The Spanish Army has signed a framework agreement with Rheinmetall to supply approximately half a million modular propellant systems for 155mm extended-range artillery ammunition. The deal, worth up to €205 million, is scheduled for delivery between mid-2024 and the end of 2025
The Pentagon has announced a contract valued at nearly $2.1 billion for the low-rate initial production of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System (LTAMDS)
Israeli firm Elbit Systems announced a contract valued $340 million for the supply of ammunition to the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD). The contract will be performed over a period of 10 years
Italy's Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN) has signed a €1.5 billion contract with European Organisation for Joint Armament Production (OCCAR) agency to build two next-generation FREMM EVO frigates for the Italian Navy
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has inducted its first MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory on July 31. The aircraft arrived at RAAF Base Tindal on June 16 following a three-segment flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland
The United States has agreed to equip Ukraine's F-16 fighters with American-made missiles. According to a
Rheinmetall officially took ownership of its new 30mm ammunition factory in Várpalota, Hungary, on July 29. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Hungarian Minister of Defence Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and Rheinmetall AG CEO Armin Papperger
As NATO countries face challenges in supplying artillery and ammunition to Ukraine, Hungary, a NATO member, has opted not to provide ammunition to Kyiv. Hungarian Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky stated, "The country has made a clear political value choice by not sending ammunition and weapons to the Russo-Ukrainian war that is raging in our neighborhood
Russian arms manufacturers have increased the production of artillery guns and their ammunition by upto ten times in 2023 over 2022, marking the biggest increase since the start of the Ukraine war. Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov presented the company's 2023 performance to Russian President Vladimir Putin
Rheinmetall has awarded HENSOLDT a contract worth nearly €100 million to supply SPEXER air defense radars for the Skyranger 30 anti-aircraft gun tank (FlakPz). The SPEXER 2000M 3D MkIII radars will equip the Skyranger tanks of Germany and Austria, with Denmark also announcing a corresponding procurement