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April 15, 2022  

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Israeli Laser Weapon Shoots Down Rockets, Anti-Tank Missiles and UAVs
TEL AVIV --- "About a month ago, we announced a dramatic move, the execution of a huge order for the development and production of a laser protection system. Today this step is becoming an internation

Poland Orders Narew Short-Range Air Defense System, First Delivery in September
“We draw conclusions from what is happening beyond our eastern border. It is very clear that Ukraine, attacked by Russia, is itself defending bravely, but it is defending itself because it is prepared

Damaged Russian Cruiser "Moskva" Sinks, Turkish Ship Rescues 54 Sailors
MOSCOW --- The missile cruiser "Moskva" sank while being towed to its destination in a storm due to damage to the hull received due to a fire from the detonation of ammunition. This was reported on Th

 


The first two batteries of Poland’s new Narew short-range air defense system, combining Polish-designed radar and fire-control equipment with CAMM-Extended Range missiles provided by MBDA, will enter service in September, with the second following by year-end. (MBDA photo)


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Israeli Laser Weapon Shoots Down Rockets, Anti-Tank Missiles and UAVs
TEL AVIV --- "About a month ago, we announced a dramatic move, the execution of a huge order for the development and production of a laser protection system. Today this step is becoming an internation...

Poland Orders Narew Short-Range Air Defense System, First Delivery in September
“We draw conclusions from what is happening beyond our eastern border. It is very clear that Ukraine, attacked by Russia, is itself defending bravely, but it is defending itself because it is prepared...

Damaged Russian Cruiser "Moskva" Sinks, Turkish Ship Rescues 54 Sailors
MOSCOW --- The missile cruiser "Moskva" sank while being towed to its destination in a storm due to damage to the hull received due to a fire from the detonation of ammunition. This was reported on Th...

US Approves $997M Sale of AH-1Z Attack Helos to Nigeria
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Nigeria of AH-1Z Attack Helicopter Related FMS Acquisitions and related equ...

Japan Scrambled Second-Highest Fighter Sorties on Record in Fiscal 2021
Japan scrambled fighter jets against aircraft approaching its airspace 1,004 times in fiscal 2021, up from 725 a year earlier and hitting the second-highest level on record, amid increased Chinese int...

Ukraine Negotiating Purchase of General Atomics Heavy Drones
Ukraine is negotiating the purchase of heavy strike drones from General Atomics, which could change the balance of the war. This was reported by Militarny, citing a statement by General Atomics to For...

Slovakia Considers Buying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Combat Drones
ISTANBUL --- Battle-tested Turkish combat drones seem to have gotten yet another customer as Slovakia has expressed interest and signaled it could become the second European Union member state to acqu...

Belgium Awards €600M Contract to Upgrade Air Bases for F-35
The Belgian Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that it had awarded a Belgian-Dutch-American consortium a contract worth some 600 million euros for the construction of the infrastructure necessa...

Updated List of US Military Aid for Ukraine Includes New Equipment
The United States has committed more than $3.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, including approximately $2.6 billion since the beginning of Ru...

AeroVironment Wins $20M Order for RQ-20 Puma UAVs for Ukraine
AeroVironment Inc., Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $19,737,523 firm-fixed-price contract for RQ-20 Puma AE systems, reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition kits, initial spares pack...

US Spy Chief Warns of Russia's Nuclear Threats, 'Potential Desperation'
WASHINGTON —-- Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling has the attention of top U.S. intelligence officials, some of whom are expressing growing concern about the Kremlin’s willingness to unleash some of its ...

Romania Grounds MiG-21 Fighters to Speed Up F-16 Purchase
BUCHAREST --- NATO member Romania has grounded its remaining fleet of military MiG 21 LanceR jets as of Friday given their "considerably high accident rate", and will speed up a planned purchase of se...

Dutch Patriot Firing Unit Heading to Slovakia
“It's not just something. You will soon be defending part of the eastern flank of the NATO treaty area. This is a very serious assignment. I think the capacity is enough deterrent that it doesn't come...

Schiebel Wins Follow-On Contract with Royal Thai Navy
VIENNA, Austria --- Schiebel wins another contract in Thailand to supply additional CAMCOPTER S-100 systems to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). UAS market leader Schiebel has been awarded its second contrac...

Russian Shipyard Completes Second Sea Trials of Submarine ‘Kronstadt’
JSC Admiralty Shipyards has successfully completed the second stage of factory sea trials of the submarine Project 677 Kronstadt. At the second stage of testing, which took place in the ranges of t...

Dutch Send Two Spares Along with Two F-35s on Bulgaria Mission
“Strengthening the integrity of our Eastern European NATO flanks, and guaranteeing the security of our Eastern European partner countries: That is what the Russian invasion of Ukraine forced us to do ...

Latvia Training Ukrainian Soldiers on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
In support of Ukraine in the war waged by Russia, the Ministry of Defense has organized training for the Ukrainian Armed Forces on unmanned aerial vehicles. "At the moment, we must do everything we...

Allies Practice Air Interoperability with Finland and Sweden
NATO Allies and partners Finland and Sweden, have had a week of intensive cooperation in the skies over Estonia in the just-concluded exercise Ramstein Alloy. The regular NATO exercise focused on real...

US Air Force Fielding New Heckler & Koch Rifle
ROBINS AFB, Ga. –-- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Small Arms Program Office is in the final phase of delivering the Squad Designated Marksmanship Rifle (SDMR) to units across the U.S. A...

US Marines Practice HIMARS “Fly In, Shoot and Scoot” Mission
MCAS YUMA, Ariz. --- The Marines that operate M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers hold a vital role within the future of the Marine Corps. With their rocket’s red glare, the Reserve M...

Turkish E-7T Provides Airborne Command and Control for Exercise
RAMSTEIN, Germany --– A Turkish Air Force E-7T, flying from Geilenkirchen Air Base for the first time, acted as the airborne command and control post for fighter activities above the Baltic Sea Region...

Pentagon: Security Aid to Ukraine Not Affecting US Readiness
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Feb. 24, the U.S. government has provided $2.6 billion in security assistance to the Ukrainians to help them regain and defend their sovereignty...

Croatia Adopts 2022 Personnel Plan for Croatian Army
The largest number of new recruits, 610 of them, will be soldiers who sign a contract for military service for a certain period of time. At its 113th session held on Thursday, 14 April 2022, the Go...

Czech Chief of Defense Signs Airframes of AH‑1Z and UH‑1Y Helicopters
During his two-day visit to Texas, the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army, Army General Aleš Opata, visited the Bell production hall in Amarillo and the headquarters of the Texas National Gu...


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