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Heavy clashes between Armenia, Azerbaijan over disputed region
Heavy fighting has begun between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
On Sunday morning, Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan said that Armenia began intensive shelling on the...
Air & Aerospace
Ireland orders two Airbus C295 MPA aircraft
Ireland’s Department of Defence (DoD) announced 13 December the acquisition of two Airbus C295 medium airlifters in a maritime surveillance configuration for service with the Irish Air Corps.
Alberto Gutiérrez,...
C4ISR
Saab Signs Contract for Mid-life Upgrade of German Combat Vehicle Simulators
Saab announced 4 December that it has signed a contract for a mid-life upgrade programme of the German Army’s AGDUS combat vehicle simulators. The order value is 180 MSEK...
Army & Land Forces
Raytheon wins U.S. Army Patriot radar replacement competition
Raytheon Company announced 17 October that it has been selected to provide the US Army with their next-generation, 360-degree capable radar - the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense...
Naval & Maritime
Britain’s latest aircraft carrier has set sail to begin sea trials
Britain’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has sailed from Rosyth Dockyard for the first time the UK Ministry of Defence reported 19 September.
Eight years after her first...
C4ISR
Buckley Air Force Base Receives MetaVR VRSG-equipped F-16C training simulators
Pilots at Buckley Air Force Base (AFB) will shortly be training on four newly delivered F-16C Block 30 simulators featuring MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG).The F-16C four-ship training...