2020
Belgian army to replace Unimog 1300L and Volvo N10 with 879 trucks
On January 17, 2020, the Belgian Council of Ministers authorized the Ministry of Defense to purchase 636 light trucks and 243 heavy trucks with arm...
Serbia to purchase six Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense missile systems
According to news published on January 18, 2020, on Sputnik Russian press agency website, Russia and Serbia have signed a contract to purchase up t...
Rheinmetall to extend service life of German Marder 1A5 infantry fighting vehicles
The Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to carry out new measures for extending the service life of the Marder infantry fighting vehicle. In...
Proposed acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s Military GPS business and Raytheon Airborne Tactical Radios business
BAE Systems announces that it has entered into a definitive Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire Collins Aerospace’s Military Global Positioning Sys...
European Union offers 13 Arquus Bastion armored vehicles to Mali battalions of G5 Sahel
These vehicles are intended to equip the two Malian battalions of the Joint Force of the G5 Sahel: eight are intended for the transport of troops, ...
UMEX 2020: Army Recognition Official Online Show Daily News and Web TV
Army Recognition Group is appointed with its online Defense and Security magazine Army Recognition, as Official Online Show Daily News and Official...
US Army cancels USD 45Bn Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle contest
The U.S. Army plans to launch a new tender to replace the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, but with different bidding parameters, as only Gene...
French DGA receives first micro-robots of Scorpion programme
Announced only on 17 January on the French Ministry of Defence website, the Directorate General of Armament (DGA) received, on 18 December 2019, th...
U.S. SOCOM receives new Sig Sauer MG 338 lightweight machine gun systems
U.S. Special Operations Command has officially taken delivery of its first Sig Sauer MG 338 machine gun, the company announced on Wednesday, Jan.15.
India has manufactured first local-made K9 Vajra 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer
According to a tweet published by the Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh on January 16, 2020, the Indian Defense Company, L&T’s Armored Syst...
Turkey has donated armored vehicles and security equipment to Albania police
During a ceremony that was held on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, Turkey has donated armored vehicles and security equipment to Albanian police rapid r...
Libyan National Army uses TAG Terrier LT-79 armored personnel carriers
The Libyan National Army (LNA) has taken into service The Armoured Group (TAG) Terrier LT-79 armored personnel carrier in its latest acquisition of...
DARPA awards contract to Lockheed Martin to develop ground-launched system for hypersonic missile
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $31.9 million contract for the Operational Fires (OpFires) Phase 3 ...
French Navy firefighter battalion acquires Novadem NX70 micro-UAVs
In 2020, Novadem NX70 micro-UAVs will be used to support operations of the prestigious Marseille’s Navy Firefighters Battalion (BMPM). These U...
Sig Sauer to supply U.S. Army with ammunition for M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifles
Sig Sauer has recently been chosen by the U.S. Army to supply .300 Winchester Magnum ammunition for its bolt-action sniper rifle. The contract amou...
Russian Central District armored division in Urals to receive T-72B3M tanks in 2020
A batch of 30 upgraded T-72B3 tanks will be delivered to the Central Military District’s armored division based in the Chelyabinsk Region in the Ur...
Uzbekistan upgrades T-64B and T-72B tanks
Uzbekistan army has upgraded T-64B and T-72B MBTs. The modernized main battle tanks have been unveiled at a military show being held on January 12-...
Russian Western District combined arms army receives 1st batch of Msta-SM1 artillery systems
An artillery regiment of the Western Military District’s Yelnya-based motor rifle division, which is stationed in the Bryansk Region in western Rus...
Pierce, Northrop, Liteye C-UAS live fire demonstration with US Army
Pierce Aerospace, a Remote ID UAS Service Supplier (RID-USS), participated in the first C-UAS engagement that confirmed the positive ID of UAS with...
The Netherlands transferred 9 Squire Block II radar systems to Belgium
This transfer is part of the strategic vision of the Information-Cyber-Influence capability dimension and the ISTAR Battalion Battlefield Surveilla...