Thursday 21 November, 2024

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Czech Republic to receive additional Leopard 2A4 tanks

The Czech Republic is set to acquire 14 more Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBT) and one Büffel 3 recovery vehicle following an agreement with Rheinmetall. This acquisition will be...

Rheinmetall takes over new ammunition factory in Hungary

On 29 July, the Duesseldorf-based group Rheinmetall celebrated the official takeover of its new state-of-the-art 30mm ammunition factory in Várpalota, Hungary. The ceremony took place in the presence of...

Netherlands to acquire JASSM-ER cruise missiles for F-35 fleet

The Netherlands has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA) agreement with the United States to purchase Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) becoming JASSM’s...

Belgium to equip its F-35 fleet with StormBreaker glide bombs

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Belgium of Raytheon's GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bombs and related logistics and programme support for an estimated cost of...

Greece to acquire 20 F-35 fighter aircraft

The Greek government has officially confirmed its plan to acquire 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft by signing a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) under a US...

Netherlands, Austria place joint order for Embraer C-390s

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has entered into a contract with Brazilian aerospace company Embraer to procure nine C-390 Millennium aircraft as part of the 'Replacement of Tactical Airlift...