Tuesday 24 December, 2024

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Saab to deliver torpedo tubes for Swedish Navy

Swedish defence company Saab announced on 24 May that it has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for a new torpedo tube for lightweight torpedos. The...

UK-supplied Brimstone operational in Ukraine

Video footage has emerged of Ukrainian forces firing UK-supplied Brimstone missiles against Russian tanks in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The footage posted on 17 May shows ground-launched Brimstone...

US-supplied artillery very effective against Russia

A senior US Defense Department official said at a Pentagon press briefing on Monday that the US-supplied 155 mm M777 towed howitzers are proving very effective against Russian forces...

Saab to supply US Army with Carl-Gustaf M4

Swedish defence company Saab announced on 17 May that it has signed a contract with the U.S. Army to supply Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles. The Carl-Gustaf rifles are also...

Russia fires on Israeli aircraft over Syria

Israeli Channel 13 News reported on 16 May that Russian forces fired on Israeli fighter jets with S-300 anti-aircraft missiles in northwestern Syria last week. The incident reportedly happened at...

MilDef to supply tactical IT to Swedish Armed Forces

MilDef announced on 17 May that the company has won a new contract to supply tactical IT to the Swedish Armed Forces. The value of the contract is SEK 17...