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Putin Orders Russian Troops into Eastern Ukraine Separatist Regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his Defense Ministry to send Russian troops into eastern Ukraine's two breakaway regions, according to a decree published early on Tuesday, after he said

A400M Launches UAV to Demo Airbus FCAS Remote Carrier Capabilities
Airbus A400M, the world’s most advanced multi-role airlifter utilised by military forces around the globe, has demonstrated an airborne launch of a drone, fulfilling a vital function for the Future Co

NAO: Equipment Plan May Be More Than UK MoD Can Afford Despite Extra Cash
Despite improvements to the Ministry of Defence’s 2021-2031 Equipment Plan there is a risk to its affordability because of over-optimistic assumptions about future budgets, costs and the likely achiev

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Putin Orders Russian Troops into Eastern Ukraine Separatist Regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his Defense Ministry to send Russian troops into eastern Ukraine's two breakaway regions, according to a decree published early on Tuesday, after he said...

A400M Launches UAV to Demo Airbus FCAS Remote Carrier Capabilities
Airbus A400M, the world’s most advanced multi-role airlifter utilised by military forces around the globe, has demonstrated an airborne launch of a drone, fulfilling a vital function for the Future Co...

NAO: Equipment Plan May Be More Than UK MoD Can Afford Despite Extra Cash
Despite improvements to the Ministry of Defence’s 2021-2031 Equipment Plan there is a risk to its affordability because of over-optimistic assumptions about future budgets, costs and the likely achiev...

US Navy Plans to Launch Mideast Drone Force with Allies
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates --- The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet announced Monday the launch of a new joint fleet of unmanned drones with allied nations to patrol vast swaths of the regio...

Philippines to Sign Order for 32 Additional Black Hawk Helicopters
MANILA --– Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana will sign the contract for the acquisition of 32 additional S-70i Black Hawk combat utility helicopters from PZL Mielec of ...

China to Sanction Raytheon, Lockheed for US Arms Sales to Taiwan
China decided to take countermeasures against Raytheon and Lockheed Martin after the two US defense firms acted as the main contractors in the latest US arms sale to the island of Taiwan, the Chines...

Australia, China Continue Aircraft Lasing Dispute
On 17 February 2022, an Australian Maritime Patrol Aircraft P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while it was conducting a routine surveillance flight over Australia’s northern a...

Airbus, Safran Secure Supply Chain with Acquisition of Aubert & Duval
PARIS --- Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the mining and metallurgical group Eramet for the acquisition of its subsidiary Aub...

China Demos Capabilities of Type 055 Destroyer Lhasa
The Lhasa, the second Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, recently conducted live-fire drills against sea, air and land targets, effectively...

US Completes Deployment of Latest Apache Helicopters to S. Korea
SEOUL --- The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has completed the deployment of the newest Apache attack helicopters to South Korea, its aviation unit said, as the allies have stepped up joint efforts to cou...

German Navy Orders Thales Flash Dipping Sonar for NH90 Sea Lion
PARIS --- For the first time, the German Navy will rely on Thales to equip its NH90 Multi Role Frigate Helicopter (MRFH) with FLASH SONICS. The FLASH system (Folding Light Acoustic System for Helico...

Rheinmetall Wins Major Swiss Order for Ammunition
The Swiss procurement authority armasuisse has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply a new generation of the tried-and-tested, highly effective Maske 76 rapid smoke/obscurant cartridge, known in Swi...

US Air Force B-52 Bomber Stops Over in Czech Republic
Shortly after 3 pm, an American B-52 Stratofortress bomber landed at Leoš Janáček Airport in Mošnov. The landing of the American bomber took place as part of a training flight of these two strategic...

China's Z-20 Helicopter Equips Police Anti-Terrorist Forces
The Z-20, China’s latest domestically developed tactical utility helicopter, is now in service with the Chinese People’s Armed Police (PAP) Force, together with the larger, plateau-operable Z-8G tra...

Rosoboronexport to Showcase Russian Drones at UMEX 2022
The delegation of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is taking part in the Fifth International Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX 2022), which will be held from...

Edge to Unveil AI-Assisted Unmanned Ground Vehicle
EDGE, an advanced technology group for defence and beyond, unveiled SCORPIO-B – the newest member of its series of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) – on the first day of UMEX 2022 currently underway a...

Indian Navy Showcases Latest Acquisitions in Fleet Review
The Hon’ble President and Supreme Commander of the armed forces of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind reviewed the Indian Navy Fleet at Visakhapatnam on 21 Feb 22. With the theme ‘75 years in Service of th...

Fighters in Russia’s Western MD Showcase Intercept Capabilities
The crews of Su-30SM heavy multipurpose fighters of the aviation regiment of the Western Military District (WMD) intercepted a mock enemy reconnaissance aircraft flying towards strategically importa...

Estonia Spent €200M Defense Funds with Local Suppliers
Defence investments and economic spending by the Estonian Ministry of Defence totalled EUR 345 million in 2020, of which 60%, or EUR 207 million, was spent on goods and services from Estonian suppli...

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