North Macedonia has decided to replace its current Soviet-made Mi-8/17 helicopters with Italian Leonardo’s AW169 and AW149 helicopters. North Macedonian Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska announced this decision in an interview… Continue reading "North Macedonia To Procure AW169 and AW149 Helicopters From Leonardo"
Milrem Robotics, Europe’s leading robotics and autonomous systems developer, majority-owned by UAE-based EDGE Group, signed a contract to supply 60 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the United Arab Emirates Ministry… Continue reading "The United Arab Emirates Orders 60 Unmanned Ground Vehicles From Milrem Robotics"
Pakistan’s foreign ministry says it has recalled Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran, after a Tuesday Iranian attack on Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan killed two children. On Wednesday, foreign ministry spokesperson… Continue reading "Pakistan Recalls Ambassador From Iran After Iranian Attack Kills Two Children"
The Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has called for the creation of an EU Army in a recent interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa. Tajani said this when citing the… Continue reading "Italian Foreign Minister Calls For EU Army"
Poland’s Armament Agency announced on December 29 that the Polish Air Force had received all 12 of its first batch of FA-50 light attack aircraft. The FA-50s are the first… Continue reading "Deliveries Of Poland’s First FA-50 Light Attack Jets Complete"
On 13 December, Leonardo, Italy’s largest defense industry holding company, published a press release announcing the formation of a “strategic alliance” with KNDS (KMW+Nexter Defense Systems), a Franco-German owned company… Continue reading "Leonardo and KNDS Announce a Strategic Partnership"
The Hungarian Air Force (HuAF) recently received two new H225M Caracal multi-role tactical transport helicopters from Airbus Helicopters. The helicopters, flight numbers 80 and 81, were transported from the Airbus… Continue reading "Hungary Receives Two More H225 Helicopters From Airbus"
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported that the US State Department decided to approve an estimated $85 million Foreign Military Sale of the AN/TPQ-50 Radar and related equipment… Continue reading "US Approves the Sale of AN/TPQ-50 Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar Systems To The United Arab Emirates"
The Egyptian Navy’s Alexandria Shipyard launched the first domestically produced MEKO A200EN class frigate, ENS Al-Jabbar, built under license from Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in Germany. ENS Al-Jabbar was launched at… Continue reading "The Fourth and Last MEKO A200EN Class Frigate of the Egyptian Navy Has Been Launched"
The United Arab Emirates Navy has received the first Gowind 2500 class Bani Yas (P 110) corvette from Naval Group, France’s leading shipbuilding company. The delivery ceremony was attended by an… Continue reading "United Arab Emirates Navy Receives The First Gowind 2500 Class Bani Yas Corvette"