2019
Ukraine to increase 2019 defense budget by 8 percent
The Ukrainian ministry of Defense is planning to increase its 2019 defense spending by 8% compared with the previous year.
Indonesia ordered first batch of Harimau medium tanks
On April 12, 2019, Indonesian Defense Minister Ramisard Ryakuda signed a large package of contracts with enterprises of the Indonesian defense indu...
Russia: Udav pistol recommended for serial production
An interagency committee has finished the checking of the terms of reference for the Udav pistol that has been developed by the design bureau Tsiit...
DSEI 2019: Fantastic opportunity to promote the British defence industry
Held biennially at ExCeL London, DSEI is the premier event for the global defence and security sector to demonstrate its latest equipment, share kn...
Cambli Thunder 2 tactical armored vehicle in service with Calgary Police of Canada
The Cambli Thunder 2 4x4 tactical armored vehicle is now in service with the Calgary Police of Canada. The Thunder 2 is designed, developed and man...
U.S. will deploy THAAD air defense missile systems in Romania
According to a press release published on the official website of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), April 11, 2019, the United States ...
What to expect at ISDEF 2019 Defense and Security Exhibition in Israel
Jonas Zolken, managing director of ISDEF 2019 presents the latest news about the event at ENFORCE Tac 2019 in Germany. ISDEF is an International De...
ARQUUS Bastion 4x4 APC armored personnel carrier in service with Senegal Army
The Bastion 4x4 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) vehicle manufactured by the French Company ARQUUS is now in service with armed forces of Senegal. O...
Patria Milrem will maintain and repair Bv 206 tracked vehicles of Latvian army
Patria’s subsidiary Milrem LCM has signed a framework agreement for the maintenance and repair of BV206 tracked vehicles with the Logistics Command...
Elbit Systems contracted for STYLET guided mortar by undisclosed Asian country
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded an approximately $30 million contract to supply STYLET, a precise Guided Mortar Munition (GM...
MBDA and ALPhANOV inaugurate test lab for laser weapons in France
On 27 March, In Bordeaux (France), MBDA and ALPhANOV inaugurated their common Vulnerability Test Facility (VTF). MBDA is a world leader in missile ...
Australian Army orders more Saab Carl-Gustaf ammunition
Saab has received an order for deliveries of Carl-Gustaf® ammunition to the Australian Army, the total order value is SEK 168 million and deliverie...
U.S. Army Orders 648 M997A3 HMMWV Ambulances from AM General
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has placed an order from global vehicle solutions provider AM General for 648 M997A3 High Mobility Multipurpose W...
Lockheed Martin: $2.5 billion contract to produce THAAD missile systems for Saudi Arabia
Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, is being awarded a $2,457,390,566 modification (P00015) to a previously-awarded con...
Russia: Bazalt details DP-64 Nepryadva counter-sabotage grenade launcher
Russia`s defense contractor Bazalt (a subsidiary of the Rostec’s Concern Tecmash) has detailed its DP-64 45 mm counter-sabotage grenade launcher. "...
Arnold Defense rocket launchers on display at the 2019 Quad-A, Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit
Arnold Defense, the St-Louis based manufacturer of 2.75-inch rocket launchers, will be at this year’s Quad-A, Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summi...
NATO team takes part in most challenging cyber exercise
A team of nearly 40 cybersecurity experts led by the NATO Communications and Information Agency starts competing this week (9-12 April) in Loc...
Bittium to supply tactical radio support to Finnish army
Bittium has received a purchase order from the Finnish Defence Forces for the porting of the European ESSOR (European Secure SOftware-defined Radio...
General Dynamics European Land Systems achieves important milestone with Romanian Piranha 5
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has achieved an important milestone in the Piranha 5 program for the Romanian Army with the completi...
Ukrainian Vilkha-M missile has double the strike radius
The Vilkha missile production started in 2018. That model had a range of 70 km. The modernized Vilkha-M's range has increased to 130 km. Turchynov ...