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June 14, 2022  

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Lithuania to Buy 18 Caesar Mk II SP Guns from France
Strengthening the defense capabilities of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the Ministry of National Defense plans to join the new-generation Caesar Mark II development program implemented by the French Mi

Rheinmetall Unveils New KF51 Panther Tank Aimed At Leopard 2 Replacement
With tank warfare very much back on the agenda as the war in Ukraine rages on, Germany’s Rheinmetall company today unveiled its latest main battle tank, the KF51 Panther, armed with a huge 130mm calib

Drive to Arm Ukraine Looms Over Eurosatory Show
VILLEPINTE, France --- Next to Ukraine's stand at the world's largest arms fair for ground forces on Monday, U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin proudly displays its anti-tank Javelin missile like a big

 


Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled its KF51 Panther, a completely new main battle tank design armed with a 130mm main gun, which could prove a cost-effective replacement for the Leopard 2, and disrupt Franco-German plans for a new main battle tank. (Rheinmetall photo)


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Lithuania to Buy 18 Caesar Mk II SP Guns from France
Strengthening the defense capabilities of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the Ministry of National Defense plans to join the new-generation Caesar Mark II development program implemented by the French Mi...

Rheinmetall Unveils New KF51 Panther Tank Aimed At Leopard 2 Replacement
With tank warfare very much back on the agenda as the war in Ukraine rages on, Germany’s Rheinmetall company today unveiled its latest main battle tank, the KF51 Panther, armed with a huge 130mm calib...

Drive to Arm Ukraine Looms Over Eurosatory Show
VILLEPINTE, France --- Next to Ukraine's stand at the world's largest arms fair for ground forces on Monday, U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin proudly displays its anti-tank Javelin missile like a big...

Poland, South Korea to Co-Develop Next Generation of Armored Vehicles
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and Hyundai Rotem Company (HRC) have signed a memorandum on the joint development of tanks and armored personnel carriers. This agreement is the next stage of the Polish...

Germany to Launch First SARah Radar Spy Satellites on June 18
Today, without satellites, reconnaissance, communication and navigation are almost impossible. The Bundeswehr is therefore replacing its previous SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar -Lupe reconnaissance sate...

France, Germany Outsource NH90 Maintenance to NH Industries
MARIGNANE, France --- NH Industries has signed an innovative NH90 support contract with the NATO agency NAHEMA, acting as the contracting authority on behalf of France’s Direction Générale de l'Armeme...

Battle of Donbas Could Prove Decisive in Ukraine War
Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor. With the c...

Taiwan Warns Its Supersonic Cruise Missile Can Strike Beijing
You Si Kun, President of Taiwan’s Legislative Assembly, or Yuan, gave a speech on Taiwan Overseas Network where he declared that the country’s domestically produced Yun Feng supersonic cruise missile ...

Chinese President Xi Directs PLA's Military Operations Other Than War
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently signed an order to promulgate a set of ...

Philippine President OKs Plan to Buy 12 Modern Fighters
MANILA --- Philippine Air Force (PAF) chief Lt. Gen. Connor Anthony Canlas Sr. on Monday said the service's multi-role fighter (MRF) project has been approved by President Rodrigo R. Duterte. “Our ...

Israel’s New Eitan 8x8 Infantry Combat Vehicle Enters Service
Development is complete, and the first “Eitan” wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) is now in serial production. It will soon be delivered to the IDF’s “Nahal” Brigade for operational use. pic.twit...

Germany Joins Nordics’ Common Armored Vehicle Program
The Ministry of Defence of Finland and the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany have signed a Statement of Intent regarding Germany joining the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) on 14 June 2022....

Raytheon Makes Case for Air-Breathing Hypersonic Weapons
Two core technologies are at the heart of the U.S. pursuit of hypersonic weapons, or those that travel Mach 5 or faster: scramjets, which derive propulsion from the air around them, and boost-glide sy...

Polish Army to Set Up Two New Divisions, Buy More New Weapons
“Today I can say that we will form two additional general military divisions located along the Vistula River, in the central part of Poland. Ultimately, the Polish Army will have six tactical connecti...

Germany Arms Heron TP Large Reconnaissance Drones
Drones provided reconnaissance in Afghanistan and support our soldiers in Mali. Until now, they were only allowed to observe and track, but now these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are to be armed to ...

Austin: US Can Both Support Ukraine and Focus on Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a U.S. national security strategy priority, but the United States is a global power with global interests and responsibilities, and "we are walking and chewing gum at the same time...

Lockheed, KAI Sign Teaming Agreement to Market T-50 Aircraft
Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed a teaming agreement for future T-50 opportunities, the newest partnership in the decades-long relationship between the companies. “L...

Marines Test HIMARS Shoot-and-Scoot Fly-in on Palau Island
ANGAUR, Republic of Palau --- Marines from 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, currently participating in Exercise Valiant Shield, executed a High Mobility Artillery Rocket Syste...

Finnish Defence Forces to Procure New Heavy Vehicles
The Ministry of Defence authorised the Defence Forces, on 9 June 2022, to procure heavy vehicles with equipment from Veho Oy AB and Scania Suomi Oy over the period 2022 to 2025. The procurement inc...

Elbit Unveils Simultaneous Multi-Mission Tactical Radar
Elbit Systems launches DAiR, an innovative simultaneous multi-mission tactical radar. The system makes target prioritization redundant enabling a step change in the effectiveness and efficiency of tac...

Lockheed Wins $67M Initial Payment for 8 Export F-35A Jets
The Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $67,400,000 modification (P00012) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm-target) ...

IAI Exhibits Multi-Sensor System for C-RAM and Air & Ground Surveillance
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled its latest tactical multi-mission, multi-sensor system: the GREEN LOTUS (ELI-2139). Designed to provide high performance Counter-Rocket, Artillery & Mor...

Polish Defense Spending to Reach 2.4% of GDP in 2022
According to the six-month assessment of defense spending, its share in GDP at the end of the year will be around 2.4%. The expenses will consist of budgetary resources planned for defense and extra-b...

JEF Defense Ministers Meet in Oslo
On 14–15 June, Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist will travel to Oslo to attend a meeting with his colleagues from the countries that are part of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). When the defe...

France and US Launch Defense Trade Strategic Dialogue
Today, French and U.S. representatives met at the Eurosatory exhibition to launch the U.S.-France Defense Trade Strategic Dialogue. The terms of reference for the U.S.-France Defense Trade Strategic G...

IAI Delivers First F-16 Parts and 200th F-35 Wing to Lockheed
During a ceremony held at Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) wing assembly line, IAI delivered Lockheed Martin with the first sets of F-16 aerostructures manufactured at IAI's recently reopened assemb...

Israeli MoD to Buy Negeva Light Vehicles for Special Forces
The Directorate of Production and Procurement (DOPP) in the Israel Ministry of Defense will purchase hundreds of combat vehicles from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the use of Israel Defense Fo...

HII Demos Coordinated Manned and Unmanned Operations
PASCAGOULA, Miss. --- HII announced today the successful demonstration of capabilities enabling HII-built amphibious warships to launch, operate with and recover HII-built large-diameter unmanned unde...

Raytheon Demos Troposcatter Communications for US Army
FORT BLISS, TEXAS --– Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, successfully demonstrated the next-generation, transportable beyond-line-of-sight, or BLOS, Troposcatter communic...

Croatia, France to Cooperate on European Defense Fund Projects
Ministers signed a Letter of Intent between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia and the French Ministry of the Armed Forces on cooperation within the European Defense Fund Minister o...


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