MD Helicopters (MDH) announced a contractwith a Middle East customer to provide six Cayuse Warrior Plus Attack/Scout aircraft with precision weapons capability and six armed MD 530F glass cockpit upgrades. The twelve aircraft will support counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations by providing area security, tactical reconnaissance, convoy escort, and drug interdiction throughout the country
The United Kingdom has slapped sanctions against 25 individuals and businesses it claims are supporting Russias invasion of Ukraine, going after firms in Turkey, the Emirates and Iran. Announced on August 8, this “largest ever UK action” targets 22 individuals and businesses outside Russia as well as 3 Russian companies importing electronics vital to Russias military equipment used on the battlefield
Germany said it has transferred two additional launchers of the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. Berlin pledged the Patriot launchers to Ukraine during the NATO summit in Vilnius in early July
South African Denel Rooivalk attack helicopters will be modernized with Aselsans avionics under a deal signed during the recently-concluded IDEF-2023 exhibition. Aselsan and Denel Aeronautics signed a memorandum of understanding for the Rooivalk modernization during the African Aerospace and Defense (AAD) exhibition in 2022
The Australian Combat Assault Rifle (ACAR) developed about a year ago, has been included in a recent package of Canberra's military aid to Ukraine. With support provided by the Australian Department of Defence, a small quantity of ACAR weapons were shipped to Ukraine in early July as part of a weapons and munitions package from Thales Australias Lithgow Arms, Thales
An all-new drone-launched missile, the KaGeM-V3 has been displayed at a defense event in Pakistan indicating that the country already has the missile or is in the process of acquiring one. The KaGeM-V3 has a range of more than 200km
Ukrainian forces have been attacking Moscow with long-range kamikaze drones to make up for the lack of long-range weapons. Two of these indigenously-made drones were recently revealed by volunteers who have been crowdfunding their purchase
Four crew members onboard the ill-fated Australian Army MRH-90 helicopter that went down during a multinational military exercise have died, the countrys defence ministry confirmed today. Defence Minister Richard Marles said a significant amount of wreckage was recovered, pointing to a "catastrophic incident
Germanys thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. have teamed up to overhaul and modernize Indian submarine INS SHANKUSH
The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment One Block One (I1B1) program has achieved full operational capability (FOC), the U.S