Defense News Army 2024
US Marines Are Nearing Acquisition of New Air Defense System
According to a report from Inside Defense, published on April 26, 2024, the US Marine Corps plans to increase its procurement spending on air defen...
Ukraine modernizes decommissioned soviet S-200 air defense system to shoot down Russian aircraft
Ukraine is suspected of having shot down a Tu-22M, a Russian strategic bomber, as well as two A-50, long-endurance reconnaissance aircraft, using S...
Germany confirms delivery of one additional Skynex air defence system to Ukraine
Germany announced on April 29, 2024, that it increased its military support to Ukraine by delivering a wide range of defense equipment, including a...
Philippine Army Receives Three Chinese-Made Norinco GQL-111 Vehicle-Launched Bridges
On April 26, 2024, MacDefense Philippines reported through its X account that the Philippine Army received three Chinese-made Norinco GQL-111 vehic...
ARQUUS won contract with French army for supply tanker trucks
The Operational Energy Services of the French Ministry of Armed Forces has issued a tender for at least 380 tanker trucks capable of operating on a...
US Navy partners with Electra to develop electric short takeoff and landing aircraft
On April 24, 2024, the US company Electra announced a partnership with the US Navy to develop a ship-based electric short take-off and landing (eST...
EU Aids Moldova in Defense Enhancement with VERA-NG Surveillance Systems
On April 25, 2024, under the European Peace Facility (EPF) initiative, a collaboration between the Czech company ERA and the Estonian Centre for De...
Belgium will join German led air defense initiative for Ukraine
Belgium has committed to contributing 200 million euros ($213 million) to Germany's air defense initiative and will provide additional rockets to U...
France Positions for the Creation of a European Rapid Reaction Force by 2025
Addressing the future of the European Union in his speech at the Sorbonne on April 25, 2024, President Emmanuel Macron proposed several innovative ...
French President Advocates for Nuclear Inclusion in European Defense Strategy
On April 28, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron reignited discussions on European defense, focusing this time on the inclusion of nuclear weapo...
Airbus Launches First Racer Flight High-Speed Helicopter
On April 26, 2024, Airbus Helicopters achieved an important step in European aviation with the first successful flight of its Racer demonstrator, a...
Russia Delivers MTs-566 Precision Rifles to Russian Soldiers in Ukraine
The High-Precision Complexes holding, a subsidiary of the Russian state corporation Rostec, announced that it had delivered a batch of MTs-566 prec...
Israel Introduces ELI-3312 Solution to Protect Tanks Against Drone Attacks
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced a solution to address the vulnerability of tanks facing warheads launched by multi-rotor drones. T...
UK Joins Global Hypersonic Arms Race with Home-Grown Missile Plans
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced plans to develop and deploy a domestically-produced hypersonic cruise missile by the end of the dec...
Latvia aiming to stonger partnership with ukraine drone and energy cooperation
Latvia announce new partnership with Ukraine to provide resources supply, a way of continuing battle, and finally, close and stronger links for coo...
Lockheed Martin Transitions Long Range Discrimination Radar to Missile Defense Agency
On April 22, 2024, Lockheed Martin announced the transition of the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The ...
Philippines to deploy Japan's J/TPS-P14ME long-range air defense radar
As reported by Inquirer.net on April 29, 2024, the Philippine Air Force is preparing for the formal acceptance, blessing, and induction of its J/TP...
Nordic NATO exercice preparing with new material export from US to norway
over 200 military vehicles and 300 containers were delivered to Narvik, Norway, from the United States on April 24th. The shipment arrived aboard t...
Inauguration of Griffon armored vehicles assembly plant in Belgium
On April 23, 2024, Belgium inaugurated a Griffon armored vehicles assembly plant, marking a significant step in the partnership between Belgium and...
UK rules the air in Irak and strike jihadist artillery vehicle
On April 22, five rockets fired from Iran targeted a US military base in northeastern Syria that was involved in Operation Inherent Resolve against...
