Defense News Army 2024
Breaking News: Israel and Germany Announced 2025 Deployment of Arrow 3 Missile Defense System
Israel and Germany are advancing a strategic partnership with the planned deployment of the Arrow 3 missile defense system in Germany, set for 2025...
India and Russia Sign Agreement for Development of Pantsir Air Defense System Variant
On November 8, 2024, India, through Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s Rosoboronexport (ROE) t...
Breaking News: India Conducts First Flight Test of New Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile off Indian Ocean Coast
On November 12, 2024, India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the first flight test of the Long-Range L...
China Expands Hypersonic Capabilities with GDF-600 Boost-Glide Vehicle for Missile and Drone Deployment
China recently introduced the GDF-600, a new hypersonic boost-glide concept platform, during the Zhuhai Air Show held from November 12 to 17, 2024....
Exclusive: China's New CH-9 Drone Boasts 11,500 km Range and Advanced Strike Capabilities
China’s CH-9 (Cai Hong-9) UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), developed by the Chinese Company CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation)...
France targets production of 1,200 new AASM bombs for Ukraine and National Defense
According to a report from the French National Assembly’s Defense Committee published on November 8, 2024, the French Ministry of Armed Forces is r...
Armenia Receives New Indian-Made Akash Surface-to-Air Defense System
According to an article published on November 12, 2024, by the Indian newspaper The New Indian Express, India reportedly shipped a second battery o...
Philippines Selects South Korea’s LIG Nex1 for Supply of AT-1K Raybolt Anti-Tank Missile Systems
The Philippine Army has awarded LIG Nex1 the contract for a "test purchase" of AT-1K Raybolt anti-tank missile systems, set to be delivered by 2025...
Russian 2S25M Amphibious Tank with New Armor Package Debuts at AirShow China 2024
At AirShow China 2024, Russia unveiled an upgraded version of its 2S25M Sprut-SDM1 light amphibious tank, featuring an enhanced armor package speci...
Latvia Begins Contract Negotiations to Acquire Spanish ASCOD Infantry Fighting Vehicles
On November 11, 2024, Latvia’s Ministry of Defense announced its intent to continue contract negotiations with the Spanish company GDELS-Santa Bárb...
Pakistan to develop indigenous active protection system to protect entire tank fleet
Pakistan’s Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) recently initiated a project to develop an Active Protection System (APS) for main battle tanks (MBTs), ma...
New Falcon 70 system fills gaps in China’s short and medium-range air defense capabilities
On November 11, China unveiled the new Falcon 70 short- and medium-range air defense system at the Zhuhai Air Show 2024. Developed by the Shanghai ...
KNDS Delivers First Next-Gen Leopard 2A8 Tank to Norway to Counter Russia
On November 6, 2024, Ralf Ketzel, director of KNDS Germany, revealed that the company has already started delivering Leopard 2A8 battle tanks to No...
Dassault Aviation Submits Preliminary Offer to Peru for Acquisition of 24 Rafale Multi-Role Aircraft
As part of its air fleet modernization efforts, Peru recently initiated a selection process to replace its aging Mirage 2000 and MiG-29 fighter jet...
IDV and Leonardo Partner to Provide Key Components for Italian Army in LRMV Modernization Program
On November 11, 2024, Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV), a division of the Iveco Group specializing in defense and civil protection equipment, signed a ...
US to Send New Batch of 500 PATRIOT and AMRAAM Missiles to Strengthen Ukraine’s Air Defense
The United States is set to deliver an additional batch of 500 PATRIOT and AMRAAM missiles to Ukraine in the coming weeks. A senior U.S. administra...
France Confirms Future Deliveries of Mistral and SCALP Missiles to Ukraine
France is set to deliver additional Mistral air-defense missiles and Scalp long-range missiles to Ukraine, confirmed Defense Minister Sébastien Lec...
Philippines Considers Acquisition of US Typhon MRC Ground-to-Ground Missile System to Enhance Regional Defense
The Philippines is reportedly exploring options to acquire a ground-to-ground missile system, with particular interest in the U.S.-manufactured Typ...
Exclusive: France Considers Acquisition of Indian-Made Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher
According to information published by Asian News International (ANI), an Indian news agency, on November 9, 2024, the French Army is actively evalu...
Exclusive: US Army ARTEMIS Spy Plane Surpasses 10,000 Flight Hours Delivering Global Military Intelligence
The U.S. Army's airborne intelligence fleet has been significantly modernized with the introduction of the Airborne Reconnaissance and Targeting Ex...