Army News
French manufacturer Arquus launches monthly production of four 6x6 porters for CAESAR howitzers
At Arquus' facility in Limoges, the production line is still empty but is about to start manufacturing 6x6 vehicles carrying the CAESAR 155mm self-...
Polish army receives more K2 tanks and K9 howitzers from South Korea
After his official announcement made on March 14, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak on March 22 posted a tweet confirming that a ship had a...
Philippine army is innovating with deployment of Israeli Sabrah light tank
The Philippine army is now equipped with the Sabrah light tank manufactured by the Israeli company Elbit Systems. It is one of the first armies in ...
France has supplied MBDA Akeron MP anti-tank missiles to Egyptian Special Forces
According to a video published by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense on March 18, 2023, the European defense company MBDA delivered MMP anti-tank gui...
GDLS from US unveils its new TRX SHORAD robotic air defense system
The American company GDLS (General Dynamics Land Systems) unveils its new TRX SHORAD, a new robotic short-range air defense system based on the mod...
Turkish army receives first two New Altay tanks to conduct field tests
According to information published by the Turkish Defense website "Defence Turk", on March 23, 2023, the first Turkish-made New Altay Main Battle T...
PT Pindad from Indonesia launches AM1 new assault rifle variant
An Indonesian weapons company, PT Pindad, located in Bandung, West Java, recently announced their new weapon product, Defense Studies report. Quote...
SOFINS 2023: Special Forces Exhibition and Conferences will start next week in Bordeaux France
In 2023, SOFINS will celebrate its 10th anniversary.The Cercle de l'Arbalète is a fruit of SOFINS 2013. It brings together 120 selected companies, ...
Czech army finalizes military trials of Leopard 2A4 tank for official adoption
According to a statement released by the Czech Ministry of Defense on March 22, 2023, the Czech army has finalized a report on the military trials ...
SIPRI: Surge in arms imports to Europe while US dominance of the global arms trade increases
Once again, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published a highly interesting report about the worldwide arms trade. ...
Russia to strongly react if UK sends uranium depleted ammunition to Ukrainian army
As reported by several sources, the UK is planning to send armour-piercing rounds which contain depleted uranium (DU) to Ukraine, for use with the ...
Taiwan MoD confirms prototypes of 8x8 combat vehicle armed with 105mm gun
As reported by Ko Peng-hsin, of Military News Agency at Nantou, on March 16th, the 209 Factory of Production and Manufacturing Center of the Armame...
Croatia to procure Spike LR anti-tank missiles and Patria armored vehicles
On March 16, 2023, the Croatian parliamentary Defense Committee gave a positive opinion on projects to procure SPIKE anti-tank guided missiles, Pat...
US will accelerate delivery of Patriot air defense missile systems to Ukraine
After the press conference held on March 21, 2023, Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon Press Secretary, revealed that the deploymen...
Vietnam keeps Soviet-era Scud-B ballistic missiles operational
As reported on 21stcenturyasianarmsrace.com, in December 2022 a defense exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam, that was organized by the government included...
Finland delivered 20 to 30 Sisu XA-185 6x6 armored vehicles to Ukraine
According to information published on the "Juha Salmela" Twitter account on March 21, 2023, Finland has donated 20 to 30 Sisu XA-185 6x6 APCs Armor...
Ukrainian army to receive M1A1 Abrams tanks by fall 2023
On March 21, the U.S. Defense Department published that, in January 2023, 31 M1A2 Abrams tanks would be delivered to Ukraine, but officials had spe...
Ukraine receives M-ATV MRAP 4x4 armored vehicles from US
According to a video published on a social network on March 18, 2023, the United States will have delivered an undisclosed number of M-ATV 4x4 Mine...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg launches his Annual Report for 2022
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, launched his annual report for 2022, covering all aspects of the Alliance’s work...
British Army’s Ajax program moving to its next stage of trials
According to a tweet posted on March 21 by the British Army, positive progress has continued on the next phase of Ajax trials, with the Ministry of...