During a visit to Nexter KNDS at Roanne, France, France’s defense minister Sébastien Lecornu hailed France’s move towards increased defense production. Lecornu pointed to KNDS’ production of the Caesar 155mm… Continue reading "French Industry Moves to War Footing"
The MSI TerraHawk Paladin very short range air defense system is to be sent to Ukraine as part of a major new supply package recently promised by UK Defense Secretary… Continue reading "UK To Provide MSI TerraHawk Paladin VSHORAD Systems to Ukraine"
Last week Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak would announce the deployment of a Patriot air defense system to Warsaw. The Minister called the event “Historic and groundbreaking”. Specifically, the system… Continue reading "Poland Deploys Patriot Air Defence System to Warsaw"
On 5 October, the US Army announced that over the last two weeks of September it had finalized a large number of contracts related to artillery shell production. The total… Continue reading "US Army Commits $1.5 Billion Towards Artillery Round Production"
On 4 October, the U.S. Central Command announced the transfer of approximately 1.1 million rounds of ‘7.62mm’ caliber ammunition to Ukraine. The munitions originated from Iran’s IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard… Continue reading "U.S. Transfers 1.1 Million Rounds of 7.62mm Ammunition Seized from Iran to Ukraine"
Last Thursday, 22 September, at Evreux Airbase France, a fundamental step was taken towards the development of the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). This was through the signing of a… Continue reading "Pressing Forward on Europe’s Next-Generation Tank"
Following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) at Ramstein Air Base in Germany US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the attendees, which included the new Ukrainian Defense… Continue reading "US Defense Chief Calls for More Air Defense Systems for Ukraine"
At DSEI 2023 in London the British Army has outlined its plan for fighting the wars of tomorrow in the ‘Land Operating Concept’ (LOpC). The new strategy was announced by… Continue reading "The British Army Sets Out Plans for Future War Fighting"
The Ukrainian Air Force will be receiving at least 42 F-16s from the Netherlands and Denmark, once Ukrainian pilots and ground crew complete training on the aircraft. The announcement was… Continue reading "Ukraine’s Air Force Set To Receive F-16s After Completing Training"
Former Russian Federal Security Service officer turned ultranationalist pro-war Kremlin critic Igor Girkin was arrested on Friday by Russian law enforcement officers. News of Girkin’s arrest was announced by his… Continue reading "Russian Pro-War Kremlin Critic Girkin Arrested For “Extremism”"