Transforming a pager, an old-school communication tool, into an explosive device is relatively simple because it already contains three of the five essential components needed. The five components are: a container, a battery, a triggering device, a detonator, and an explosive charge
Ukraine took delivery of 18 Bohdana howitzers today and is set to receive additional F-16 fighters and a second SAMP/T air defense battery soon. Ukraine's Defense Minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, has reportedly announced that Denmark will deliver another batch of F-16 fighter jets by the end of the year, without disclosing the number for security reasons
An Israeli-made RPS-81 ieMHR multifunctional radar complex was reportedly destroyed by a Russian Lancet kamikaze drone in the settlement of Chervone, located in Ukraines Kherson. According to Russian media sources, 16 units of this radar system have been delivered to Ukraine since May 2023
Ruselectronics of Russia is demonstrating a portable artillery and mortar battery control system at the Army 2024 event in Moscow which besides the compact size replaces wired data transmission a special Wi-Fi channel. The new development allows automated control of any artillery and mortar systems, both domestic and foreign, including heterogeneous groups and using the entire range of ammunition
Russia is set to unveil an all-new remotely controlled 122mm D-30 Self Propelled howitzer gun at the Army 2024 arms fair near Moscow starting August 12. The self-propelled gun can be remotely controlled up to a distance of about 500m and is based on 122 mm D-30 gun on the MTS-15 tracked chassis
Russias Rostec said it has shipped another batch of 2S43 Malva 152mm self-propelled artillery guns to the troops. This is the first domestic wheeled howitzer created on the BAZ chassis with the 8x8 formula
InsideFPV, an Indian drone company, signed an MoU with UAV Dynamix, an Israeli drone company on July 30, to supply around 10,000 drones over the next decade. The MoU aims to leverage the technological strengths of both companies to develop drone solutions
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the second Jangbogo-Ⅲ Batch-Ⅱ submarine on July 12 at Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd
Indonesias PT Pindad and Turkeys FNSS have reached the prototype refinement stage in their joint project to develop the Modern Medium Weight Tank (MMWT), a 30-tonne tank with a 105mm turret. This stage is being carried out by FNSS in Ankara, Turkey
Russias ZALA Group has announced that it has extended the range of its Lancet loitering munition, which has been extensively used in the Ukraine war, to 65 km—an increase of 15 km. The combination of Z-16 or Z-20 reconnaissance drones with Lancets has enabled effective counter-battery operations