South Koreas Cabinet approved the full suspension of the 2018 inter-Korean pact after the North repeatedly jammed GPS signals along the inter-Korean border and flew hundreds of trash-laden balloons into the country. Two days ago, South Korean presidential office warned it would take “unbearable” measures against the North for its recent actions
Tensions reached a critical point on the Korean Peninsula on Friday morning as North Korea unleashed over 200 artillery shells into the sea, north of the de facto border known as the Northern Limit Line (NLL). The provocative act, which occurred off the west coast near South Korea's Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands, heightened tensions and raised concerns about the fragile peace in the region
The Hungarian government, in collaboration with Rheinmetall, has signed a €288 million contract in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, to develop the Panther KF51 and move it towards production maturity. A demonstrator vehicle will be constructed, paving the way for full-scale production
A police investigation into the October 7 Hamas attack on the Nova festival in Israel has revealed that an IDF combat helicopter that arrived at the scene from the Ramat David base fired at he Hamas operatives and apparently also hit some of the revelers who were there. While most of 4400 participants who attended fled before the Hamas operatives arrived, 364 people were killed,
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