2020
First international tri-service defense show to be hosted by Saudi Arabia in 2022
A fully integrated defense exhibition that will bring together air, land, sea, security and satellite defense systems has been announced to take pl...
Colombian army studies to upgrade M1117 4x4 armored vehicles with Belgian John Cockerill CSE 90LP turret
The Colombian Army studies the possibility to integrate the Belgian turret John Cockerill CSE 90LP on M1117 4x4 armored vehicle manufactured by the...
GDLS awarded U.S. Army contract for Increment I of S-MET Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport program
General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a $249,000,000 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed price) contract for Increment I of th...
Nexter places major order with EURENCO for artillery modular charges
Within the framework of a contract notified by the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) on 11th May 2020, Nexter has placed a major order w...
Russian weapons to be produced in the U.S. and NATO-standard calibered rifles in Russia
The U.S. intends to establish the production of various Russian weapons and ammunition, developed back in the days of the Soviet Union and upgraded...
Russia: VPK unveils Strela new light armored vehicle
The general director of the Military Industrial Company (VPK, part of the GAZ Group), Alexander Krasovitsky, told RIA Novosti news agency about the...
Turkey receives new modernized main battle tanks M60TM ready for combat operations
According to information released on the Twitter account of Ismail Demir, the President of the Turkish Defense Association (SSB) on July 12, 2020, ...
Rafael and Mesko to coproduce Spike SR ATGM for Polish Pustelnik program
Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Polish company Mesko, a PGZ company, have agreed to co-produce the shoulder-launched Spike SR (...
Australian army buys more Thales EF88 assault rifles
The Australian Government will buy 8,500 Enhanced F88 (EF88) assault rifles. The Australian-made weapon will add to the 30,000 units that will be d...
Israel army creates new Special Operations Unit under Air Force command
Israel is creating a new special forces unit as part of the Israeli Air Force, Seth J. Frantzman reports in The National Interest. Called the 7th W...
Jaguar EBRC prototype on display for French National Day
The prototype of the EBRC Jaguar, one of the vehicles of the Scorpion program, was exhibited at the Invalides in the framework of the classic milit...
U.S. Marine Corps infantry squads to receive sound suppressors
U.S. Marines operating in close combat formations will start receiving sound suppressors for their assault rifles and carbines starting in 2021, Ta...