Friday 24 January, 2025

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US Air Force to buy JSM cruise missiles for F-35 jets

The US Air Force is planning to buy 48 JSM (Joint Strike Missile) cruise missiles for its F-35 Lightning II fighters, according to a budget request for the fiscal...

Airbus delivers 500th NH90 helicopter

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the 500th NH90 helicopter, a milestone achievement for the multi-role military rotorcraft. The NH90, developed by Europe’s NHIndustries partnership (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo Helicopters, and Fokker...

US to deliver Abrams tanks to Ukraine this Autumn

The US has announced that it will speed up its delivery of Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) to Ukraine with delivery expected in Autumn 2023. According to two US officials,...

UK resumes Ajax AFV tests

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that it has resumed testing of the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV), a key platform for the British Army's future deep...

German Marder IFVs heading to Ukraine

The Ukrainian army is about to receive a major boost in its capabilities with the arrival of Marder tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from Germany. The Marder is...

Russian cruise missiles shipment destroyed in Crimea

On Monday, March 20th, 2023, a major incident occurred in Dzhankoi, a city in Crimea that was annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014. According to Ukraine's Ministry of...