2020
Chinese army ZTQ15 or Type 15 light tank now deployed in Tibet region
According to pictures published on the China Defense Blog on May 02, 2020, the Chinese-made ZTQ15 or Type 15 light main battle tank is now in servi...
MP5 used by Vietnamese Police Mobile Task Force Regiment
VietDefense published some recently broadcasted footage of the Vietnamese Mobile Task Force Regiment under Guard Police High Command. The MP5s used...
Ukraine: NVK Iskra launches mass production of Zoopark-3 counter-battery radar
NVK Iskra company started mass production of Ukrainian 1L220UK counter-battery radar, also known as Zoopark-3, company Director Yuri Paschenko anno...
L3Harris Technologies awarded third LRIP order on US Arrmy HMS manpack IDIQ contract
L3Harris Technologies has received a third low-rate initial production (LRIP) order valued at $95 million by the U.S. Army under the HMS (Handheld,...
Lockheed Martin successfully test-fires Precision Strike Missile PrSM from M142 HIMARS
Lockheed Martin successfully test-fires from M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) its next-generation long-range missile designed fo...
Philippines will acquire two batteries of Elbit Soltam ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers
According to information published on the MaxDefense Philippines Facebook account on May 1, 2020, the Philippines Department of National Defense (D...
Meggitt Defense Systems will delivered Thermal Management System for M1 Abrams tanks
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specializing in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defense and energy mark...
Morozov Company has delivered more BTR-4E 8x8 armored personnel carriers to Ukrainian army
According to news published on April 30, 2020, Ukrainian Company Kharkiv-based Morozov Design Bureau of Engineering, which is part of the Ukroboron...
Serbia has performed firing test with new modernized Oganj 122mm MLRS rocket launcher
In April 2020, in the presence of the Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin and Acting Assistant Minister for Material Resources, Nenad Miloradović,...
US Army awarded contract to Lockheed Martin for production of PAC-3 MSE missiles
American Company Lockheed Martin on April 30, 2020, received a $6.07 billion contract from the U.S. Army for the production of Patriot Advanced Cap...
Nebo-M and Podlet radars deployed in Russian Far East
The Russian Defense Ministry completed the deployment of the latest Nebo-M and Podlet radars in the Far East. Now the air defense can detect aircra...
First Q-53 radar equipped with gallium nitride delivered to U.S. Army
Not only is the Lockheed Martin AN/TPQ-53 system the most modern radar deployed by the U.S. Army, but it is also now poised to be the first and onl...
Chinese PCL-181 self-propelled howitzer enters in service with army of China
China's most advanced self-propelled howitzer, the PCL-181 also named SH-15 for the export version, recently entered service with the People's Libe...
Russia: new date of Victory Day parade depends on coronavirus situation
On April 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that both the Victory Day parade and the Immortal Regiment’s march would not be held as usu...
FN America and Colt to compete for M16A4 U.S. Foreign Military Sales
FN America and Colt's Manufacturing will compete for each order of the $383,311,941 firm-fixed-price contract to provide M16A4 assault rifles for F...
Russian reconnaissance units to receive Tigr-M 4x4 armored fitted with Arbalet-DM RCWS turret
In 2020, reconnaissance units of the Russian Land Forces will receive over 15 armored Tiger-M automobiles equipped with a Remotely Controlled Weapo...
Russian MoD ramps delivery of BMP-2M Berezhok tracked IFVs Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is ramping up the deliveries of upgraded BMP-2M Berezhok tracked IFVs Infantry Fighting vehicles to the troops, a...
Aselsan delivers ATES border surveillance armored vehicles to Turkish Army
Turkish defense manufacturer Aselsan has delivered ten all-weather ATES mobile border surveillance systems that will be assigned to the protection ...
Hanwha Defense K9 self-propelled howitzer deliveries to Norway still on track
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Korean defense manufacturer Hanwha Defense remains on track with its planned deliveries of 24 K9 self-propelled howitzers...
France and Germany agree on new Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) MBT
On April 28, Germany and France at last signed a framework agreement defining the project organization and management structures of the heavy land ...