Defense News Army 2024
British MoD Intel: Russia Recruits African Mercenaries to Strengthen Its Armed Forces in Ukraine Conflict
Recently, the British MoD (Ministry of Defense) Intelligence Services have reported a significant increase in Russia's efforts to recruit African m...
Romanian Army Takes Reception of First Turkish-Made Bayraktar TB2 Aerial Drones
The Romanian army have initiated the qualitative and quantitative reception procedures for their first Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aircraft...
Mauritanian Army Acquires Chinese-Made Yitian-L Air Defense Systems with TY-90 Missiles
Recent pictures shared on social media have revealed that the Mauritanian military has acquired Chinese-made Yitian-L short-range mobile air defens...
Poland Receives Last of 116 M1A1FEP Tanks in Major Defense Upgrade
The Polish Army has recently received new shipments of US-manufactured Abrams main battle tanks, as shown by recently published photographs on the ...
Georgia Enhances Defense Capabilities with Delivery of Turkish-Made BMC Vuran Armored Vehicles
The Georgian Defense Forces (GDF) recently took delivery of 46 BMC Vuran multipurpose armored vehicles as reported by Georgian media on June 12, 20...
French Army to replace French Eryx anti-tank missiles with Swedish NLAW by 2025
As announced by Chief of Staff General Pierre Schill in June 2024, the French Army has decided to acquire the NLAW anti-tank missile. This interim ...
Canada Delivers First Batch of ACVS Armored Vehicles to Ukraine
Canada has begun the delivery of the first four armored combat vehicles to Ukraine, as part of a larger shipment of 50 vehicles. These initial unit...
Eurosatory 2024: Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin's GMARS MLRS steps up as European competitor to M142 HIMARS
On June 17, 2024, at the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition, the German company Rheinmetall and the American company Lockheed Martin jointly unveiled their...
Galvion's European Production Hub in Poland approaches completion
Galvion, a world leader in innovative head protection systems and power and data management solutions, has achieved a significant milestone in the ...
Alcon presents new Brake-By-Wire system at Eurosatory 2024 to improve vehicle safety
Alcon, a UK-based brake and clutch company specializing in defense brake systems, will introduce its latest generation full-service Brake-By-Wire (...
Eurosatory 2024: Smarter Technologies Revolutionizes NATO Logistics with Orion asset-tracking technology
Smarter Technologies Group (STG), a British leader in cloud-hosted IoT solutions, is set to present its Orion asset tracking technology at the Euro...
Successful Pre-Production Trials of Spectra Group's GENSS Tactical Radio System Ahead of Eurosatory 2024
On June 13, 2024, Spectra Group announced the successful pre-production trials of its next-generation tactical radio system, GENSS, which will be p...
G3 Systems Revitalizes British Army’s Containerized Dog Accommodation
On June 13, 2024, G3 Systems announced the launch of an ongoing refurbishment program aimed at improving the British Army’s Tactical Containerized ...
Japan to Host Manufacturing of Patriot Missiles in Bilateral Agreement with the US
The United States and Japan may soon initiate joint production of missiles for Patriot anti-missile systems. This potential collaboration was discu...
Analysis : Armour is no longer a priority for modern warfare special ops
In areas where drones have become commonplace, combat tactics have significantly changed. In the vast majority of cases, infantry are forced to mov...
Estonia Strengthens Ukraine's Short-Range Air Defense with French Mistral Systems
On June 11th, 2024, Estonian Minister of Defense, Hanno Pevkur, announced that Estonia Estonia will provide an undisclosed number of Mistral man-po...
Czech Republic Purchases Up to 77 Leopard 2A8 Tanks from Germany
The Czech Republic has approved a plan to acquire up to 77 modern Leopard 2A8 battle tanks from Germany, adding this acquisition to its ongoing str...
Allen-vanguard and Hyperion to deliver Mixed Reality JTAC Trainer
Allen-Vanguard, best known for providing customised technology solutions for defeating Radio Frequency (RF) based terrorist and extremist threats, ...
Netherlands purchases Swedish-made Mjölner 120mm self-propelled mortars for superior fire support
On June 11, 2024, the Dutch Ministry of Defense announced the procurement of Mjölner 120mm self-propelled mortars based on the CV90 infantry fighti...