Friday 1 November, 2024

News Desk

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Taiwan shoots down Chinese drone

Taiwan’s military has shot down a suspected Chinese drone that entered its airspace over Kinmen island. The Taiwanese army said an unidentified commercial drone equipped with cameras intruded into...

Astute-class submarine HMS Anson joins Royal Navy fleet

HMS Anson, the fifth of the new Astute-class submarines, was welcomed into the Royal Navy fleet at a ceremony held at BAE Systems’ yard in Barrow, Cumbria on 31...

Slovakia to purchase Patria AMV XP armoured combat vehicles

Slovakia and Finland have signed a comprehensive government-to-government (G2G) agreement to purchase 76 AMV XP 8x8 armoured combat vehicles (ACV) from Patria. Within Slovakia’s BOV 8×8 programme Patria will contribute...

Meteor BVRAAM successfully fired from Gripen E

Swedish defence company Saab announced on 30 August that it had recently conducted the first test firing with the advanced Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) on Gripen...

Poland orders K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers

South Korean aerospace and defense company Hanwha Defense signed a contract on August 26 to supply K9 Thunder Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPHs) to Poland. The contract valued at around $2.4 billion,...

Norway orders programmable Carl-Gustaf round

Swedish defence company Saab has received an order from the Norwegian Armed Forces for deliveries of ammunition for the recoilless Carl-Gustaf rifle. The order is signed within a 15-year framework...