2018
BrahMos cruise missile for Peru and Chile?
As already reported on Army Recognition.com, Peru and Chile have shown interest in acquiring the BrahMos cruise missile that India has jointly deve...
New US foreign military sale to provide Patriot missile support to Saudi Arabia
According a statement releases on March 30, 2018 to the official web site of the U.S. Department of Defense, the American Company Lockheed Martin w...
Russia: new offensive weapons capable to break existing missiles shields
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the creation of new offensive weapons capable of breaking through existing missiles shields, including t...
Russian Eastern Military District has received S-400 missile systems
An air defense missile unit of the Russian Eastern Military District’s air and air defense large unit has received advanced S-400 (NATO reporting n...
New mobile SHORAD air defense system a priority for US Army
Air and Missile Defense is one of the top modernization priorities of United States Army including the acquisition of a new SHORAD (Short Range Air...
Poland has officially launched WISLA new national air defense program
According a statement published on March 29, 2018 on the Polish Ministry of Defense website, Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defense of...
Lithuania armed forces to purchase IAI ELTA air surveillance radar from Israel
The Lithuanian Armed Forces signed a contract with Israel’s company IAI ELTA this month on procuring five gap filler short-range air surveillance r...
United Kingdom: British army is rejoining the Boxer 8x8 armored program
According a statement from the British Ministry of Defense published on March 31, 2018, the British Army has taken a step towards exploring a deal ...
Russia the 4th in Top 15 military defense spending around the world
Russia's 2017 defense spending reached $61.2 billion and provided Moscow the 4th place in the Top-15 list of the biggest military spenders around t...
Armenia will receive weapons from Russia under a $100 million loan
Armenia will receive weapons and military equipment from Russia under a new $100 million loan in 2018, Deputy Head of the Russian Federal Service f...
Finnish Patria defense company investing in Estonia to acquire Milrem
In October 2017, Finnish Company Patria has signed an agreement with Mootor Grupp to acquire their share of 60 % of the largest defence maintenance...
Nigeria will manufacture Polish-originated AK assault rifle derivatives
Nigeria will produce the Beryl M762 assault rifle, a Polish-originated variant of the world-known Kalashnikov AK assault rifle, under license, acco...
Russia successfully test-fires RS-28 Sarmat ICBM InterContinental Ballistic Missile
Another pop-up test of Russia’s advanced RS-28 Sarmat liquid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has gone smoothly, the Krasnaya Z...
British paras joint exercise with U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne
British Paratroopers from 16th Air Assault Brigade have been testing themselves alongside their American counterparts in an expansive and wide-rang...
Russia strengthens military-technical cooperation with Laos
Russia is beefing up military-technical cooperation (MTC) with Laos, Russian media outlets say. Moscow and Vientiane have recently signed an agreem...
Russia develops helmet with integrated communication system for Ratnik combat gear
The Ratnik combat gear’s helmet will be equipped with an integrated communication system by 2025, the Defense Ministry’s press office quoted Chairm...
China has donated military equipment to Uruguay
According a statement published by the Uruguayan Ministry of Defense, China has donated military equipment to the Uruguayan Ministry of Defense inc...
Russia: first operational Arctic Tor-M2DT in 2018
Coastal forces of the Northern fleet will receive Arctic antiaircraft missile complexes Tor-M2DT this year. They can destroy all types of aircraft ...
U.S., Australian and New Zealand forces strengthen coalition forces in Iraq
Military forces from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, New Zealand army, and Australian army joined together with Iraqi security forces to conduct a t...
Cyprus announces $18M military donation for the Lebanese Army
Cyprus announced Wednesday the donation of more than 15 million euros (18.55 million U.S. dollars) in aid to the Lebanese army.