Defense News Army 2024
Breaking News: Belgium Set to Choose MBDA's SAMP/T Over US Patriot for its Air Defense
As Belgium prepares to enhance its air defense capabilities, the choice appears to be leaning towards the SAMP/T, a missile defense system develope...
Swedish Army to receive new CV9035 MkIIIC combat vehicles to replace CV9040Cs sent to Ukraine
On October 26, 2024, the Swedish Army presented the CV9035 Mk.IIIC at the P7 South Scanian Regiment in Sweden. The country plans to acquire 50 of t...
Ghana Modernizes Its Armed Forces By Acquiring VN-22 Armored Vehicles From China
The Ghanaian Armed Forces have strengthened their combat capabilities with the recent acquisition of VN-22 armored vehicles from China, as reported...
Exclusive: Discover Ukraine's Sky Dragon Devastating Drone-Dropped Incendiary Thermite Weapon Against Russia
Recently, Chuck Pfarrer, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, shared a detailed graphic on his X account explaining Sky Dragon, a new Ukrainian weapon system u...
Elbit Systems Secures Contract for Israel's Iron Beam Lasers Amid Growing Drone and Missile Threats
Elbit Systems Ltd., an Israeli company specializing in defense and security technologies, announced today that it has secured a contract worth appr...
US Army’s Future XM30 Combat Vehicle to Redefine IFV with a 50mm Cannon and AI Technologies
According to Nicholas Drummond on October 27, 2024, the US Army’s future XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle is set to redefine the infantry fi...
Satellite Images Reveal Rise of Chinese Forces with 59 New DF-26 Missile Launchers
In October 2024, new satellite images revealed a significant increase in Chinese production of launchers for DF-26 ballistic missiles, indicating a...
Portugal Upgrades Its Air Defense System by Replacing Its Chaparral with French RapidRanger
The Portuguese Army has reportedly selected Thales' RapidRanger as its new air defense system, replacing the now-retired M48A2E1/A3 Chaparral, acco...
Canada delivers LAV Armored Vehicles to Ukraine to aid battlefield casualty evacuations
According to information published by Telegraf on October 27, 2024, Canada has delivered a batch of Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) to Ukraine. These ...
Philippine Marine Corps Plans Arrival of New Turkish MFR56 Machine Guns by April 2025
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) is preparing to enhance the combat capabilities of its squads with the acquisition of new Squad Automatic Weapons...
Edge Group from UAE Offers HUNTER 10 Loitering Munition to Armed Forces
Edge Group presented its HUNTER 10 loitering munition at SAHA 2024, held from October 25 to 28, 2024, in Türkiye. This autonomous aerial strike pla...
TURAL-I Is A Versatile and Autonomous UGV Unveiled at SAHA 2024 in Türkiye
At the SAHA 2024 exhibition in Turkey, Ramsa Defence unveiled its latest unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), the TURAL-I. This next-generation autonomou...
US Approves NASAMS Air Defense Missile System Sale to Taiwan Amid Rising Tensions with China
On October 25, 2024, the U.S. State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan’s Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative O...
Breaking News: Portugal Signs An Agreement with France for Acquisition of CAESAR 155mm Howitzers
On October 26, 2024, a significant milestone in Portugal's military modernization efforts was marked with the signing of a Framework Agreement for ...
Breaking News: Germany’s Rheinmetall Confirms First Delivery of 10 KF41 Lynx IFVs to Ukraine by End of 2024
German Defense Company Rheinmetall has confirmed the first batch of KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) will be delivered to Ukraine by the...
New US Switchblade 300 Block 20 Loitering Munition Now Operates in Electronic Warfare Environments
The US company AeroVironment developed the Switchblade 300 Block 20 as an upgraded version of the original Switchblade 300 loitering munition, with...
British Army successfully tests water-fording capabilities of Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicle
On October 23, 2024, the British Army announced that its Boxer mechanized infantry wheeled armored vehicle successfully completed a seawater fordin...
US Military Base in Syria’s Koniko Gas Field reportedly Hit by Missile Attack
According to information published by the Times of India on October 24, 2024, the U.S. military base stationed in the Koniko gas field, located in ...
Raytheon Secures Contract to Continue Production of TOW Anti-Tank Missiles for US Army
American Company Raytheon, a key division of RTX, has been awarded by the U.S. Army a combined $676 million in contracts to continue manufacturing ...
Exclusive: French Artillery Units Adopt New Drone-Based Tactics Inspired by Russia-Ukraine War
The French Army's artillery units equipped with the CAESAR (CAmion Équipé d'un Système d'ARtillerie), a 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer, are ...