2018
IAI Active Protection System for US M1 Abrams tanks
The US Army will equip its M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks with Elta’s WindGuard Active Protection System, IAI announced on 13 November. Elta Systems...
More hi-tech weapons for US armed forces
As expected, the U.S. armed forces are to request an increased budget to develop lasers, microwave beams, and other directed-energy defenses to fig...
US donates Bastion APCs to Kenya for border surveillance
The United States has given 12 Bastion Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Kenyan Defence Forces to help the country improve border surveilla...
Rheinmetall to supply Bundeswehr with tank ammunition
The Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a major contract for tank ammunition. Encompassing 13,000 rounds of 120mm x 570 DM88 ammunition, the order i...
Gulan 1000 MLRS used by Syrian army against Daesh
Over the weekend, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) moved their newly-delivered Gulan 1000 missile system to the Al-Safa region of Al-Sweida. The Syrian a...
First Tor-M2DT air defense missile systems delivered to Russian army
The Russian army is equipping its first battalion with Tor-M2DT short-range air defense missile systems, the Russian Defense Ministry announced las...
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAVs for Belgian and Australian armies
As recalled by DefenseWorld.net, General Atomics beat Israel Aerospace Industries in two huge deals worth an approximate $1.2 billion in unmanned a...
Chevrolet Silverado ZH2 hydrogen pickup truck for U.S. Army
GM Defense is developing a rugged military pickup truck based on the Silverado and powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and battery technology, similar ...
Brazil donates 25 M41 light tanks to the Uruguayan army
On September 28, 2018, Brazilian President Michel Temer sanctioned Law 13,720 authorizing the Ministry of Defense to donate 25 M41C light tanks to ...
Egyptian army to organize EDEX 2018 military industries expo
Egypt’s armed forces will organize the first Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX 2018) from December 3-5, 2018 in Cairo under the auspices of President Abdel ...
Belgian troops to join NATO forces in Estonia
Nearly 200 Belgian troops are scheduled to start their service in Estonia beginning of next year, as part of the NATO Battle Group stationed at Tapa.
Ukraine to purchase Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 armed UAVs
Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak, First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleh Hladkovsky and Head of the Ukr...
Mercedes-Benz will supply 515 vehicles 12kN AASLT to Dutch army airborne troops
Following a successful tendering process, Mercedes-Benz Cars Netherlands B.V. (MBCNL) will supply around 515 vehicles to the Dutch army airborne tr...
Ukrainian army has taken delivery of 70 pieces of new military equipment
In November 2018, during an official ceremony, Ukrainian army has taken delivery of more 70 pieces of new military equipment and combat vehicles as...
Russian army to receive new heavy tractor trucks Platforma-O
The Russia military will receive new Platforma-O heavy tractors to replace those produced by the Minsk Wheel Tractors Plant (MZKT Volat), according...
Belgian army commitments to Syria, Afghanistan, Africa, Baltic region
Belgium will withdraw a significant portion of its military support for Iraq to reinvest invest more in Afghanistan, the newly appointed Defense Mi...
Peru and Spain sign defense equipment cooperation agreement
Peruvian Minister of Defense José Huerta Torres and Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell Fontelles have signed a Memorandum of Underst...
Malaysian armed forces boost air defense capabilities with Thales
Together with its Malaysian partner, Global Komited, a member of the Weststar Group, Thales announces that the ForceSHIELD Ground-Based Air Defence...
Iran, Indonesia to expand defense cooperation
On the sidelines of IndoDefence 2018, Deputy Defense Minister Qassem Taqizadeh and Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu expressed their in...
Russian NBC troops armed with new hardware
The Russian nuclear, chemical and biological (NCB) protection troops are receiving a growing number of new hardware in the framework of the defense...