2020
U.S. Army trains loading Humvee in CH-47 Chinook helicopter
In the framework of training to air assault operations, a Humvee has been loaded on to a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Bravo Company,...
Taiwan launches the development of land-based air defense system
According to information released by the Taiwan News website on August 30, 2020, Taiwanese armed forces would like to develop a new short-range air...
Elbit Systems to supply components for Bradley IFV
Elbit Systems announced on Aug.31 that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (“...
Brazilian army has finalized upgrade of its fleet of M113 tracked APCs
According to information released by the Defesa Aérea & Naval website on August 28, 2020, the 7th armored infantry battalion of the Brazilian a...
Contract for Lockheed Martin for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense element development
According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on August 28, 2020, Lockheed Martin Corp., Sunnyvale, California, is being...
Swedish army receives 100th CV90 Combat Vehicle
On Aug.27, the Swedish army received its 100th Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90, in Swedish: Stridsfordon 90, Strf90). CV90 is a family of Swedish tracked c...
India will ceceive its S-400 air defense systems on time
China, which had received the first batch of the S-400 missiles in 2018, saw Moscow suspend further deliveries with no set-date in mind, which acco...
Rostec to test upgraded Sprut-SDM1 light amphibious tank
High-precision complexes of the Russian State Corporation Rostec handed over the upgraded prototypes of the Sprut-SDM1 tank for state tests. Over t...
Philippine Air Force buys Mitsubishi air surveillance radars
Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana has signed the Contract Agreement and Notice to Proceed for the Horizon 2 Air Surveillance Radar S...
First Franco-Estonian training sessions of Task Force Takuba start in Operation Barkhane
At the beginning of August, the last Estonian operators and most of their equipment arrived on the theater. The joint work and the first training o...
British army selects Jacobs to develop devices of robot able to cross water in hostile territory
According to a press release published on August 24, 2020, the Company Jacobs is part of the team that was selected by the U.K.’s Ministry of Defen...
Turkey and Russia launch discussions to acquire second batch of S-400 missile systems
According to news published by the Russian Press Agency Sputnik in August 2020, Russia and Turkey have launched discussions for the delivery of the...
Russian Defense Ministry signs 41 contracts worth USD15.3 bln at Army 2020 forum
Russia’s Defense Ministry has signed 41 contracts worth more than 1.16 trillion rubles ($15.3 billion) during the Army 2020 international military ...
Russian T-14 Armata tank could be sold to foreign countries India-Egypt-Vietnam and Belarus
According to information released by the Russian Defense Industry on August 25, 2020, at the opening of Army-2020 International Technical Forum, th...
Taiwan will boost its 2021 defense budget by 10 percent
Taiwan's defense budget in 2021 should increase by 10.2 percent compared with the 2020 one. Needless to say that it is a reaction to China's repeat...
Indra to equip Spanish VCR Dragon combat vehicles with mission system and electronic architecture
Indra will equip the 348 8x8 Dragon Wheeled Combat Vehicles (WCVs) procured by Spain's Ministry of Defense with an advanced state-of-the art Missio...
New Russian-made S-500 air defense missile system has entered acceptance trials
According to information released by the Russian Press Agency, TASS on August 25, 2020, Russia’s latest S-500 air defense missile system has entere...
Taiwan military police to get CM-34 8x8 armored vehicles
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on August 25 said it is placing an additional order of 21 CM-34 "Clouded Leopard" eight-wheeled armored vehic...
Turkish army receives M4K Mine-Protected Recovery Vehicle
Another project involving SECANT, which offers turnkey solutions with its advanced engineering, design and production capabilities, has been comple...
Spain orders 348 8x8 VCR Dragon combat vehicles from GDELS-Santa Barbara Sistemas
On August 25, the Spanish Ministry of Defense awarded a €1.74 billion (USD $2.06 billion) contract to a joint venture of General Dynamics European ...