tender (more than $930 million) for the export of COBRA II 4×4 Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles to Romania. The tender, launched by CN Romtehnica SA, a company under the Romanian Ministry of National Defense, aims to procure 1,059 COBRA II armored vehicles and includes integrated logistics support services
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Lithuania Buys Kongsberg's NASAMS Air Defence Systems
October 5, 2024 @ 04:56 AMKongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract with Lithuania for the delivery of additional NASAMS air defence systems. As part of this €193 million contract, Lithuania will also upgrade parts of the NASAMS equipment the country acquired in 2017
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Lithuania Orders Mobile Air Defence Systems from Saab
October 5, 2024 @ 04:40 AMSaab has received an additional order valued at SEK 1.2 billion ($137 million) from Lithuania for the Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution
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Italian Navy Takes Delivery of Fourth Multipurpose Combat Ship "Giovanni delle Bande...
October 5, 2024 @ 04:25 AMThe Italian Navy has taken delivery of the fourth Multipurpose Combat Ship (PPA) "Giovanni delle Bande Nere" at Fincantieri's shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). The "Giovanni delle Bande Nere" is the first PPA of its class in "full" combat configuration
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Damen Shipyards Begins Construction of Multi-Purpose Vessel for Portuguese Navy
October 4, 2024 @ 01:36 PMDamen Shipyards has commenced the construction of a Multi-Purpose Ship for the Portuguese Navy, marked by a joint steel cutting and keel laying ceremony at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. The vessel, designated NRP Dom João II, is scheduled for delivery in 2026, joining two other Damen-built ships, the 122-metre-long NRP Bartolomeu Dias and NRP D
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European KNDS Opens Subsidiary in Ukraine
October 4, 2024 @ 12:24 PMEuropean defense consortium KNDS has established a subsidiary in Kyiv under the name KNDS Ukraine LLC. The new entity aims to strengthen collaboration with Ukrainian government institutions, the domestic defense industry, and support Ukrainian Armed Forces capabilities
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South Korea, U.S. Finalize New Defense Cost-sharing Agreement for 2026-2030
October 4, 2024 @ 11:19 AMSeoul and Washington have finalized a new defense cost-sharing agreement that will cover the period from 2026 to 2030, the South Korean Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The agreement, reached after five months of negotiations, will determine how the two allies share the financial burden of maintaining U
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Canada Receives First Six Upgraded CF-18 Fighter Aircraft
October 4, 2024 @ 09:30 AMThe Canadian CF-18 aircraft were upgraded in collaboration under the U.S
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Russian Khmeimim Airbase Not Hit in Israeli Attack on Syrian Latakia Province
October 4, 2024 @ 09:21 AMThe Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike in Latakia province, Syria, near the Russian-operated Khmeimim (Hmeimim) airbase, but the base itself remained untouched. Initial reports from Arab media suggested that the strike targeted a military transport aircraft believed to be delivering weapons from Iran to the Lebanese Hezbollah movement
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Sixth Astute Class Submarine for Royal Navy Launched
October 4, 2024 @ 08:25 AMThe Royal Navys sixth Astute Class submarine, named Agamemnon, has been launched at BAE Systems' shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The nuclear-powered submarine, which weighs 7,400 tonnes and is 97 meters long, rolled out of Devonshire Dock Hall and entered the water for the first time today
Ukraine, Poland Sign Defense Deal on Ammunition, Vehicles, Artillery, Air Defense
Germany Orders Israeli PULS Rocket Launcher Artillery System
Germany Signs €3.1B Contract for Future Soldier Systems
Australia to Soon Receive 2 MQ-4C Triton Drones
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