2020
Romania takes delivery of first US PAC-3 MSE Patriot air defense missile system
According to a Tweet published by Lockheed Martin on September 18, 2020, Romania has received its first American-made PAC-3 MSE Patriot air defense...
Royal Thai Army buys 600 military trucks from Tata Motors
Tata Motors will sell 600 military trucks to the Royal Thai Army which is currently in the process of finalizing the details of the order. The info...
Russian Kurganets 25 IFV acceptance trials to end in 2022
The schedule of acceptance trials of prospective combat vehicles of the Kurganets-25 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle family has been agreed. The...
U.S. artillery Greywolf continues modernization with M109A7 Paladins
Troopers with U.S. 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment (2-82 FA), 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, send the first se...
Kavkaz-2020 strategic exercise: Chinese troops adapt to Russian equipment
Chinese troops participating in Kavkaz-2020 strategic exercise in the Astrakhan Region, Russia, have quickly got used to Russian equipment with the...
U.S. and Estonia sign historic agreement for collaborative research in cyber defense
The U.S. Army and the Republic of Estonia’s Ministry of Defence signed an agreement today that will enable the two countries to conduct future coll...
Belarusian army testing combat trike
Screenshots from Chinese origin and published by Caesar on its Twitter account show a strange trike armed with a machine gun submitted to test in B...
United Arab Emirates to donate 80 French-made Leclerc tanks MBTs to Jordan
According to a post published on September 15, 2020, by French blog Blablachars, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), users of the Leclerc Main Battle T...
MSPO 2020: Essential and very much in demand
All the eyes on Targi Kielce in September - not only the military business sector but the broadly defined industry has been focused on the Kielce e...
Thailand chooses Chinese-made VN16 105mm amphibious light tank for its Marine Forces
The Chinese-made VN16, the future 105mm amphibious light tank, and the backbone of the Thai Marine Forces. The vehicle will be deployed on the Type...
Defender Pacific 2020 expands across breadth of the theater
U.S. Army units from Joint Base Lewis-McChord are in final preparations with U.S. Air Force partners for Joint Operations into the Aleutian Islands...
Chinese army participates to Kavkaz-2020 strategic exercise in Astrakhan
On September 11, two Y-20 transport aircraft carrying the first echelon of Chinese troops participating in the Kavkaz-2020 strategic exercise lande...
German army selects Haenel MK 556 assault rifle to replace H&K G36
According to German Zeit online newspaper and other sources, among which The Firearms Blog, the German Ministry of Defense has selected the weapon ...
FN Herstal to deliver 135 deFNder Light RWS Remote Weapon Stations to Belgian army
According to a press release published by the Belgian Ministry of Defense on September 11, 2020, the Belgian Company FN Herstal will deliver 135 de...
Lithuanian army to get Heckler and Koch SFP9 Paddle pistols
In order to achieve new quality in the Lithuanian Armed Forces and ensure provision of modern soldier equipment, the Lithuanian Ministry of Nationa...
Noble Partner 20 military exercise begins in Georgia
Allied and partner nations from around the world gathered at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, for the opening ceremony of Noble Partner 20 September...
Russian army signalmen train with new communication systems
In the Volgograd region, a special tactical exercise with signalmen of the motorized rifle unit of the Southern Military District has begun.
The Maldives and U.S. sign defense agreement
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Reed Werner and Maldivian Minister of Defense Mariya Didi signed the “Framework ...
Boeing successfully conducts protection of military convoy with its laser weapon
According to a video published on September 10, 2020, during a September 3, 2020, field test of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) at Nel...
Oshkosh Defense from U.S. to supply 322 JLTV CLVs armored vehicles to Belgian army
Jackpot for Oshkosh Defense! According to a Tweet from DGMR (Directorate General Material Resources) of the Belgian army dated Sept.11, 2020, the A...