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European Countries Band Together to Procure Ammo for Ukraine, Replenish Stocks
March 21, 2023 @ 05:49 AMEighteen states signed on Monday the European Defence Agency (EDA) project arrangement for the collaborative procurement of ammunition to aid Ukraine and replenish Member States national stockpiles. On Monday, EU foreign ministers agreed to a €2 billion plan to raid their stockpiles and jointly purchase desperately needed artillery shells for Ukraine
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Austria Orders €304M for AW169M LUH Helicopter
January 20, 2023 @ 12:50 PMAustria is exercising options for 18 additional AW169M Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) produced by Italian company Leonardo. The contract was signed following the Italy-Austria Government-to-Government (G2G) Agreement amendment signed in December 2022, through which Austria is exercising options for these additional units
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Canada-made 'Rotax' Engine Found in Iranian Drones
January 16, 2023 @ 12:46 PMIranian Mohajer-6 drones engine is made by Rotax, a subsidiary of Quebec-based Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP). Ukrainian troops captured one Mohajer-6 launched by Russia over the Black Sea on October 22, 2022
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Austria Takes Delivery of First AW169M LUH Helicopter
December 22, 2022 @ 09:37 AMThe Austrian Ministry of Defense received the first AW169M LUH helicopter from an initial order of 18 units. The handover of the aircraft, built at Leonardos Vergiate facility in Italy, achieved in line with the contractual obligations, was performed during an official ceremony held at the Tulln-Langenlebarn Brumowski Air Base, in the presence of Leonardos senior management
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Exhibitors Throng Pakistan's IDEAS Defense Exhibition as it Returns after 4 Years
November 17, 2022 @ 07:28 AMHundreds of exhibitors from countries across the world have reached Pakistan to take part in the countrys IDEAS Defense Exhibition, which is taking place after a four-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The Defense Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) will be holding the 11th edition of the International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2022 from November 15 to 18 at Karachi Expo Centre
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Austria Receives Rheinmetall’s Counter-sUAS System for Evaluation
May 24, 2022 @ 05:27 AMRheinmetall has supplied counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) to the Austrian armed forces for a six-month period of testing and evaluation. In May 2022, Rheinmetall Air Defence AG shipped the latest version of its rapidly deployable C-sUAS to the Austrian military
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Ukraine's Defense Production Increases as Factories Relocate to Safe Areas
May 6, 2022 @ 05:52 AMProduction and repair of tanks, armored vehicles and other military equipment rose to almost 100% capacity in April as Ukraine's arms factories resumed work from "safe" locations.Following incessent Russian missile attacks since Febriary against Ukraine's arms factories that function under the Ukroboronprom holding company, Ukraine's arms manufacturing capability had severely depleted
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Member of Ukrainian Team Negotiating With Russia Killed upon Suspicion of Treason
March 6, 2022 @ 04:32 AMThe Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reportedly shot and killed a member of the Ukrainian team negotiating with Russia, Denis Kireyev upon suspicion of high treason. The SBU had "solid proof" of Kireyev's treason, including recordings of telephone conversations
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Rheinmetall Bags German Police's Anti-riot Vehicle Contract
January 13, 2022 @ 01:34 PMRheinmetall will be equipping the German Federal Police and State-level public order police units with new special response vehicle, the ‘Survivor R.” In a statement Thursday, Rheinmetall said the procurement agency of Germanys Federal Interior Ministry contracted with the Düsseldorf-based technology group to supply a fleet of new all-terrain, protected multipurpose Survivor R special response vehicles, to be known as the “Sonderwagen 5”
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U.S. Committed to Preventing Iran from Obtaining Nuclear Weapon: Defense Secy Austin...
December 10, 2021 @ 03:26 AMAhead of a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin "Benny" Gantz on Thursday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said the U
Netherlands Completes T-72 Tank Deliveries to Ukraine
French Firm under Contract to Supply 12,000 Rifles to Ukraine Goes Bankrupt
Rosoboronexport Secures $4.5 Billion in Contracts with 15 Countries in 2025
Israel Tests 20 New Anti-Drone Weapons
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