2019
Indian 1st Dhanush 155mm guns to enter service on March 26
Dhanush, the first indigenous gun/howitzer developed to upgrade the Indian artillery, will be inducted into the Indian Army on March 26. The first ...
NATO to build installation for US Army in Poland
The confirmation was announced by NATO on March 23. The Wall Street Journal says this installation, which will cost 260 million dollars, will be lo...
Raytheon and Kongsberg providing short range ground based air defence for Australia
On March 25, Raytheon Australia and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace joined Defence Minister, Christopher Pyne, and South Australian Premier, Stev...
EOS T-2000 turret and Hanwha Redback IFV for Land 400 Phase 3 Australia
Electro Optic Systems acting through its EOS Defence Systems subsidiary has teamed with Hanwha Defence Australia for a tender for the Commonwealth’...
SITDEF 2019: Army Recognition Official Online Show Daily News & Web TV
The Company Army Recognition Group with its online International Defense and Security magazine Army Recognition is appointed as Official Online Sho...
David's Sling air defense system successfully intercepted medium to long-range missiles
According to a statement released on March 19, 2019, by the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Israel's advanced missile defense system David's Sling suc...
Swedish and allied armies in action during Northern Wind 2019 exercise
Northern Wind is a Swedish Army exercise conducted in the north-east part of Sweden during March 2019. A total of 10,000 personnel is participating...
Norway buys Leguan bridge layers on Leopard 2 chassis
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) has signed, on March 21, 2019, an agreement with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the procurement of si...
Raytheon to be awarded contract for AN/TPY-2 radars for Saudi THAAD system
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is in charge of an acquisition strategy approved to solicit and negotiate with only one source, the Raytheon ...
Kalashnikov Group tests electric motorcycle in cold climate
Russia`s Kalashnikov Group (a subsidiary of the state corporation Rostec) has tested its upgraded electric motorcycle under cold climate conditions...
US East Africa Response Force deployed to Gabon
A crisis on a continent as large, diverse and complex as Africa requires a robust whole of government approach where the Department of Defense and ...
Arnold Defense awarded U.S. DoD $US 74 million contract
Arnold Defense has been awarded a $53.8 million contract for the delivery of 2.75-inch rocket launchers and sub components to support the U.S. Navy...
MBDA MMP anti-tank guided missile qualified for cold weather conditions
The MBDA MMP Medium-Range anti-tank guided missile is now qualified to be used in cold weather conditions. In early 2019, the DGA (French Procureme...
First successful firing test for MBDA Brimstone 3 surface-to-surface missile
Company MBDA has successfully performed a firing test with the Brimstone 3 surface-to-surface ultra-high precision missile system at the Vidsel Tri...
American weapons and parachutes for Indian special forces
India has decided to buy US-made assault rifles, ammunition, parachutes and several other specialised equipments for its special forces. Defense Mi...
MBDA reaches record high after strong 2018 results
MBDA saw another strong year of trading performance in 2018, recording a further EUR 4.0 billion in orders that brought the company's order book up...
1500 U.S. soldiers arrived in Europe for a NATO military exercise
A total of 1,500 U.S. soldiers arrived in Germany this March 19th 2019, to be deployed in Europe to exercise the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly ale...
US could announce sale of M1A2X Abrams main battle tanks to Taiwan before July
The U.S. is expected to announce the sale of 108 M1A2X Abrams main battle tanks to Taiwan within the next three months, The Taiwan News reports.
Indian Army holds Afindex 2019 military exercise with 17 African nations
On Monday, March 18, the Indian Army launched Afindex 2019, a 10-day military exercise with armed forces of 17 African nations at Aundh in Maharash...
USSOCOM awards contract to Sarcos Robotics for delivery of full-body, autonomously powered robotic exoskeleton
On March 18, Sarcos Robotics, a global leader in robotic systems that augment, rather than replace humans working in the industrial, public safety ...