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Board of Supervisors of the OCCAR gives the green light for Lithuania join for procuring IFVs

The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) notified the Ministry of National Defence that all 6 OCCAR Member States in the Board of Supervisors (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) gave consent for Lithuania...

Avon Protection receives order for M50 respiratory protection mask systems

Avon Protection has received an order for 166,623 M50 respiratory protection mask systems from the US Department of Defense (DOD). The $42m order demonstrates the US DOD’s continued confidence and reliance on Avon to supply product of the...

Ukraine delivered the next batch of the BTR-3E1 Armoured Personnel Carriers for Royal Thai Army

Ukraine delivered the next batch of the BTR-3E1 Armoured Personnel Carriers for Royal Thai Army, reported military-informant.com. The production of Ukrainian BTR-3E1 Armoured Personnel Carriers has proceeded according to plans, and now the next vehicles are ready for delivery to Thailand. On...

In Syria spotted new Russian RB-341V «Leer-3» electronic warfare system

In Syria spotted new Russian RB-341V «Leer-3»  electronic warfare system equipped with unmanned air vehicle (UAV) Orlan-10, reported military-informant.com. The RB-341V «Leer-3» complex is intended for the “monitoring of GSM communication networks, the determination of system identifiers of mobile stations and...

North Korean People’s Navy submarine is missing and presumed sunk

A North Korean People’s Navy submarine is missing and presumed sunk, a U.S. official told on Friday. The unknown class of submarine was operating off the North Korean coast in the last several days when the submarine went...

UK Royal Marines’ new AW159 Wildcats complete first Norway tests

For the first time, the new Wildcats of the Commando Helicopter Force have tested their ability to fly – and fight – in the harshest climatic conditions on the planet. Four Wildcats from 847 Naval Air Squadron have...

Turkey deploys 80 tanks to Yuksekova on Iran border

Yuksekova  district of Hakkari intensive military activity took place today in the evening. A large number of tanks in the district passed the Divisional Commander. Yüksekova, is a Kurdish populated city and formerly known as Gever, is a...

UAE Air Force orders AAQ-24 DIRCM to protect its C-17 transports

The United Arab Emirates Air Force could protect its eight Boeing C-17A strategic transports with Northrop Grumman’s AN/AAQ-24(V) large aircraft infrared countermeasures (LAIRCM) system under a $225 million deal recently approved by the US government. Northrop would be...