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Ukraine Military to Spend $544 Million on Locally-made Drones

January 14, 2023 @ 08:40 AM

Widespread usage of drones in the Ukraine War has shown they can be effective while causing minimum collateral damage, pushing the countrys defense ministry to invest $544 million in 2023 to produce them locally. Oleksii Reznikov, Ukrainian defense minister, told UNN in an interview that the sum will be spent on various types of drones: aerial, ground, surface, and underwater
France’s DGA Receives 1st Rafale Built to Replace Greek Jets

January 13, 2023 @ 11:16 AM

Dassault Aviation handed over a two-seat Rafale F3R fighter to the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA), aimed to replace ones purchased from the French Air Force by Greece. The “B359” aircraft was delivered to the DGA on December 29 at the Dassault Aviation site in Mérignac (Gironde)
France Orders 200 Akeron MP Anti-tank Missiles

January 13, 2023 @ 10:55 AM

The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) placed an order for 200 MMP medium-range missiles, known as "Akeron MP" produced by MBDA. This deal was signed on December 29 in accordance with the French Military Programing Law 2019-2025, the defense ministry said Thursday
U.S., Japan Sign MoU on Counter-Hypersonics, Microwaves, Autonomous Systems

January 13, 2023 @ 04:47 AM

Japan has agreed to collaborate with the U.S
Japan to Build New Military Base on Uninhabited Island

January 12, 2023 @ 09:12 AM

Japan started constructing a Self-Defense Forces base on uninhabited Mage Island in southwestern Kagoshima prefecture on Thursday. According to an environmental assessment report made public earlier today, this four-year project in the 8 Sqkm Island will include building runways and ammunition storage facilities
BAE Systems Wins $120M to Modernize Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer USS Lassen

January 11, 2023 @ 08:44 AM

The U.S
Canada to Donate NASAMS Air Defence Systems to Ukraine

January 11, 2023 @ 05:41 AM

Canada has agreed to hand over NASAMS air defence systems to Ukraine free of cost, taking the total number of such systems being pledged to the war-torn country to nine. “I spoke with Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov this morning and heard it directly: air defence systems are Ukraines top priority
Japan to Spend $326B on Defense Including 'Counterstrike Capability'

January 9, 2023 @ 07:05 AM

One of the highlights of the Japanese defense ministrys budget worth billions of dollars is acquiring counterstrike capabilities, after having avoided it for several years due to its war-renouncing Constitution. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said 43 trillion yen ($326 billion) has been allotted to boost the militarys capabilities over the next five years from fiscal 2023, a major increase from the 27
S.Korea to Speed up Creation of Drone Unit

January 7, 2023 @ 06:01 AM

South Koreas President Yoon Suk-yeol made clear on December 27 that he will speed up the creation of a drone (UAV) unit designed to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance of North Koreas major military facilities. The Joint Chiefs of Staff plans to launch the Directorate of Countering Nuclear and WMD by reforming the existing Center for Countering Nuclear and WMD
Spanish Army Picks E-LynX Software Defined Radio

January 5, 2023 @ 07:18 AM

The Spanish Ministry of Defense Directorate-General for Armament and Material (DGAM) has selected E-Lynx tactical Software Defined Radio (SDR) solution developed by Elbit Systems. This follows the Spanish MODs selection of the E-LynX SDR solution for its combat battalions in November 2020, and for its 8×8 Dragon Vehicles in November 2021

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