Defense News Army 2024
Ukrainian Pilots Train on F-16s Multirole Fighter in France
While the conflict in Ukraine is still raging, the long-promised F-16s have still not been delivered, and the pilots are still undergoing lengthy t...
Croatia Announces First Deployment of French Rafale F3R Fighter Jets
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, Dassault Aviation announced that the first six Rafale F3R fighter jets, part of a total purchase of twelve units, land...
Vietnam Eyes Acquisition of South Korean K9 Self-Propelled Howitzer
In April 2023, a Vietnamese delegation visited the Hanwha Aerospace facilities in Hanoi to inspect the K9 howitzer, signaling Vietnam's need for 10...
Spain to supply €50 million worth of Patriot missiles to Ukraine
According to El Pais on April 26, 2024, Spain has agreed to supply a batch of 50 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, adhering to requests from NATO and th...
Brazil eyes MBDA's Mistral 3 SHORAD Short-Range Air Defense System
On April 18, 2024, the Spanish media outlet Infodefensa reported that the European defense company MBDA submitted a proposal for the Brazilian Mari...
British Army's Challenger 3 Tank Completes Initial Qualification Firing Trials in Germany
According to a post published on April 25, 2024, by Gabriele Molinelli on his X Account, the British Army's newest main battle tank, the Challenger...
CNIM Systèmes Industriels will unveil its latest innovations at Eurosatory 2024
CNIM Systèmes Industriels, a French defense and security manufacturer, will be showcasing its latest innovations at Eurosatory 2024. The event will...
Saab Completes Fourth GlobalEye Surveillance Aircraft Delivery to UAE
The Swedish company Saab has finalized the delivery of a fourth GlobalEye airborne surveillance and control aircraft to the United Arab Emirates (U...
Iraqi Air Force is now equipped with Chinese-made CH-5 medium-altitude long-endurance drone
On April 24, 2024, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense commemorated the 93rd anniversary of the Air Force’s establishment with a ceremony attended by not...
US confirms Military Aid to Ukraine Including air defense missiles and Bradley M2 IFVs
On April 24, 2024, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced a significant new tranche of security assistance for Ukraine, following the Preside...
US Secretly Sent Long-Range ATACMS Missiles to Ukraine
According to a Politico article dated April 24, 2024, the United States quietly shipped long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine last month, marking a...
US Navy announces First Deployment of T-54A Multi-Engine Trainer Aircraft
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Navy announced the first deployment of the new T-54A multi-engine training system aircraft at Naval Air Station Corpus ...
US Approves Sales AGM-88G Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles to Poland and the Netherlands
The US State Department has approved the sale of advanced anti-radiation missiles to two NATO countries in Europe, the Netherlands and Poland, in d...
US Tests Mysterious Autonomous Robotic Handling Platforms RHP Vehicles for RACER Program
On April 24, 2024, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conducted tests on the RACER Heavy Platform (RHP) vehicles. These tests...
US Air Force selects Northrop Grumman’s AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR unified radar
On April 24, 2024, Northrop Grumman announced that the US Air Force (USAF) selected its AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), followin...
Poland Secures Deal for HOMAR-K MLRS from South Korea
Poland has announced the signing of an acquisition agreement for the HOMAR-K Multiple Rocket Launcher System (MLRS) with the Republic of Korea, dur...
UK to deploy Squadron of Typhoon Fighter Jets in Poland
On April 23, 2024, during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Poland, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced plans to...
Roshel Canadian Company Proposes to Build MRAP Vehicle Factory in Germany
Roshel, a Canadian company, has proposed to Germany to open a factory for the production of MRAP vehicles on German soil, as reported by Bild on Ap...
Greece unveils new Leopard 1HEL Main Battle Tank with European collaboration
On April 22, 2024, the Greek company EODH, in collaboration with Belgian-Spanish DUMA and German KNDS (formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann), unveiled th...
Smith & Wesson Launches New M&P 10MM M2.0 FDE Pistol
Smith and Wesson unveiled its latest innovation on April 23, 2024, the M&P 10MM M2.0 FDE with thumb safety, marking an advancement in the M&...