2020
Ghana approves the purchase of 19 Israeli armored vehicles from Elbit Systems
According to information published by Defence Web on October 16, 2020, Ghana has approved the purchase of 19 wheeled armored vehicles from the Isra...
Russia to deliver BRDM-2 4x4 armored vehicles to Central African Republic
According to information published on the Twitter account Fridolin Ngoulou on October 15, 2020, Russia has delivered ten BRDM-2 wheeled armored veh...
Turkey conducts first test-fire with its Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system
According to information published on October 16, 2020, by the Russian press agency TASS, Turkey has conducted the first test-fire with its new Rus...
Thales launches its new AirMaster C ultra-compact airborne surveillance radar
According to a press release published on October 16, 2020, Thales launches AirMaster C ultra-compact airborne surveillance radar able to cover the...
SAAB signs contract with US Army for M3E1 man-portable shoulder-fired weapon
According to a press release published on October 15, 2020, Swedish Company Saab has signed a multi-year framework contract with the U.S. Army for ...
Agueris and Ruag Defence France to manufacture cabin simulators for Scorpion armored vehicles
Following a competitive selection process, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has awarded the Ruag Defence France and Agueris consortium th...
FLIR receives additional contract for U.S. Army Nuclear Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Program
FLIR Systems announced it has been awarded a $26 million contract modification in support of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Ve...
Lockheed Martin adds industry partners to Operational Fires team for hypersonic technologies
As Lockheed Martin continues the work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance the unique hypersonic technologies of i...
Turkey launches a program to modernize Turkish Army ACV-15 AFV Armored Fighting Vehicle
According to a video released on October 14, 2020, on the Twitter account of Ismail Demir, president of SSB, the Turkish defense industry, a new pr...
Patria to develop common armored vehicle system with Finland and Latvia
Finland and Latvia together with Patria, have signed a research and development (R&D) agreement for a common armoured vehicle system. This agre...
Arquus delivers last P4 VIPAIR intervention vehicle to French Air Force
On October 15, 2020, Arquus handed over to the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace) the last P4 VIPAIR vehicle, in accordance...
Australian army completes training of thousands of Afghan National Army officers
Australia has concluded its contribution to the Afghan National Army Officer Academy in Qargha near Kabul. Australian Minister for Defence, Linda R...
AUSA 2020: BAE Systems M109A7 enhances combat capabilities of M109A6 155mm self-propelled howitzer
The latest generation of 155m tracked self-propelled howitzer M109A7 produced by BAE Systems enhances the reliability, maintainability, performance...
BAE Systems rolls out new platform cyber protection capability
BAE Systems has unveiled a next-generation cyber-threat detection and mitigation solution for U.S. military platforms. Fox Shield cyber resilience ...
Russian combined arms army of Far East gets SV-98 sniper rifles
A batch of SV-98 sniper rifles has been delivered to the Eastern Military District’s combined-arms army based in the Amur River region in the Far E...
AUSA 2020: CMI Defence America becomes John Cockerill Defense America
According to a press release published during the Virtual Edition of AUSA 2020 on October 13, 2020, CMI Defence America capitalizes on the occasion...
Arnold Defense has received two major orders for its Fletcher laser guided rocket launcher
American Company Arnold Defense, the St. Louis based manufacturer of 2.75-inch rocket launchers, is pleased to announce the receipt of two major or...
AUSA 2020: AM General unveils new Humvee called NXT 360
AM General has unveiled a new MRAP-level protected version of its HMMWV, or Humvee tactical vehicle, at the Association of the U.S. Army’s (AUSA) a...
Rheinmetall to supply Lance turrets for Hungarian army Lynx KF41 IFVs
Rheinmetall has announced an export order in excess of $150 million dollars from Australia to the Hungarian Armed Forces to supply Lance turrets, w...
First training on new FN SCAR-H-PR sniper rifle of French army
In order to facilitate the appropriation of the new semi-automatic FN SCAR-H-PR sniper rifle by the forces, a first initial training session was ca...
