Fincantieri laid keel of the second Logistic Support Ship (LSS) “Atlante” for the Italian Navy at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard, within a program including a third ship. The unit, built in Castellammare di Stabia, will be delivered in 2025
The German Bundeswehr has placed an order worth over €250 million with Rheinmetall for 367 protected and unprotected logistic vehicles. This order is a further call-off from the framework contract for swap-body systems signed in June 2020
Rheinmetall presented a new solution for the mobile production of spare parts for military vehicles damaged in wars, at an event organised by the European Defence Agency (EDA). The Mobile Smart Factory (MSF) delivers metal 3D printing and postprocessing capabilities and is fully integrated into Rheinmetall's IRIS (Integrated Rheinmetall Information System) digital ecosystem
Switzerlands Federal Council has blocked arms maker Ruag AG from selling 96 Leopard 1A5 tanks for use by the Ukrainians. The
Lithuanias Ministry of National Defense said it is buying two National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) launchers for battle-scarred Ukraine. “In response to Ukraines urgent request for assistance in strengthening air defense, we are purchasing two NASAMS medium-range air defense missile launchers for the Ukrainian army,” the ministry said in a statement
The French defense procurement agency (DGA) conducted the first ever test of the new Véhicule Manœuvrant Expérimental (VMaX) hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) demonstrator. The test was conducted on June 26 from the DGA missile test site in Biscarrose, South-western France
France and Italy representatives signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) of the four Horizon Frigates of the French and Italian Navies at the Paris Airshow. Their modernization will be carried out by Naviris, the 50/50 owned joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group and Eurosam, a consortium formed by MBDA and Thales
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The United States has transferred AeroVironment-produced JUMP 20 fixed-wing, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drones to Taiwan. On Monday, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chuang Jui-hsiung and Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Johnny Chiang confirmed the information, per
Ukrainian militarys 22nd Mechanized Brigade has received into service the previously unknown modernization of Soviet Т-72 Ural battle tanks. A video with a run-in of transferred armor was