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The state Defence Industries Organisation (DIO) of Iran recently unveiled a new 7.62×51mm self-loading ‘battle rifle’. This is an addition to Iran’s MASAF series of rifles which first emerged in 2016. The first variant of the MASAF was chambered in the NATO 5.56×45mm cartridge. The new rifle was...

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A milestone for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle and Future Soldier – Expanded System Supplied by Rheinmetall and its partner companies, the Bundeswehr’s System Panzergrenadier has reached an important milestone. On 18 March 2021, Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, the Chief of the German Army...

French Navy strengthens anti-submarine warfare capabilities with SonoFlash sonobuoy from Thales Artist's impression of a SonoFlash sonobuoy at sea © Thales Business Wire The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a contract to develop, qualify and manufacture the...

The Swiss Federal Council has adopted the Army Dispatch 2021, thus defining the way forward. With guarantee credits of around CHF 2.3Bn, the Federal Council is pursuing five priorities: expand command and communication systems improve mobility protect members of the Armed Forces more...

AMPS NG integrates SWIR channel to overcome high humidity, smoke or dust The New system is in final flight tests onboard an Unmanned Aircraft for a European Air Force Elbit Systems unveils the next generation of its Advanced Multi-Sensor Payload System (AMPS™ NG), adding Shortwave...

Contec selects Safran LEGION 400 antenna for its international satellite ground station network Safran Data Systems has signed a contract with Contec, a Korean company operating in the “New Space” environment, which is developing an international network of satellite tracking ground stations...

AeroVironment’s wholly owned subsidiary Arcturus UAV has won a competitive task order from the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Valued at up to $7m, the competitive task order started on 3 February and has been awarded for a one-year period of performance. Last month, AeroVironment...

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today that it has been awarded $696 million in contracts from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for engineering services support and contractor logistics for C-20 and C-37 aircraft. The...

The French Air Force and Navy have declared the Rafale F3-R standard as fully opearational on Mar. 8. On Monday March 8, 2021, the operational commissioning (MSO) of the Rafale F3-R combat aircraft was decided by Admiral Pierre Vandier, Chief of the Navy Staff and Air Force General Philippe...

South Korea’s SBS television station reports that the United States is asking for $266 million from South Korea for the upgrade of its F-35A fleet. Claiming 300 billion won for'upgrade' after 2 years of F-35 introduction. Our Air Force is introducing stealth fighter F-35 from the US. It has...

Norinco under fire for supplying inferior armoured vehicles to Nigeria Norinco under fire for supplying inferior armoured vehicles to Nigeria Nigerian Army’s new Chief of Staff General Attahiru has warned China’s leading defense equipment manufacturer Norinco that it could be sanctioned and...

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Exclusive: EU halts sanctions on Turkey oil executives as ties improve BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) - The European Union has frozen plans to blacklist more senior executives at Turkey’s state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), four diplomats said, in the clearest sign that a diplomatic...

The first two (out of a total of four) patrols of the Coast Guard that are already in the port of Piraeus, next to the Ministry of Shipping, had the good fortune to visit and photograph the Portnet . This is the boat 900, "Marinos Zampatis" named after the port guard from Meganisi, who was...

Artillery units of the Semipalatinsk garrison fired from a 152-mm towed "Hyacinth" cannon. Weapons count - 8 people. The speed of the cannon is 5-6 shots per minute. Shooting distance is up to 33.5 km. "Hyacinth" in fact Artillery units of the Semipalatinsk garrison performed combat shots from a...