Sunday 22 December, 2024

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Greece orders more Rafale fighter jets, frigates from France

The Greek government has on 24 March signed deals worth around 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) to buy three navy frigates and six additional Rafale fighter jets from France....

U.S. to provide Ukraine with Switchblade loitering drones

President Joe Biden signed an order to transfer $800 million worth of equipment to Ukraine. This new package includes 800 anti-aircraft systems and 9,000 anti-armor systems. In addition, the...

UK to deploy Sky Sabre air defence system to Poland

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced the deployment of the Sky Sabre air defence system while visiting his Polish counterpart in Warsaw on Thursday. 100 troops from the Royal...

Rheinmetall to produce new IFVs in Slovakia

Rheinmetall AG of Duesseldorf, Germany, released details today of its plans for a new factory in Eastern Slovakia and a massive investment into the Slovak economy. The company is...

“High risk” transfer of Polish MiG-29 jets to Ukraine rejected

The proposal by the Polish government to transfer its entire fleet of MiG-29 combat aircraft to Ukraine was rejected by the U.S. on the grounds that it was too...

Saab receives training contract order with U.S. Marine Corps

Saab has received a contract modification from the U.S. Marine Corps within the Force on Force Training Systems - Next (FoFTS-Next) program. The modification value is approximately USD 122...