Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We begin November with stories examining the tensions on the Polish-Belarusian… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (1-5 November)"
The Latvian Ministry of Defense reported on Friday, October 29, that the first four new 6×6 armored vehicles have been delivered to Latvia in accordance with the conditions of the… Continue reading "The First Patria 6×6 Armored Wheeled Vehicles Are Delivered To Latvia"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We are closing out this month with stories gathered by our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-29 October)"
General Dynamics Land Systems has entered a strategic teaming agreement with Epirus Inc., developers of microwave counter-unmanned aerial systems technology. The agreement will see the two companies collaborate to integrate… Continue reading "General Dynamics Teams With Epirus For Vehicle Integration Of Microwave Anti-Drone System"
The British Army has imposed a limit on the time armored vehicle crew can exercise in their vehicles, as it investigates the headsets crew members use for the possibility that… Continue reading "British Army Vehicle Headsets Under Investigation For Hearing Risks"
On October 21, General Kamchybek Tashiev, Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Committee for National Security, announced that the country has ordered Bayraktar TB2 UAVs from Turkey.… Continue reading "Kyrgyzstan Purchases Bayraktar TB2 UAVs From Turkey"
Concerning the ALTAY Tank’s engine, a declaration of intent was signed by South Korea and Turkey. As part of the declaration of intent turning into a contract, South Korea will… Continue reading "Turkey and South Korea Sign a Declaration of Intent for Altay Tank Engine"
On Monday, October 18, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Luanda, Angola’s capital, for a series of meetings. Tete Antonio, Angola’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Alp Ay, the… Continue reading "Angola Plans To Buy UAVs and Armored Vehicles From Turkey"
As another news-packed week passes, we have plenty of work to do, covering a range of interesting subjects. This week Lebanon suffered brutal clashes in Beirut, Iran tested its new… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (11-15 October)"
The Polish Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, reported in a statement that the talks with the US Department of Defense have concluded and that the Polish Armed Forces will receive… Continue reading "Poland Finds Support in the US House of Representatives For M1 Abrams Purchase"