In January 2017, the Hungarian Ministry of Defense announced the start of a comprehensive military modernization and rearmament program: “Zrínyi 2026”. Under this program, the entirety Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF)… Continue reading "Modernization and Rearmament – Hungary’s Zrínyi 2026 Program"
Hyundai Rotem has submitted a proposal to locally produce their K2 Black Panther in Poland. Sources report that in the first half of 2020 the Polish Ministry of Defense will… Continue reading "Locally produced K2 MBT proposed to the Polish military"
Sergey Chemezov, head of Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec, told reporters that India made an advance payment for an order of the Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile defense system. “The advance… Continue reading "India Follows Through S-400 Plans With Advance Payment"
On 12 November, Kongsberg revealed that it had been awarded a follow-on contract to deliver Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) for the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s F-35 fleet worth 450… Continue reading "Japan Awards Kongsberg Follow-On Contract for Joint Strike Missile"
On 5 September, the Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mustafa Varank, announced on Twitter the first successful test of the SOM-B2 variant of the SOM cruise missile. The announcement… Continue reading "First Turkish SOM-B2 Test Successful"
The Turkish National Defense Ministry released an announcement on August 27 of the commencement of delivery of components for Turkey’s second S-400 surface-to-air missile battery. According to the announcement, the… Continue reading "Second Turkish S-400 Battery Delivery Commences"