Defense News Army 2024
UK to Increase Defense Spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030
On April 23, 2024, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a strategic increase in defense spending to 2.5% of the country's Gross Domestic Product...
What secrets lie with this mysterious supersonic aircraft carried by China's H-6MW bomber?
On April 19, 2024, a picture posted on Chinese social media platforms quickly gained widespread attention by depicting a Chinese H-6 bomber, a pill...
Türkiye Considers Supplying T-155 Firtina Self-Propelled Howitzers to Ukraine with US Support
The Turkish president, Recep Erdogan, will travel to the United States on May 9 to discuss the Pentagon's payment for the supply of T-155 Firtina s...
IDE Intracom Defense with KMW to Supply WiSPR intercommunication Systems for BOXER IFVs
In April 2024, IDE (INTRACOM Defense Electronics) secured a contract worth 2 million euros with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). The contract involves ...
Russia's use of T-55 tanks attracts the attention of Ukrainian military experts
In an interview with a Ukrainian television channel on 24 April 2024, the deputy commander of a tank company in the Ukrainian Armed Forces recently...
Denmark allocates new $634 Million military aid to support Ukraine
On April 25, 2024, Denmark decided to increase its military support to Ukraine by allocating an additional 4.4 billion Danish kroner (about $634 mi...
UK Defense Chief Reveals: Ukraine Plans Surge in Long-Range Strikes into Russia
Ukraine is set to step up its long-range attacks inside Russia as a wave of Western military aid aims to strengthen Kyiv's position and shape the c...
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...