On June 11, the Estonian Ministry of Defense announced a new military aid package for Ukraine to meet urgent air defense needs in the face of ongoing Russian aggression. According… Continue reading "Estonia To Provide An Unspecified Number of Mistral MANPADS to Ukraine"
The French Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) announced on 1 February, that an order for 1,300 Akeron MP anti-tank guided missiles and 329 Mistral man-portable air defense systems had been… Continue reading "MBDA France With Orders For Akeron MP And Mistral Missiles"
The Georgian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the Polish defense company Mesko SA for the procurement of Polish-made man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS). The agreement was made… Continue reading "Georgia To Procure Man-Portable Air Defense Systems From Poland"
According to Polish media reports, upgraded prototype versions of the Piorun MANPAD have undergone successful tests on the firing range. The tested systems serve as a technology demonstrator for new… Continue reading "Poland Modernizing Piorun MANPAD Systems"
Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anuauskas met with his Polish counterpart, Mariusz Blaszczak, in Warsaw on Tuesday, 30 May, as part of the Fourth Polish-Lithuanian Defense Ministers Council. During the meeting,… Continue reading "Lithuania Purchases 20 Million Euros Worth of Additional Grom MANPADS From Poland"
Latvia’s Defense Minister Ināra Mūrniece has confirmed that the Baltic state’s entire remaining stock of Stinger man portable air defense systems would be transferred to Ukraine as quickly as possible.… Continue reading "Latvia To Transfer All of its Stingers to Ukraine"
Since February 2022 Poland has been delivering anti-aircraft systems of various capabilities and ranges to Ukraine. These systems include Piorun MANPADS, ZSU-23 Anti-Aircraft guns, 9K33M3 Osa-AKM, and S-60 Anti-Aircraft guns… Continue reading "Polish Anti-Aircraft Systems In Ukraine Cross-Section"
On Wednesday, January 18, Latvian Defense Minister Ināra Mūrniece visited Kiev to meet with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov and Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada President Ruslan Stefanchuk. Following her meeting with… Continue reading "Latvia to Deliver a Range Of Military Aid to Ukraine, Including Additional Stinger MANPADS, Mi-17 Helicopters and Drones"
Norway has signed a contract with Polish defense company Mesko SA to procure Poland’s Piorun man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS). Forsvarsmateriell, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency announced on the 29… Continue reading "Norway Procures Polish PIORUN MANPADS"
Lithuania has signed a four year contract with Saab to procure further RBS 70 very short range air defense missiles. Running through to 2026, the contract, valued at SEK 350… Continue reading "Lithuania Orders More RBS 70 Missiles Air Defense Missiles from Saab"