Russias Almaz-Antey, the company that produces the famed S-400 air defense systems, said it is not taking part in international ratings compiled by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). "JSC Concern VKO Almaz-Antey ceases to participate in the international ratings of the world's largest manufacturers of military products, despite the growth in revenue following the results of the past financial year," the companys press office said in an official statement on Friday
Greece plans to acquire 40 F-35 jets from the United States and has placed a request for the first 20 aircraft, its Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told journalists after the NATO summit in Madrid Thursday. "Our intention is to acquire an F-35 squadron with a possible option for a second one
Prominent Indonesian defense manufacturers shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia and PT Dirgantara-PT Pindad team have signed cooperation pacts with the U.A
Wheeled version of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) developed by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) took to the skies for the first time June 30. "The first flight of Advanced Light Helicopter (Wheeled Version) with segmented MRBs (Main Rotor Blades) and MRH (Main Rotor Head) in pre-cone configuration was carried out in Bengaluru," HAL said in a Twitter post June 30
The Russian defense ministry said several Ukrainian aircraft including MiG-29 and Su-25 jets as well as France-produced Caesar howitzers were destroyed by their military. "The operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Bashtanka region of the Nikolaev region shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian air forces in the air," Igor Konashenkov, official representative of the ministry, said at a briefing on Wednesday
BAE Systems will provide 152 Hagglunds Combat Vehicle 90 Mark IV (CV90 MkIV) to the Slovak Army under an agreement signed with the government June 28. The vehicles will come armed with a 35mm cannon as its preferred tracked infantry fighting vehicle through a government-to-government (G2G) agreement with the Kingdom of Sweden
The French General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) has qualified the Fardier vehicle as part of its Float project intended for airborne troops and special forces, the first eight of which should be delivered by the end of the year.A small air-transportable, air-droppable and helicopter-portable all-terrain transport vehicle, the Fardier will make it possible to rapidly deploy commandos, to lighten the dismounted combatant in any zone, and to facilitate the self-defense of the deployment zones
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Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft during an attempt by the Ukrainian army to strike at the strategic Zmeiny (snake) Island in the Back Sea, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said."The enemy once again made an unsuccessful attempt to strike with aircraft and multiple launch rocket systems on Zmeiny Island
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