Leopard 2 A6 tanks and two "Buffalo" armored recovery vehicles arrived with their German-trained crews in Ukraine today. The German government said 18 Leopard tanks were handed over to Kyiv with ammunition and spare parts
Rheinmetall handed over the first of a total of 209 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles to the Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) on October 15, the company announced Monday. In September 2020 the Hungarian Ministry of Defence has awarded Rheinmetall an order to supply infantry fighting vehicles and related products and services with a total value of more than €2 billion
Rheinmetall is supplying the Czech Republic with Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and Buffalo armored recovery vehicles (ARVs) in exchage for supplying weapons to Ukraine. The delivery is taking place under the German governments “Ringtausch” equipment exchange programme
On September 30 President Putin is to deliver a message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to announce the results of the referendum held in four "former" regions of Ukraine.A section of the Russian media conjectures that Putin will likely issue an "ultimatum" to Ukraine to withdraw its forces from "Russian territory," which Kyiv is almost certain to rebuff
Ukrainian arms manufacturing holding company, Ukroboronprom met with military diplomats from 17 countries on June 8 during which purchase of heavy weapons for Ukraine became one of the key topics of discussion.Ukroboronprom, in addition to the production and restoration of weapons and military equipment for the Armed Forces as a priority, is also engaged in the import of weapons
Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have established a joint venture in Lithuania for providing comprehensive logistical support for combat vehicles belonging to the NATO nations stationed in the Baltic States. Known as Lithuania Defense Services, the company will commence operations in Jonava in May 2022
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) plans to produce parts for Boeing and Airbus aircraft which are denied to Russian airlines due to sanctions imposed in the wake of the Ukraine war. The MIT has asked Russian air carriers and service companies to provide data on the nomenclature and number of required spare parts,
The Netherlands Army deployed Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks in Lithuania on July 31 as part of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) deployment marking the first such mobilization in 20 years. The tanks arrived in Gaizunai Friday morning by train from Germany
Zala Aero, a subsidiary of Kalashnikov Group, will demonstrate ZALA 421-16E5G hybrid drone for the first time at the upcoming MAKS-2021 International Air Show. First samples of this drone are already in operation at the facilities of the fuel and energy complex, Kalashnikov said in a statement recently
Russias ZALA Aero (Kalashnikov Group Subsidiary) today unveiled three new small drones- a tilt-rotor, a hybrid engine 12-hour endurance drone and a quadcopter at the ZALA EXPO exhibition in Moscow. The first is the ZALA 421-24 of a quadrocopter type