Volunteer Defense Groups are small groups of Ukrainians local to a town or village who have been organizing to augment the other more regimented security forces. The small groups will… Continue reading "Rifles of Ukraine’s Volunteer Defense Groups"
The Bundeswehr’s search for a next-generation body armor system to replace almost all varieties in service is finally coming to an end. On 27 April, 2021, Soldat und Technik reported… Continue reading "Bundeswehr Body Armor and Soldier Systems: Past, Present, and Future"
Lauri Puranen, the director of the Finnish HX program, which aims to procure Finland’s next-generation fighter posted an update on his blog. It announces that the final bids for HX… Continue reading "Finnish HX Fighter Program Director Update: Final Bids Coming"
French defense firm Nexter has revealed its next generation tank gun concept: a 140mm gun firing telescoped ammunition. Nexter calls the system ASCALON, which nominally stands for “Autoloaded and SCALable… Continue reading "Nexter Reveals Concept for Next-Generation Tank Armament"
On 11 March, Raytheon Missiles and Defense announced that it successfully conducted a firing test of a Stinger missile integrated with the next-generation a Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit, or… Continue reading "INTERVIEW: Raytheon Share Details on New Stinger/Javelin LWCLU Integration"
It has been announced that Germany’s Bundeswehr has commissioned Dynamit Nobel Defense to provide 3,000 Panzerfaust 3-IT (DM72A1) rockets to augment and replenish existing stocks. The decision indicates that Germany… Continue reading "Germany Orders More Panzerfaust 3-IT Anti-Tank Rockets"
The Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China has announced that the first batch of new ID tags with QR codes and microchips have been issued to… Continue reading "PLA Issues First Batch of Dogtags with QR Codes and RFID Microchips"
On 5th October, 2020, it was reported at novosti.rs that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić went to Ankara to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to finalize the purchase of… Continue reading "Serbia to Buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones"
Due to COVID-19, the industry presence at Poland’sMSPO 2020 was sadly greatly reduced. Most large American firms still had a presence, albeit without their PR teams, so most American exhibitors… Continue reading "MSPO 2020 Overview – Industry Exhibitors"
Despite the threat of COVID-19, the Polish Armed Forces made a strong showing at MSPO 2020. From the Gendarmerie to the Territorial Forces to the Special Forces, almost every branch… Continue reading "MSPO 2020 Overview – Polish Armed Forces"