Australia’s Sky News has reported that, according to sources with the Defence Department, Australia will adopt the AH-64E Guardian Apache to fulfil its LAND 4503 requirement for a new armed… Continue reading "Media Leak Suggests ADF Apache Adoption"
Northrop Grumman’s Alliant Techsystems Operations has been awarded a contract for the Lethality Upgrade by the US Army Contracting Command. The contract for an unspecified XM813 30mm Stryker Medium Caliber… Continue reading "Stryker Dragoon Cannon Contract Awarded"
On the morning of 27 September Azerbaijan forces attacked disputed border areas with neighbouring Armenia, leading to heavy fighting and casualties. Utilising heavy armour, drone strikes and artillery the Azerbaijan… Continue reading "Heavy Fighting as Azerbaijan Attacks Territory Disputed With Armenia"
214 campers were rescued in a daring operation conducted by two National Guard helicopters earlier this month. During the wildfires which engulfed parts of California the pilots from the 40th… Continue reading "National Guard’s Helicopters Rescue Campers in California"
France’s General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) have confirmed orders for a total of more than 300 new armoured fighting vehicles for the French Army. Nexter, Arquus and Thales are the… Continue reading "French Army to Receive More AFVs"
The commander of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM), Datuk Ahmad Fuad Othman, has said that voters in the Sabah state elections on Saturday need not fear going out to… Continue reading "Malaysian Forces On Alert For Foreign ‘Disruption’ Of Heated State Polls"
HMS Queen Elizabeth embarked her carrier air group yesterday, ahead of her participation in NATO exercises in the North Sea. She departed her home port of Portsmouth on 21 September,… Continue reading "HMS Queen Elizabeth Sets Sail With Largest Fifth Generation Air Group To Date"
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released footage of a what it says was a successful test of an indigenously produced laser-guided gun-fired anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). The test… Continue reading "Indian Arjun Tank Tests Fires New Laser Guided Anti-Tank Missile"
The crash of a Russian Air Force Su-30SM is now believed to be the result of friendly fire, according to sources close to the investigation. The Western Military District reported… Continue reading "Crashed Russian Su-30 Suspected To Be Friendly Fire Victim"
The Austrian Ministry of Defense has announced that they are planning on ordering 18 Leonardo AW169M helicopters. The cost of the procurement will be 300 million Euros and first delivery… Continue reading "Austrian Armed Forces Procuring AW169M to Replace Aging Alouette Helicopters"