Defense News Army 2024
Kongsberg Secures Major Contract to Supply Joint Strike Missiles to US Air Force
On June 3, 2024, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace announced it had finalized an undefinitized contract action (UCA) with the United States Air Force (...
US Inaugurates Universal Artillery Ammunition Production Facility
On May 29, 2024, the U.S. Army's Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition held an inauguration ceremony for the new Universal Ar...
Will Rheinmetall's Leopard 2A4-KF51 Panther hybrid tank be the star of Eurosatory 2024?
As reported by the Twitter account Meumeu on June 2, 2024, Rheinmetall's latest military vehicles were seen heading to the Eurosatory 2024 exhibiti...
Ukrainian UAV spotted first appearance of 2S43 Malva new Russian Self-propelled Howitzer
An Ukrainian observation drone has spotted the Russian self-propelled artillery system 2S43 Malva in the Belgorod region. The Malva came out of dev...
Ultra Demonstrates Advanced Mobile Command Post for Canada
The American startup Ultra Intelligence & Communications has successfully demonstrated its advanced mobile command post solution for the Canadian A...
Iraq Requests 8 M-SAM-II Air Defense Missile System Batteries from Korea in $2.56 Billion Deal
Underlining the pressing need for advanced missile defense systems in the Middle East, Iraq has urgently sought eight batteries of the M-SAM-II air...
US Army Awards General Dynamics Contract for Next-Generation M1E3 Abrams Tank Design
According to information published by the "Defense News" website on May 31, 2024, the U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) a ...
Malaysian Special Forces Deploy New All-Terrain Vehicle SF-21X
The Malaysian Special Forces Regiment has recently added the SF-21X to its fleet, a new all-terrain vehicle designed to bolster their operational c...
France deploys 16 additional Centaure armored vehicles in New Caledonia following deadly riots
According to information from Europe 1 on May 30, 2024, France will send a total of 16 Centaure armored vehicles from the gendarmerie to New Caledo...
Russia announces conducting live fire less than 4 miles of Norwegian coast
As part of the Russian maritime exercise Kumzha-2024, Russia announced that it would conduct naval artillery fire in an area only 4 nautical miles ...
North Korea Demonstrates World's Most Powerful 600mm Rocket Missile Launcher System KN-25
On May 30, 2024, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally supervised the launch of 18 KN-25 ballistic missiles, demonstrating the country's advan...
US Army Inaugurates High-Volume 155mm Artillery Production Facility
On May 29, the Department of Defense announced the inauguration of the Universal Artillery Projectile Lines (UAPL) facility in Mesquite, Texas. Ope...
Argentina and Elbit Systems Continue TAM 2C Medium Tank A2 Modernization Program
Argentina continues the modernization of its tank fleet with the TAM 2C-A2 program, in collaboration with the Israeli company Elbit Systems. This a...
France and Belgium Considering Major Order of Evolys Machine Guns from FN Herstal
Discussions between the French and Belgian armies for the acquisition of a major order of Evolys machine guns from FN Herstal are underway, accordi...
Discover North Korea's New Main Battle Tank the Cheonma-2
During Kim Jong-un's visit to the North Korean Academy of Defense Development on May 29, 2024, it was announced that the new tank, previously known...
US Conducts Tunnel Warfare Exercise in Morocco with UGV Unmanned Ground Vehicles
The US military recently conducted a tunnel warfare exercise in Tifnit, Morocco, as part of African Lion 2024 (AL24), a premier joint exercise led ...
Japan, France, and Germany Collaborate to Develop Railgun Technology
On May 30, 2024, the defense authorities of Japan, France, and Germany signed the "Implementation Guidelines for Cooperation in Railgun Technology,...
North Korea conducts Live fire exercice in Sea of Japan with heavy guided rockets
North Korea declared on Friday that it conducted a firing exercise involving very large multiple rocket launchers to demonstrate its determination ...
Allen Control Systems to Showcase Bullfrog Counter-Drone Robotic Weapon System at T-REX 2024
On May 29, 2024, Allen Control Systems (ACS), a defense technology company, developed an anti-drone robotic weapon system called Bullfrog. This sys...
Russia to deliver a S-300 air defense missile system to Kyrgyzstan
On May 29, 2024, Ruslan Mukambetov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of Kyrgyzstan, confirmed that his country will soon r...