2018
UAE Armed Forces continue preparations for Union Fortress 3 Show
The UAE Armed Forces continue their preparations for the Military Show ‘Union Fortress 3’, which is scheduled to be held on 24 February at Al Ain I...
USMC double HIMARS spending
On top of a 1,100 US marines reinforcement in Afghanistan, a significant increase in heavy guns and artillery rockets (HIMARS) benefit from a more ...
Belize: US Government donates counter-narcotics equipment
On 12 February the Belize Defense Force and the Belize Coast Guard received equipment, valued US $432,000, from the United States Government for th...
U.S. Special Forces to purchase Sig Sauer MCX rifle carbine
The US Special Forces is planning to buy a few number of Sig Sauer MCX rifle, a conversion kit for the M4A1 carbine. The U.S. Army, which is managi...
Turkey plans to purchase second batch of Russian S-400 air defense missile
According to a news released on the Russian Press Agency TASS website, Russia and Turkey plan to sign another contract for the delivery of second b...
Iraq: nine M1 Abrams tanks ended up with Iranian-backed militias
A US report confirms that nine M1 Abrams tanks the United States had provided to Iraqi forces for the battle against the Islamic State (IS) are now...
ST Kinetics unveils new weaponised Probot UGV Unmanned Ground Vehicle
At Singapore Airshow 2018, the local Company ST Kinetics, the land systems division of ST Engineering unveils its new weaponised UGV (Unmanned Grou...
Belarus arms exports grow. Viability at stake
In 2017, the export of Belarus armament increased by 15% in comparison with 2016, reaching more than $1bn sales despite problems in accessing Russi...
Latvia MoD signs contract for Spike anti-tank guided missiles
The Latvian MOD signed on Monday (February 12th ) a contract in the amount of 108 million Euros, with EuroSpike GmbH, for production and delivery o...
China: interception of missile outside Earth’s atmosphere
On 13 February, the Chinese ministry of Defense claimed a mid-course ground-based missile interception test within its own territory had been succe...
US: 261 M1 Abrams tanks to receive Rafael’s Trophy Active Protection System
Increasing threats need increasing responses, both financially and technologically. The increased Pentagon’s 2019 budget will benefit to the upgrad...
Rheinmetall lands contract with US military for 40mm grenades
America’s armed forces have once again placed their trust in Rheinmetall, recently issuing the Group two new multi-million-dollar munitions contrac...