2018
US Army awards SRC for next-generation multi-mission electronic warfare systems
American Company SRC, Inc., has been awarded a $32M contract to provide the Army with next-generation, multi-mission electronic warfare systems. Un...
IVECO Defence Vehicles contract to deliver 10 Centauro 2 Mobile Gun Systems to Italian Army
Iveco Defence Vehicles, shareholder of the Iveco - Oto Melara Consortium (CIO), is awarded a contract to deliver ten Centauro II MGS Mobile Gun Sys...
British Company Jankel to deliver LRPVs Fox Long Range Patrol Vehicles to French MoD
British Company Jankel has gained another European success, this time through its continued strong partnership with Technamm in France. The co...
China donates USD 3.7 million to Cameroon for military equipment purchase
China has donated 50 million Yuan (US$7.3million) to Cameroon (west Africa) to purchase military equipment of its own choice. On 18 July, both coun...
Dutch defense agreements with NATO, EUR 5 billion more on defense spending
Five agreements were passed with NATO at the last summit held in Brussels on 11 and 12 July 2018.
Arquus Sherpa armoured vehicle serving with NSG in Mumbai, India
Indian Security Forces, especially the highly tactical and specialized forces like NSG (National Security Guards), are known for their state-of-the...
Indian army to receive new howitzers from September
From September, the Indian army will be inducting two types of artillery guns into its arsenal. These will be the first induction of heavy artiller...
Iraq reactivates old Russian D30 122mm howitzers
The Iraqi army has reactivated its Soviet-age D-30 122 mm towed howitzers, according to the Al-Alam News Network. "The Iraqi troops are supposed to...
Netherlands sign agreement to acquire four US MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 MALE UAVs
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with the U.S. on July 17, 2018, for the acquisition of four unarmed MQ-9 Reaper Block...
Analysis Belgium army parade 21 July 2018 armored and combat vehicles review
Army Recognition editorial team with its Online Defense and Security Web TV news channel was in Peutie military barracks to cover the military para...
Russian made AT4 Spandrel missile launchers mounted on Egyptian Fahd 240 APCs
The Egyptian army successfully installed the Russian-made AT-4 Spandrel Konkurs missile system on the indigenous Fahd 4x4 armored personnel carrier...
Rheinmetall wants to assemble trucks in Romania for Romanian army
The MHS Group through MHS Truck & Bus, representing more than 11 years the MAN brand in Romania, has since June been the exclusive importer and...
Future battlefields will impose more and more autonomy
Futuristic drones and unmanned ground robots with autonomous ‘deliver to order’ capability could provide timely answers to the vital challenges of ...
France expands on successful partnership with Aimpoint and Heckler und Koch
The French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has awarded, on the 17th of July 2018, to the consortium Aimpoint AB / Heckler & Koch Fr...
New 105mm light tank for Chinese marine corps
In mid-July, a Chinese blog published a picture of a light battle tank in “Smurf” blue camouflage driving through a village, indicating the Chinese...
Eutosatory 2018: 1st participation of Unitive, subsidiary of Groupe Etienne Lacroix
The Etienne Lacroix group took advantage of this 26th edition to exhibit, through its new trading subsidiary Unitive, some additional equipment for...
Poland to reactivate T-72 tanks
Poland`s Ministry of Defense is planning to reactivate its legacy T-72 main battle tanks, according to local media outlets. "The MoD is planning to...
New Israeli-made Merkava Mk4 Barak tank used in guerrilla warfare
Israeli Army has unveiled details about the development and the design of new version of the local-made main battle tank Merkava under the name of ...
Belarusian Polonez MLRS used during Azeri military drill
Azerbaijan`s military has used its Belarusian-originated Polonez multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) in drills, according to the Azeri Ministry of...
Czech Republic to get new cyber command and paratrooper regiment by 2020
The Czech military plans to build cyber forces headquarters and launch a new paratrooper regiment, said Chief-of-Staff Ales Opata on Monday, July 1...