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The future MRRV of the Philippine Coast Guard built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding. PCG image. Rohde & Schwarz Contributes To Enhanced Maritime Safety In The Philippines Rohde & Schwarz contracted to provide secure communications and direction finding systems for two 94 meter multi-role response...

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Hungary became the first NATO and EU member to order Rheinmetall’s newly developed Lynx infantry fighting vehicle when it signed a contract worth over $2 billion for 218 of those vehicles. The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has awarded Rheinmetall an order to supply tracked armoured vehicles and...

Turkey is in talks over oil and gas exploration in Libya, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration seeks business opportunities in the conflict-ridden North African country. Turkey and Libya’s United Nations-recognized government, which controls the capital Tripoli and other parts of...

Uruguay buys two Lockheed Hercules transporters from Spain Uruguay was looking to replace its ageing C-130B Hercules transport aicraft and entered talks with Spain earlier this year. It now seems that the deal has been sealed to obtain two former Ejercito del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force)...

Turkey Completes Critical Design Review of Akinci Drone Turkey’s Akinci combat drone has completed critical design review held on September 8 and 9. “Critical design review phase within the scope of AKINCI UAV Program has been successfully completed. AKINCI will now undergo qualification...

With DUST-2 Launch, NASA’s Sounding Rocket Program is Back on the Range UPDATE Sep. 8, 2020: The DUST-2 mission was successfully launched at 2 p.m. EDT on Sep. 8. The two-stage Black Brant IX suborbital sounding rocket carried the payload to an apogee of approximately 215 miles before...

Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) hosted the keel-laying ceremony for the second of three Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) being built for the South African Navy’s Project BIRO, on August 28. The South African Navy’s Project BIRO aims to develop maritime security, ensuring the...

According to a press release published on September 3, 2020, the Australian Department of Defense has announced that Army’s new Australian-designed and built Hawkei 4x4 protected vehicle is ready to enter full-rate production at Thales’ Protected Vehicles facility in Bendigo, Victoria. Hawkei...

Russian Tornado-S MLRS fires new missile Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) can now fire a longer-range missile distinguished by high precision. Flight parameters are preset to guide each missile to the target in flight. Tornado-S 300mm MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System The...

Belgian company John Cockerill unveils the latest version of wheeled fire support vehicle based on a Boxer 8x8 armored vehicle fitted with a Cockerill Defense 3000 series turret armed with one 105mm NATO-standard tank gun. Boxer 8x8 armored vehicle fitted with a Belgian Cockerill Defense...

The Brazilian army is considering modernizing 26 BAE Systems AAV7A1/CLAnf amphibious assault vehicles, a total composed of twenty-two AAVP-7A1 troop carriers, two AAVC-7A1 command posts and two AAVR-7A1 recovery vehicles. The fleet has been operated by the Amphibious Vehicles Battalion...

Deliveries of the F-35 to Poland are expected to begin in 2024. (Capt. Kip Sumner/U.S. Air Force) KIELCE, Poland — With Poland set to acquire 32 F-35A fighter jets under a deal signed in January, the aircraft’s manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, is gearing up to supply the country with long-range...

Poland has accepted four offers to move forward in a competition to potentially provide several hundred armored personnel carriers to the country’s military, the Ministry of Defence announced. Out of the 12 vehicles submitted in the initial stage of the tender, the ministry accepted four APCs...

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The Defense Department thinks it is only a few years away from robot-controlled fighters taking on human pilots. (Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced Wednesday that the Pentagon intends to conduct live trials pitting tactical...

Hyundai Rotem is offering Polish defense industry players to jointly produce the K2PL main battle tank, a variant of its K2 Black Panther. (Hyundai) KIELCE, Poland — Hyundai Rotem is offering Polish defense industry players the opportunity to jointly produce the K2PL main battle tank, a variant...

Pakistan is planning several new initiatives to reinvigorate the country’s military-industrial complex, which is likely to have suffered due to the impact of Covid-19. The country’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) said in a report in August 2020 that it is planning new policies for...