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Finland to purchase David’s Sling air-defence system

Finland has made the decision to buy the David's Sling air-defence system from Israel, becoming the first foreign customer of the advanced weapon system. The deal, which was announced on April 5, is worth...

Netherlands to procure Israeli PULS MRLs

The Netherlands is set to become the first foreign customer of the Israeli Precise and Universal Launching System (PULS) multiple rocket launchers (MRLs), a new and advanced system that can fire rockets with high...

Raytheon awarded contract to supply Patriot air defence missiles to Switzerland

Raytheon has won a contract worth $1.2 billion to supply Patriot air defence missiles to Switzerland. The contract was announced by the U.S. Department of Defense on 28 March, as part of the Foreign...

British Army to receive Swedish Archer Artillery Systems

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a new deal with Sweden to acquire 14 Archer 155mm self-propelled artillery systems to replace the AS90 guns that were donated to Ukraine last year. The...

Saab to support Swedish ground-based air defence

Swedish defence firm Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for the continued support of the Swedish Armed Forces’ Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) systems. The order value is approximately...

Latvia orders short-range air defence systems from Saab

Swedish defence company Saab has received orders for the RBS 70 NG ground-based air defence system and the Giraffe 1X radar from the Latvian Ministry of Defence. Deliveries will begin in 2022. The Giraffe 1X...

Germany approves sale of RCH 155 howitzers to Ukraine

The German government has agreed to the sale of 18 RCH-155 self-propelled howitzers, following a Ukrainian request two months ago. German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported that the contract for the supply of 18 RCH...

Saab’s MSHORAD System in successful live firing demo

Swedish defence company Saab has conducted the first Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) live system firing for an audience of various national delegations. In a series of firings, the system identified, tracked and engaged...