2021
Belarus receives first batch of Russian Ataka antitank guided missiles
The Belarussian armed forces have received the first batch of 9M120 Ataka antitank guided missiles, the Belarussian Defense Ministry said : “The fi...
Hanwha Redback and Rheinmetall Lynx selected for Land 400 Phase 3 replacement programme of M113
Two contenders for the Infantry Fighting Vehicle project were unveiled in Canberra on March 12, as part of the biggest acquisition project in Austr...
US Army and Japan Self-Defence Force conduct historic airborne operation
In the bright Japanese morning sun, stretched across the flight line, more than 500 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members talk, rehearse jump pro...
PLA Chinese army deploys new vehicle-mounted antitank missile
A new type of vehicle-mounted anti-tank missile is now being deployed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), reports show. The new missile ...
Mannheim APS-2 site receives M109A7 Paladin and M992A3 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicles
The U.S. 405th Army Field Support Brigade's Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim (Germany) received about three dozen next-generation M109A7 Palad...
Exercise Eagle Sokol 21 with Slovenian Armed Forces focus on rapid deployment
Exercise Eagle Sokol is a bilateral training exercise with the Slovenian Armed Forces focused on the rapid deployment and assembly of forces and te...
Belarus Trio surface-to-air missile system fitted on Asilak armored vehicles
The Belarusian defense industry will unveil the Trio surface-to-air missile (SAM) system fitted on two Asilak armored vehicles, The Dead District r...
Spectra Group joins Athena new national space team of UK
Spectra Group, the internationally renowned specialist provider of secure voice, data and satellite communications systems, has joined Athena, the ...
NATO Support and Procurement Agency delivers second batch of training vehicles to Georgia
On 10 March 2021, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) handed over the last five of 20 heavy vehicles and equipment to the Georgian Minis...
Russian Western District units get T-90M Proryv tanks
A batch of eight T-90M Proryv tanks has been delivered to the Sevastopolskaya motor rifle brigade of the Western Military District’s Guards a...
Philippine Air Force officers start training on Israeli air defense system SPYDER
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has started the training of its officers who will operate the soon-to-be delivered SPYDER (Surface-to-air PYthon and...
US Army Arctic readiness tested with extreme cold-weather exercise
The 402nd Army Field Support Battalion-Alaska spent the month of February testing, identifying and documenting the breaking point of equipment and ...
India to buy 30 MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to counter China and Pakistan
India plans to buy 30 armed drones from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to boost its naval and land defenses as tensions persist with neighbor...
Chinese HQ-19 Anti-Ballistic Missile Interceptor presumably operational
A vastly upgraded version of HQ-9 to counter ballistic missile and satellites (ASAT) on the lower end of Low Earth orbits, HQ-19 is the Chinese equ...
Thales displays military radio communications for Spanish army Force 2035 experimentation plan
Thales has successfully conducted different trials, which have demonstrated the integration capability of its radio communication solutions with th...
US 1st Combat Aviation Brigade arrives in France for Atlantic Resolve
Helicopters and equipment from the U.S. 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, began offloading March 6, 2021, at the Port of Dunkirk,...
Avon Protection launches new compact respiratory protection solution
Avon Protection announces the launch of the CH15, a revolutionary, ultra-thin, single-size portable escape hood that provides a minimum of 15 minut...
AeroVironment to supply Jump 20 UAS to US Special Operations Command
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems, on March 9 announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Arcturus UAV, now operatin...
ALLTEC of Brazil and Rafael sign MoU on add-on armor solutions
On March 10, Rafael announced that the two companies will cooperate on business opportunities and projects for the Brazilian Ministry of Defense an...
IDEX 2021: Almaz-Antey unveils wheeled Sosna air defense system
Russia’s Nudelman Design Bureau (a subsidiary of the Almaz-Antey Corporation) has designed the wheeled Sosna (Pinetree) surface-to-air missile (SAM...