Following Sweden’s decision to purchase the Patriot Air Defense by Raytheon the search started for suitable vehicles. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, is a civil authority that operates directly… Continue reading "Swedish Army orders Rheinmetall HX Heavy Trucks for Patriot Air Defense"
A report by Bloomberg and subsequent investigations by the US Federal Government revealed that the RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation) wilfully overcharged multiple U.S. allies, including Taiwan, on various… Continue reading "Raytheon Allegedly Overcharges Taiwan for Radar and Weapon systems"
After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel was “preparing for a very intense operation” along the Lebanese border, the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah movement claimed to have destroyed an Iron… Continue reading "Hezbollah Claims To Have Destroyed One of Israel’s Famous Iron Dome Air Defense System Launchers"
On May 24, the German Ministry of Defense (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) announced on its X account that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had received the additional IRIS-T air defense system that… Continue reading "Germany Delivers Another IRIS-T Air Defense System To Ukraine"
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren announced during the 22nd online meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group (UDCG, also known as the Ramstein Group) on May 20, that the Dutch… Continue reading "Netherlands To Provide Additional YPR-765 Armored Vehicles to Ukraine"
In light of Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, Germany is continuing to visit NATO and Western allies to seek support for the “Immediate Action on Air Defense” (IAAD)… Continue reading "Canada To Provide $55 Million Worth of Funding to Ukraine For IRIS-T Air Defense System Missiles"
On May 9, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius visited Washington to meet with his counterpart at the Pentagon, Lloyd J. Austin, and announced plans to purchase three M142 HIMARS (High… Continue reading "Germany To Purchase Three M142 HIMARS Systems From US Stocks For Ukraine"
The Russian Aerospace Forces have lost another valuable aircraft with the loss of a Tu-22M3 which crashed near Stavropol Krai. This is the first confirmed loss of a Russian strategic… Continue reading "What Caused the Crash of the Russian Tu-22M3 Strategic Bomber?"
After the astonishing success of the Israeli integrated air defense system, including Iron Dome, earlier this month during Iran’s attack the Polish Prime Minister openly stated his political willingness to… Continue reading "Poland Considers Joining The European Sky Shield Initiative"
Iran has launched a drone attack on Israel, according to a briefing from White House’s National Security Council. President Biden returned to the White House as Israel’s air defenses went… Continue reading "Iran Launches Major Drone & Missile Attack on Israel"