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Land Weapons

Saab’s MSHORAD System in successful live firing demo

Swedish defence company Saab has conducted the first Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) live system firing for an audience of various national delegations. In a series of firings, the...

News Desk - 5th September 2022

Land Platforms

Czech Republic and Slovakia announce cooperation on CV90 IFV procurement

Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová signed an agreement on cooperation to procure and operate the CV90 MkIV tracked infantry fighting vehicles from Sweden's...

News Desk - 2nd September 2022

Flashpoints

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...

News Desk - 1st September 2022

Naval Platforms

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...

News Desk - 1st September 2022

Land Platforms

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...

News Desk - 31st August 2022

Air Weapons

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...

News Desk - 30th August 2022

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Italy places order for 24 additional Eurofighter Typhoons

Ireland to procure new Strategic Reach Aircraft

BAE, Leonardo and JAIEC form joint venture for GCAP

Kazakhstan takes delivery of first Airbus A400M

Lithuania orders Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks

Rheinmetall to supply 20 more Marder IFVs to Ukraine

British Army trials drone-destroying laser

Czech Republic orders additional Leopard 2A4 tanks

Royal Navy trials uncrewed MMCM for the first time

Rolls-Royce MBHS selected for Royal Navy Type 26 frigates

Austal delivers seventh Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat to Royal Australian Navy

Royal Navy successfully tests next-generation Spearfish torpedo

Royal Marines train for vehicle interdiction operations

Norway deploys F-35s, NASAMS to Poland

UAPs present no ‘military threat’ to the UK

43 Commando Fleet Protection Group train alongside US counterparts

Rheinmetall and KNDS to equip 10,000 Bundeswehr vehicles with digital radio equipment

Poland’s Integrated Battle Command System achieves Initial Operational Capability

Clavister to provide CyberArmour system for CV90 vehicles

British Army establishes new training facility for Ajax AFV

Rheinmetall takes over new ammunition factory in Hungary

Avon Protection wins UK MoD respirator contract

Rampage air-to-ground missile

KNDS reports strongest order growth in the company’s history

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Italy places order for 24 additional Eurofighter Typhoons

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