2023
SIPRI: Surge in arms imports to Europe while US dominance of the global arms trade increases
Once again, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published a highly interesting report about the worldwide arms trade. ...
Russia to strongly react if UK sends uranium depleted ammunition to Ukrainian army
As reported by several sources, the UK is planning to send armour-piercing rounds which contain depleted uranium (DU) to Ukraine, for use with the ...
Taiwan MoD confirms prototypes of 8x8 combat vehicle armed with 105mm gun
As reported by Ko Peng-hsin, of Military News Agency at Nantou, on March 16th, the 209 Factory of Production and Manufacturing Center of the Armame...
Croatia to procure Spike LR anti-tank missiles and Patria armored vehicles
On March 16, 2023, the Croatian parliamentary Defense Committee gave a positive opinion on projects to procure SPIKE anti-tank guided missiles, Pat...
US will accelerate delivery of Patriot air defense missile systems to Ukraine
After the press conference held on March 21, 2023, Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon Press Secretary, revealed that the deploymen...
Vietnam keeps Soviet-era Scud-B ballistic missiles operational
As reported on 21stcenturyasianarmsrace.com, in December 2022 a defense exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam, that was organized by the government included...
Finland delivered 20 to 30 Sisu XA-185 6x6 armored vehicles to Ukraine
According to information published on the "Juha Salmela" Twitter account on March 21, 2023, Finland has donated 20 to 30 Sisu XA-185 6x6 APCs Armor...
Ukrainian army to receive M1A1 Abrams tanks by fall 2023
On March 21, the U.S. Defense Department published that, in January 2023, 31 M1A2 Abrams tanks would be delivered to Ukraine, but officials had spe...
Ukraine receives M-ATV MRAP 4x4 armored vehicles from US
According to a video published on a social network on March 18, 2023, the United States will have delivered an undisclosed number of M-ATV 4x4 Mine...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg launches his Annual Report for 2022
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, launched his annual report for 2022, covering all aspects of the Alliance’s work...
British Army’s Ajax program moving to its next stage of trials
According to a tweet posted on March 21 by the British Army, positive progress has continued on the next phase of Ajax trials, with the Ministry of...
US DOD announces additional security assistance for Ukraine
On March 20, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance to meet Ukraine's c...
Norway already delivered to Ukraine 8 Leopard 2A4 tanks
Citing information released by Stine Barclay Gaasland, spokeswoman for the Norwegian Armed Forces, Norway announced on Monday, March 20, 2023, that...
First German Marder tracked armored IFVs are on the way to Ukraine
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius revealed at an EU Foreign and Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday, March 20, 2023, that a shipm...
EDA European Defence Agency brings together 18 countries for Common Procurement of Ammunition
Eighteen states signed on Monday 20 March the European Defence Agency (EDA) project arrangement for the collaborative procurement of ammunition to ...
Poland donates to Ukraine 30 Oncilla 4x4 armored personnel carrier vehicles
According to information published on the "Visegrád 24" Twitter account on March 18, 2023, Poland donated to Ukraine 30 Oncilla 4x4 wheeled armored...
Ukrainian soldiers train in Italy to operate the SAMP/T air defense missile system
According to information published on the Twitter account "A-129 Mangusta" on March 19, 2023, Ukrainian soldiers have been training on the SAMP/T a...
Pakistan purchases 679 Chinese VT4 tanks that will be assembled locally
According to the latest report of the SIPRI Arms Trade Database 2022, Pakistan signed a contract with China for the purchase of 679 VT4 MBTs (Main ...
Canada is sending Leopard 2 ARV recovery tanks to Ukraine
According to a video released on Twitter by the Canadian Ministry of Defense on March 18, 2023, Canada has sent a Leopard 2 ARV, an armored recover...
Uganda Police gets 15 new IAG Guardian APCs and 50 anti-Riot Control Vehicles
According to The Independant, the Uganda Police Force has received improved anti-riot Control Vehicles (RCVs) for Public Order Management, and Armo...
