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Rheinmetall to Set Up Military Vehicles Production Facility in Australia
October 15, 2020 @ 10:12 AMRheinmetall said it is establishing a Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Redbank, Queensland, Australia that enables the design, development and local manufacture of military vehicles, platforms and turrets for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and for export. The Prime Minister of Australia the Hon Scott Morrison MP officially opened the MILVEHCOE at a ceremony attended by a delegation of Federal MPs and Senators from across Queensland, representatives from Defence and Australian Defence industry, Rheinmetall said in a statement Wednesday
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Hungary Acquires Rheinmetall Lynx IFVs for $2B
September 10, 2020 @ 08:43 AMHungary became the first NATO and EU member to order Rheinmetalls newly developed Lynx infantry fighting vehicle when it signed a contract worth over $2 billion for 218 of those vehicles. The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has awarded Rheinmetall an order to supply tracked armoured vehicles and related products and services with a total value of more than €2 billion
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Sweden Offers Gripen Jets to Croatia
September 9, 2020 @ 09:02 AMSwedish firm Saab has today submitted its proposal of 12 new Gripen C/D fighter aircraft to Croatia. Representatives of the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) and the Swedish Embassy in Croatia submitted the government-to-government proposal of 12 new
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Hungary to Produce Lynx IFVs With Rheinmetall for €2B
August 18, 2020 @ 01:09 PMHungary will set up a joint venture with German Rheinmetall to produce
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Hungary to Buy $1Bn NASAMS Air Defence System from US
August 13, 2020 @ 05:11 AMHungary has agreed to buy the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) from the United States, the U.S
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Indian Defence Ministry Proposes Leasing of Military Equipment
August 4, 2020 @ 06:59 AMIndia has proposed leasing of military equipment in its revised draft of Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, that may enable the military to possess and operate costly platforms required for a limited period. Leasing was introduced as another category for acquisition in addition to the existing ‘Buy and ‘Make acquisition
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Hungary to Acquire AMRAAM-ER Missiles to be fired from NASAMS Air Defense...
May 9, 2020 @ 08:23 AMThe US State Department has approved Hungarys request to buy 60 AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAMER missiles, two spare AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAM-ER guidance sections and related equipment from Raytheon for $230 million. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Hungary of sixty (60) AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAMER missiles, and two (2) spare AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAM-ER guidance sections and related equipment for an estimated cost of $230 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement today
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Preparatory Work Commenced to Set Up Russian Nuclear Power Plant in Ethiopia
January 28, 2020 @ 08:09 AMEthiopia has kickstarted preparations in connection with building a new nuclear power plant in the country under an agreement initially signed with Russia's Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation in October 2017. "Officials from Rosatom and Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology have met twice since the signing of agreement, during which a working group was set up," Alemayehu Tegu, Ambassador of the African Republic to Russia, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti
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Hungary Takes Delivery of First 2 Airbus H145Ms
November 27, 2019 @ 10:23 AMAirbus has delivered the first two of twenty H145M military helicopters to the Hungarian Defence Forces. The order for the aircraft equipped with the HForce weapon management was placed in June 2018 by the Hungarian Ministry of Defence as part of its military modernisation programme
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Rheinmetall to Manufacture Main Armament, Hulls for Hungary’s Self-Propelled Howitzers & Battle...
September 30, 2019 @ 09:35 AMRheinmetall has won a €300 million ($328 milion) contract to manufacture main armament and hulls for PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer and Leopard 2 main battle tank belonging to the Hungarian Army. Under the agreement, the company will produce the main armament and fire control technology for 44 Leopard 2 main battle tanks as well as the main armament, fire control technology and chassis for 24 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers
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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