Leonardo and Rheinmetall have formed a joint venture to develop a new main battle tank and a variant of the Lynx infantry fighting vehicle for the Italian Army. The announcement was made today, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in July 2024 in Rome
BAE Systems has unveiled a new prototype of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), equipped with a 30mm turret. This model, alongside the AMPV Modular Turreted Mortar System (MTMS), recently completed evaluations at the Yuma Test Center
The Netherlands plans to acquire 46 Leopard-2A8 battle tanks as part of a new initiative supported by the German government. State Secretary Gijs Tuinman announced this decision today in a letter to the House of Representatives
A Royal Navy task group centered on HMS Prince of Wales is preparing in the North Sea for a global deployment in 2025, marking the first mission of its kind since the Falklands War and following the Royal Navy's last major deployment with HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2021. The UK Carrier Strike Group has assembled off the coast of Scotland for Exercise Strike Warrior, a series of military drills designed to confirm the operational readiness of the task force
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces are now equipped with Iranian-manufactured 125mm 3VOF19 high-explosive (HE) tank shells, which are a replica of the Soviet OF26, utilizing TNT as the primary explosive instead of hexal. Large quantities of Iranian-made ammunition, along with North Korean and Chinese supplies, have made their way to the Ukrainian military through several channels
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) signed a contract with Samyang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd
A Russian Tu-134 military transport aircraft was destroyed in a fire at the Orenburg-2 airfield in Orenburg Oblast, according to a report by Ukraines Defense Intelligence (HUR) on October 13. The aircraft belonged to the 117th Military Transport Aviation Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces
The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) today encircled Taiwan while its military conducted land, sea and air drills enforcing an effective blockade of the Island even as Taipei vowed to defend its sovereignty. “The China Coast Guard's 2901 formation, 1305 formation, 1303 formation and 2102 formation carried out law enforcement patrols in the waters around the Taiwan Island on October 14th, which is a practical action to manage and control the Taiwan Island according to the one-China principle,” said Liu Dejun, spokesperson for the China Coast Guard (CCG), on Monday morning
In a bid to enhance financing resources for the Turkish defense industry, the Turkish government has proposed a credit card surcharge as part of new legislation. The Law on Certain Regulations Regarding the Defense Industry and the Bill of Law on Amendments to Certain Laws have been submitted to the Presidency of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey