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UK deploys forces to Middle East amid rising tensions

UK military personnel are currently being deployed to assist British embassies and provide operational support for British nationals in Lebanon in the event of a rapid deterioration of the...

US deploys additional forces to Middle East amid escalating tensions

The US military will deploy additional warships and fighter aircraft to the Middle East the Pentagon announced, in response to escalating tensions in the region following the assassinations of...

BAE Systems to produce additional M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers for US Army

BAE Systems has received a USD 493 million contract to continue producing M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH) and M992A3 Ammunition Carriers for the US Army. "We are focused on producing and...

Thales to continue maintaining mobile threat simulators for German Bundeswehr

Thales Deutschland has been awarded a three-year contract with Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the maintenance of components of the mobile...

Slovakia to purchase AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Slovakia of 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters along with related equipment and services for an estimated cost...

US deploys warships to Middle East amid rising tensions

The US has deployed warships to the Middle East in response to escalating tensions in the region following the assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah...