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Italy Awards Iveco-Oto Melara JV $930M to Modernize Ariete Tanks
August 7, 2023 @ 06:57 AMItaly has signed a deal valued nearly $930 million with CIO, a joint venture between Italian firms Iveco and Oto Melara, to modernize its Ariete battle tanks. Inked on August 2, this deal covers upgrade of 90 tanks with an option for another 35 platforms
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Chinese YU-20 Tanker Refuels J-15 Carrier-based Fighter for the First Time
August 4, 2023 @ 03:30 PMA Chinese J-15 carrier-based fighter refueled the YU-20 tanker aircraft for the first time. The undated exercise was revealed for the first time in a documentary program jointly produced by the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, China Media Group and the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission
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Ukraine Attacks Russian Navy Ship with Kamikaze USV
August 4, 2023 @ 02:23 PMRussian Navys Ropucha I-class landing ship was spotted close to the Black Sea while being towed by two tugs after being struck by Ukraine's explosive-laden drone boat. The attack reportedly took place in Novorossiysk, a major Russian port on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, sits roughly 420 miles from Ukrainian-held shores
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U.S. Navy Orders 6 Arleigh Burke-class Destroyers
August 2, 2023 @ 04:54 AMHuntington Ingalls Shipbuilding division has won a multi-year procurement contract for the construction of six Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyers for the U.S
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Fincantieri-Leonardo JV Bags €925 Million Italian Offshore Patrol Vessel Contract
August 1, 2023 @ 10:04 AMOrizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo has won €925 million to build three next generation patrol vessels for the Italian Navy. The contract includes options for a further three units and infrastructural upgrades required for the naval bases in Augusta, Cagliari and Messina, where the vessels will be based
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Saab Bids to Supply 4 Submarines to the Netherlands
July 29, 2023 @ 06:02 AMSaab has submitted four C718 Expeditionary submarines as its bid for the replacement of Netherlands current submarines. The C718s are modular which allows for incorporation of new technologies in the future
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French DGA Receives Final Batch of VT4 Tactical Vehicles
July 28, 2023 @ 08:14 AMFrench defense procurement agency DGA received the last batch of ten standard 2 VT4 tactical vehicles on Wednesday. A total of 4,380 VT4 vehicles were delivered to the three armies, the Operational Energy Service, the Joint Munitions Service and the National Guard
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Lockheed Asked to Develop Nuclear-powered Spacecraft
July 27, 2023 @ 06:03 AMThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a
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Russia offers BRICS Nations Special module at Orbital Station
July 25, 2023 @ 06:46 AMRussia is proposing creating a specialized module at the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) to BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) which would allow members to conduct their scientific research. “I would like to invite BRICS partners to consider the opportunity to take part in this project and, by joining forces, create a full-fledged module that, being part of the ROS, would allow the BRICS countries to use the possibilities of low Earth orbit to implement their national space programs,” said Yury Borisov, general director of Roscosmos said at a meeting of the joint committee on cooperation in the field...
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Germany Sends Leopard 1A5 Tanks, Marder IFVs to Ukraine
July 21, 2023 @ 12:40 PMThe German government has sent ten Leopard 1A5 tanks and unknown number of Marder IFVs to Ukraine, providing the necessary shot in its arm, as part of its latest military aid package. The package includes 20 MG3 machine guns for Leopard 2 tanks, Dachs armored engineer vehicles, 1,305 rounds of 155mm ammunition, 2,064 rounds of 155mm smoke ammunition, a bridge system and 12 trailers, four border protection vehicles, ten ground surveillance radars, 16 Zetros trucks, and 100,000 first aid kits
Netherlands Becomes Launch Customer for Pilatus PC-7 MKX Trainers
KNDS, Safran to Develop Land Robotics for France
U.S. Approves $7.41B Sale of Missiles, Smart Bombs to Israel
Argentina, Paraguay Sign Pact to Boost Border Security, Combat Transnational Crime
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