2018
French Army clears MMP 5th generation land combat missile for desert operations
From August 25 to September 22 in Djibouti, the French Army Technical Service (STAT), the French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement), with the s...
Russian troops begin to receive Peresvet lasers, nuclear-powered missiles
LProtection of compact nuclear power plants for cruise missiles and combat lasers will be reinforced. They will be transported in a special railcar...
Russia deploys electronic warfare in Syria
Russia is creating in Syria a complex to jam electronic, navigational and other systems of any airspace violator threatening Russian facilities, ad...
Live combat demonstration of new Belgian Army Motorized Brigade
In September 2018, Belgian army has performed a live combat demonstration under the name of Land Power Demo 2018 to present the new Motorized Briga...
Sweden and Switzerland, last customers of Strix 120mm mortar munition
The Strix remains the only precision-guided 120mm mortar munition available on the international market. As demand for precision-guided munitions g...
MIPS developing brain protection system for law enforcement and armed forces
MIPS, the leading brain safety system company, has begun work on brain protection system for military and law enforcement helmets that helps protec...
European Defense Agency: further progress in sustainable energy for defense sector
Over 140 experts from 27 European countries and more than 30 different institutions and organisations participate on 16 and 17 October in the Confe...
The Netherlands to upgrade self-propelled howitzers and IFVs
The Netherlands State Secretary for Defense Barbara Visser announced on October 12 that two weapons systems fielded by the Dutch Army will be put t...
Bulgaria to repair T 72 main battle tanks
Bulgaria`s Ministry of Defense is planning to repair some T-72A main battle tanks and TPD-K1 sights, a Bulgarian military source told TASS.
Rostec creates replacement for Makarov pistol
The Central Scientific Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH), part of the Rostec, has created a 9x21mm pistol that may replac...
Spanish special operations forces sharpen Afghan commando sniper skills
Spanish Special Operations Advisory Team (SOAT) members, assigned to Afghanistan’s National Army Special Operations Command (ANASOC) School of Exce...
Chinese President Xi Jinping pushes for stronger civilian military integration
On 15 October, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a stronger cooperation between the military and civilian sectors. President Xi, also chairma...
France receives the NATO Resources Conference
For the first time since 1966, France hosts the NATO Resource Conference, which brings together all Alliance financiers every 18 months. It takes p...
Army Ground Mobility Vehicles 1.1 delivered to US Army
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has successfully completed delivery of the first Army-Ground Mobility Vehicles (A-GMV 1.1) to the US...
New batch of Unimog U5000 trucks delivered to Lithuanian army
On October 11, the Lithuanian Armed Forces received 54 Unimog U5000 trucks manufactured by Daimler AG. The successful collaboration with the NATO S...
Laser training expanded by Polish army university
Saab has received an order from the General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces (AWL), located in Wroclaw, Poland, to expand its ...
Taiwan to increase defense budget
On 10 October, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen announced she intends to enhance national security, warning her government will not submit to China'...
Artillery tactical exercises conducted in Azerbaijan
According to the combat training plan for 2018 approved by the Minister of Defense, the rocket and artillery troops of the Azerbaijani Army conduct...
New weapons contract between South Korea and the Philippines
In September 2018, two top arms companies from South Korea and the Philippines inked a key joint venture deal. While the initial scope of collabora...
Excalibur Army and Ukroboronprom cooperate for military vehicles
Excalibur Army and Ukraine’s State Concern Ukroboronprom have signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop, manufacture and promote innovative pro...