2022
Al-Qaeda chief killed by CIA-operated MQ-9 Reaper drone strike in Afghanistan
Ayman al-Zawahiri became Al-Qaeda’s chief following Osama bin Laden elimination in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, by U.S. Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Sp...
China launched DF-17 hypersonic missile 120km off Taiwan
On July 31, one day before the 95th anniversary of the formation of the People's Liberation Army, the Chinese launched a Dongfeng-17 (DF-17) medium...
BrahMos Aerospace expects orders for missiles from Indian Air Force and Army
NEW DELHI, August 2. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The Russia-India Joint Venture BrahMos Aerospace expects orders for BrahMos cruise missiles from the Indian Ar...
US President Biden clears USD550 Million in additional security assistance for Ukraine
On August 1, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $55...
Javelin JV awarded USD 300Mn contract for British Army
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on August 1 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign ...
Four additional M142 HIMARS rocket launchers donated by US have now arrived in Ukraine
According to information published on the Twitter account of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Oleksii Reznikov on August 1, 2022, the four additio...
US Missile Defense Agency selects Northrop Grumman to lead homeland missile defense program
Northrop Grumman has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a maximum amount of $3,286,745,005 by the U.S. Missile ...
US 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team of 1st Cavalry Division deploying in Poland
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, have landed their M1A2 SEPV3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks and...
Bundeswehr German Army delivers CBRN nuclear biological chemical defense package to Ukraine
German Defense Minister Lambrecht has decided to provide Ukraine with a comprehensive package for ABC-atomic, biological and chemical defense from ...
Norway donates IVECO Lynx armored patrol vehicles to Ukraine
The Norwegian Ministry of Defense announced on 29 July that it has donated 14 IVECO LMV Lynx (Lince) light armored patrol vehicles to Ukraine. Thes...
Turkiye delivers more MEMATT mine clearance vehicles to Azerbaijan
As reported by Azernews on July 30, Türkiye handed over 13 unmanned, remote-controlled mine clearance vehicles to Azerbaijan, Trend reports citing ...
Poland to send first batch of 8 KRAB 155mm howitzers part of contract signed with Ukraine
According to information published by the "Polskie Radio 24" on July 30, 2022, Poland is ready to send the first batch of eight KRAB 155mm self-pro...
General Dynamics contract to support production of M1A2T tanks for Taiwan
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on July 27, 2022, General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Height...
Germany to deliver 16 Biber bridge layer engineer tanks to Ukraine
According to a Tweet published by the German Ministry of Defense on July 29, 2022, the German Minister Lambrecht has decided to deliver to Ukraine ...
North Macedonia donates its T-72A main battle tanks to Ukraine in exchange for Western tanks
According to information published by the Radio Television of Serbia on July 29, 2022, the Ministry of Defense of North Macedonia confirms the dona...
Kalashnikov to increase range and firepower of Krasnopol 155mm smart munition
MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The Krasnopol smart artillery projectile will get an extended fire range, greater firepower and higher firing effi...
Kalashnikov improves AK-12 assault rifle based on Ukraine combat experience
MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The Kalashnikov Group has improved the AK-12 assault rifle based on the experience gained in Russia’s special mili...
KMW and Elbit Systems sign MLRS rocket artillery cooperation agreement
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Ulm-based defense company Elbit Systems Deutschland, and Elbit Systems Land have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understa...
Indian Army receives Tata QRFV Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicles
Tata Advanced Defence Systems tweeted a video on July 25 that the Indian Army had taken delivery of an undisclosed number of Quick Reaction Fightin...
Germany approves the sale of 100 PzH 2000 155mm tracked howitzers to Ukraine
According to information published by the German newspaper website "WELT" on July 27, 2022, Germany approves the sale of 100 PzH 2000 155mm self-pr...
