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September 07, 2022  

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Scholz Rejects Ukraine's Latest Request for Leopard 2 Tanks: Report
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has turned down requests from Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Schmyhal for military support with additional heavy weapons during his visit to Berlin, Die Welt report

Russia Scrambles for High-Tech Parts As Its Arsenal Goes Up In Smoke
It's the microchips that look set to get Vladimir Putin in the end. Six months into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is being throttled by a severe technology deficit inflicted by sanctions. Having

(Free access) Why Israel Must Learn to Live with a Nuclear Iran
The nuclear agreement that could be signed soon between the United States, Europe and Iran will not change a fundamental fact: Iran will become a de facto nuclear state. It's just a matter of time and

 


The German government has been sitting for months on export licenses requested by KMW to sell 100 Leopard 2A7 tanks and a related support package worth €1.15 billion, and has so far refused to approve it for fear of being considered a combatant by Russia. (KMW photo)


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(Free access) Why Israel Must Learn to Live with a Nuclear Iran
The nuclear agreement that could be signed soon between the United States, Europe and Iran will not change a fundamental fact: Iran will become a de facto nuclear state. It's just a matter of time and...

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Scholz Rejects Ukraine's Latest Request for Leopard 2 Tanks: Report
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has turned down requests from Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Schmyhal for military support with additional heavy weapons during his visit to Berlin, Die Welt report...

Russia Scrambles for High-Tech Parts As Its Arsenal Goes Up In Smoke
It's the microchips that look set to get Vladimir Putin in the end. Six months into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is being throttled by a severe technology deficit inflicted by sanctions. Having ...

Poland Awards Second Batch of Contracts, Brings Week's Total to $1.4 Billion
“If we add up the contracts signed today, the total is about PLN 3 billion (approx. $630 million). It is a contract similar in value to the one signed yesterday with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and Huta ...

Congress Funds New Sea-Based Nuclear Weapons Amid China Tensions
Both the House and Senate Armed Forces committees approved a provision to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act that allows for additional funds for the Navy's Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-­Nucle...

BAE Set to Launch Military Intelligence Satellites
BAE Systems is set to launch its first multi-sensor satellite cluster into low Earth orbit in 2024 to deliver high-quality information and intelligence in real time from space to military customers. ...

North Korean Weapons Unlikely to Help Russia: Report
SEOUL --- North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells — many of them likely from its old stock — to its Cold War ally Russia. Russia has called a U.S. intellig...

British Army Testing Robotic Dogs for Combat Missions
The DE&S Future Capability Group (FCG) have partnered with the British Army to test the capabilities of the Ghost Robotics V60 Quadruped. Soldiers from the 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment joined for...

Bulgaria, US Building New NATO Multinational Battlegroup
The Bulgarian and US Armies are hard at work setting up a new NATO multinational battlegroup. After Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Allies agreed to strengthen the existing N...

Spain Ships Heavy Ammunition, Winter Equipment to Ukraine
This morning an Air Force T-23 plane left the Torrejón de Ardoz air base (Madrid) transporting large-caliber field artillery ammunition to Ukraine. It is the fifth flight with weapons donated to Ukrai...

Poland’s PGZ and S. Korea’s Hyundai Rotem Sign Partnership MoU
The Korean company Hyundai Rotem Company (HRC) and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have signed a partnership memorandum which defines the scope of work in three areas of cooperation: tanks, armored per...

Royal Navy Monitors Russian Warships Sailing Close to UK
Three Royal Navy warships have been on a concerted operation shadowing a Russian Navy task force in waters close to the UK. Type 23 frigates HMS Westminster, HMS Lancaster and HMS Richmond tracked ...

India Prepares to Launch New Destroyer, New Frigate
The first quarter for Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) kick started with the launch of two frontline warships namely Udaygiri- the second stealth frigate of Nilgiri Class and Surat- the fourth miss...

Training Key to Ukrainian Advantages in Defending Nation
Military capabilities are important, but new capabilities mean little if the troops fielding those weapons don't know how or when to use them. The United States, NATO allies and partners are workin...

US Announces New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test
The Pentagon says Russia has been notified in advance of the second ICBM test launch in the space of a month. The aim is to "demonstrate the readiness of US nuclear forces." The US military will te...

Boeing Demos Open Autonomy Architecture with MQ-25
ST. LOUIS --- Boeing has digitally demonstrated a new open autonomy architecture for MQ-25 that will allow the U.S. Navy to increase mission effectiveness by integrating manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T...

US Conduct Middle East Bomber Task Force Mission
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar --- United States ground and naval units, as well as coalition and regional partner air forces executed a Bomber Task Force mission across the U.S. Central Command area of res...

Pitch Black 2022: Tankers Take Centre Stage in Indo-Pacific
In the run-up of and during the execution of exercise Pitch Black 2022, hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), aerial refuelling capabilities of air forces are taking a centre stage. Tanker ...

Moscow Claims Ukraine ‘Stimulated Interest in Russian Weapons’
BAKU, Azerbaijan --- Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine has significantly sparked foreign partners' interest in Russian arms, the press service of Russia's Federal Service of Military and ...

Rheinmetall, Anduril to Deliver Battlefield Awareness for US Army OMFV
American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI), a leading developer of tactical wheeled and tracked combat vehicles and systems has formed a strategic partnership with Anduril Industries, a defe...

STM Showcases Naval and UAV Systems in Poland, Azerbaijan
STM, one of the leading companies in the Turkish defence sector, will display its military naval platforms and tactical mini-UAV systems at defence fairs in Poland and Azerbaijan. STM Savunma Tekno...


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