2021
ShieldAfrica 2021: Important Security and Defense Exhibition in Abidjan Ivory Coast
The 6th edition of ShieldAfrica will take place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) from 7 to 10 June 2021. ShieldAfrica is the benchmark exhib...
French Ministry of Defense notifies renewal of support for Leclerc MBT
On March 31, 2021, Florence Parly, Minister of the French armed forces, welcomed the notification of a new 10-year service support market (mss2) fo...
US Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command loads first DEFENDER-Europe 21 equipment
The U.S. Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command is once again moving cargo to Europe in support of the DEFENDER-Europe 21 exercise. A...
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Army Recognition Group launches new video services on its Defense web TV broadcasted on Youtube channel. They include exclusive series, analyses, r...
German Army Leopard 2A7 MBTs to be fitted with Trophy APS
On February 22, Germany signed a contract with Israel to purchase the Trophy active protection system (APS) for its Leopard 2A7 Main Battle Tanks. ...
IDEX 2021: Al Jasoor unveils new Rabdan wheeled armored vehicle in 6x6 configuration
UAE-based company Al Jasoor has developed a new variant of its Rabdan wheeled armored vehicle in 6x6 configuration. A scale model of the new vehicl...
Aselsan unveils Alkar 81mm mortar system
Turkish company Aselsan unveils its Alkar, a weapon system integrating into a turret an 81 mm mortar system, an automatic barrel guidance system, a...
IDEX 2021: UAE-made Rabdan 8x8 armored vehicle armed with laser weapon system
During IDEX 2021, the International Land Defense Exhibition that was held in Abu Dhabi, the UAE-based company Al Jasoor presented a new version of ...
Rostec to launch air defense control systems Magister-SV
In 2021, the Ruselectronics holding of the Rostec State Corporation will begin serial production of the Magistr-SV military air defense automated f...
Abaco Systems partners with Rebel Alliance to demonstrate Integrated Battle Management Solution
Abaco Systems announced on March 31 a partnership with Rebel Alliance, allowing the company to demonstrate their Rebel’s Safe Strike software produ...
British army to upgrade MLRS for deep fires capability enhancement
Following a recent agreement struck with the United States Department of Defense, the British Army will be embarking on a five-year programme to up...
Barrett Firearms to supply Mk22 Advanced Sniper Rifles to US Army
The U.S. Department of Defense on March 31 announced that Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc., Christiana, Tennessee, was awarded a $49,977,196 fir...
US Africa Command completed movement of 16 Mamba APCs to support joint-force G5 Sahel efforts in northern Niger
U.S. Africa Command tweeted on March 31 that it completed the movement of 16 Mamba APCs to support joint-force G5 Sahel efforts in northern Niger. ...
PLA Chinese army commissions new type robot for bomb disposal
A new robot type has entered service in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), as it demonstrated its capacity in a recent bomb disposal exerc...
Royal Marine shares Arctic expertise in Serbia
A Royal Marines expert in cold weather and mountain warfare has shared valuable expertise with troops in Serbia on a unique mission. Sergeant James...
Russian Western Military District starts rearming with Tor-M2 air defense missile systems
The Russian Ministry of Defense began re-equipping units and formations of the Western Military District with a new anti-aircraft system. The rearm...
Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnow from Poland to deliver 100 ZU-23-2CP 23m anti-aircraft weapons to foreign customer
The Polish company Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów SA has announced a new contract signed on March 19, 2021, for the delivery of 100 ZU-23-2CP 23mm anti...
German army to replace MG3 with MG5 machine gun
The MG5 will replace the MG3 as a medium machine gun. The fully automatic weapon enables short and long bursts of fire with a range of up to 1,000 ...
Belarusian Air Defense unit trains in Brest Oblast
A unit of the 115th Air Defense Missile Regiment of the Belarusian army completed a tactical exercise in the training area of Brestsky. The field e...
US Department of Defense oders large amount of 120mm ammunition
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC have received USD 100 mn+ contracts for 120mm ammunition inte...
