At the end of February, Polish and Slovakian defense ministers signed a letter of intent declaring Slovakian interest in purchasing K2PL tanks produced in Poland. Additionally, the two countries agreed… Continue reading "Slovakia Interested in Acquiring Polish-Produced K2PL Tanks"
Israel’s Defense Forces and the Israeli defense ministry have announced the delivery of the first operational Merkava 4 Barak (Lightning) main battle tanks, with the 52nd Armored Battalion of the… Continue reading "Israel’s Defense Forces Receive First Operational Merkava Barak Tanks"
A decommissioned Merkava II main battle tank was found by Israeli police in a junkyard in the city of Nesher in northern Israel, after it had been reported as stolen… Continue reading "Stolen Ex-Israeli Tank Found In Junkyard"
Lithuania’s Defence Materiel Agency sent the German defense ministry a letter of intent for the purchase of Leopard 2 tanks on Friday. However, the Lithuanian defense ministry stresses that the… Continue reading "Lithuania Sends Germany Letter Of Intent For Leopard 2 Purchase"
Lithuanian defense minister Arvydas Anušauskas said on Thursday that he believed that he had not lost the trust of Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, after Nausėda criticized him for statements he… Continue reading "Lithuanian Defense Minister Embroiled In Leopard Tank Comment Row"
The Polish Army announced on Wednesday that the first of 116 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks it has on order had arrived in Poland. According to the statement announcing the… Continue reading "Poland Receives First M1A1 Abrams Tanks"
From Wednesday 15 to Friday 17 March, at the DSEI Japan integrated defense event, Japan showcased its Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle (MCV) to military, industry, government and media representatives… Continue reading "DSEI Japan 2023: JGSDF Armored Officers Present the Type-16 MCV"
A senior U.S. Defense Department official has said that the United States is exploring the possibility of supplying Western-made main battle tanks to the Ukrainian military at some point in… Continue reading "U.S. Official: “Tanks Are Absolutely On The Table” For Ukraine"
Ukrainian troops on the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast have captured a Russian T-90M main battle tank, the newest member of the Russian Army’s tank fleet. Photographs by a Ukrainian tanker… Continue reading "Ukrainian Forces Capture Russia’s Most Advanced Tank"
French defense contractor Nexter Systems has released test firing footage of its next generation ASCALON 140mm tank gun, with the prototype gun shown firing from a static test stand. The… Continue reading "Nexter Shows Prototype ASCALON 140mm Gun In Action"