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Germany to procure Israeli Arrow 3 air defence system

During a meeting in Berlin, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant made an agreement to work closely together in introducing the Arrow 3 air defence system into the Bundeswehr....

Australian Slinger counter-drone system heading to Ukraine

The Slinger counter-drone system developed by Canberra-based EOS Defence Systems is expected to be delivered to Ukraine by the end of the year as part of a US military aid package. In August, EOS...

Slovakia takes delivery of Patria 8×8 AMVs

The Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported on 26 September that the first Patria 8x8 Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) XP has been delivered to Slovakia. A total of 76 AMV XP vehicles are expected...

Rheinmetall to build Panther tanks in Hungary

German weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall Group will complete the development and begin production of its new KF51 Panther main battle tank (MBT) in Hungary, according to reports in the German newspaper Handelsblatt. Handelsblatt reported that Hungary...

Elbit Systems awarded contract to supply 120mm tank ammunition

Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded a contract worth approximately $115 million to supply tank ammunition to an undisclosed NATO country. The contract will be performed over a period of three years and...

Kongsberg to deliver additional CROWS to US Army

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has received a new order from the US Army for 409 Commonly Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) along with spares and support. The order is worth USD 94 million (NOK...

First shipment of US Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine

According to US officials, the first batch of 31 M1 Abrams main battle tanks promised to Ukraine by the Biden administration has been delivered ahead of schedule. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Monday that...

Israel unveils Merkava V tank

The Israeli Defense Ministry and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently unveiled the Barak, Israel's new main battle tank, after five years of development. The first models, called "5th generation Merkava battle tanks," were delivered...