2019
Lviv Armored Plant modernizes Ukrainian T-64 MBTs
State enterprise Lviv Armored Plant, which is a part of the State company Ukroboronprom, has adjusted the serial modernization of T-64 tanks to the...
Iran unveils new armored and tactical vehicles
During a ceremony held by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, the domestically made Aras-2 Tactical Vehicle and Ra’d (Thunder) ...
India successfully test-fired Rafael IAI Spyder air defense missile
On 9 August, the Indian Air Force successfully test-fired an Israeli-made Rafael IAI Spyder air defense missile from the Pokhran Test Range, India ...
Middle East Military Technology Conference alongside with BIDEC Bahrain defense exhibition
The Middle East Military Technology Conference (MEMTEC) will be held alongside the upcoming Bahrain International Defence Exhibition &Conferenc...
Turkey has delivered 24 Ejder Yalcin armored vehicles to Army of Uzbekistan
According to video footage released on YouTube on August 10, 2019, by the national TV of Uzbekistan, "O'ZBEKISTON 24 HD", Turkish Company Nurol Mak...
Iran unveils newly-overhauled advanced military radar system
A newly-overhauled advanced radar system was unveiled By Iran on Saturday, August 10, 2019, and delivered to the Iranian Army's Air Defense Unit.&n...
Australian SAS and 2 Commando fighting budget to be increased by billions
The ability of Australia’s special forces to rapidly and covertly deal with security threats in the Indo-Pacific will be boosted with new hi-tech e...
Singapore: New Hunter tracked AFV Armored Fighting Vehicle at military parade
The first public appearance of the new Hunter tracked AFV (Armored Fighting Vehicle) of Singapore Army on August 9, 2019, during the National Day m...
British paratroopers in Norfolk preparing for deployment to Afghanistan
Colchester-based 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) is deploying to the Afghan capital Kabul from late September as part of the UK’s end...
Military chemists participate in full-scale CBRN exercises in eastern Russia
About 2,000 servicemen are engaged in full-scale exercises of radiological, chemical and biological defense troops that have got underway in the Tr...
North Korea develops KN-23 Iskander-like ballistic missile
North Korea has performed a series of ballistic missile tests. The last test performed on August 6 demonstrated technology related to a new tactica...
U.S. Missile Defense Agency awards Lockheed Martin contract to support ballistic missile defense modeling and simulation
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $240 million contract to support the modeling and simulation framework for the Ballistic...
Nigerian Army inducts more Proforce Ara armoured vehicles into service
The Nigerian Army has commissioned into service another batch of Ara armoured personnel carriers manufactured by Nigeria’s Proforce.
Bulgarian Defence Ministry invites four companies to bid to supply armoured vehicles
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defense announced that, on August 5, it had sent formal Requests for Proposals (RFP) to four companies invited to bid to sup...
Russia develops its own steel armor to replace foreign analogues
The Military Industrial Company (VPK) is developing a Russian-made brand of inexpensive steel armor to replace costlier foreign analogs in the Russ...
Iran to display Bavar 373 air defense missile system
Iranian minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the domestically-made, long-range air defense missile system “Bavar-373” will be dis...
Armor International presents its new Hunter XL armored vehicle
During the last celebration of the Colombian Independence Day, Colombian Armor International has presented its new MRAP vehicle (Mine-Resistant Amb...
Video of Russian armed forces showing Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik stealth UAV first flight
Today, August 7, 2019, Russian armed forces have released a video on their YouTube account showing first flight test of the Sukhoi S-70 "Okhotnik"....
Mack Defense Partners with Crysteel Manufacturing on U.S. Army Heavy Dump Truck
Mack Defense is partnering with Crysteel Manufacturing on the U.S. Army M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck (HDT) contract to provide specialized dump bodies t...
Ukraine sold arms for nearly 1.5 bln USD in 2018
The Ukrainian Defense Industry, a state concern of arms production, received 37.6 billion Ukrainian hryvnias (1.47 billion U.S. dollars) of net inc...