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SVI unveiled MAX armoured personnel carrier at AAD 2018 exhibition

The SVI company has unveiled its new armoured vehicles during the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition. South Africa’s company took the opportunity at this year’s AAD 2018 exhibition to showcase its latest armoured vehicles, included the new MAX 4x4 armoured personnel carrier. The MAX is...

BAE finalised deal to supply Qatar with 24 Typhoon fighter jets

BAE Systems has finalised a deal to supply Qatar with 24 Typhoon fighter jets after it received the first payment on the contract, the company said on 18 September. The deal, worth around £5bn includes the aircraft and a...

U.S. Navy awards General Dynamics with $481M contract for next ballistic-missile submarine

The General Dynamics has announced on 17 September that the U.S. Navy has awarded the company a $480.6 million contract modification to continue the development of the lead Columbia-class submarine, the nation’s next-generation sea-based strategic deterrent.  According to the...

U.S. Army selects 6 companies for Sub Compact Weapon programme

The U.S. Army has announced the final teams to take part in the Sub Compact Weapon programme.  Six of the companies which responded to the Army’s Prototype Opportunity Notice have been selected for testing and evaluation, The Firearm Blog reports. According...

India test-fires locally developed man portable tank-killer system

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently conducted the test-firings of a new locally developed, low-weight man portable anti-tank missile system. According to the statement, announced 16 September by the Press Information Bureau Government of India, the new indigenously...

UK tests new fleet of drones designed to life-saving chemical detection

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced on 17 September that a new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by troops, police officers...

U.S. approves 120mm tank rounds military sales worth $99 million to Egypt

The U.S. State Department has approved possible military sales worth $99 million to Egypt, including M831A1, M865 and APFSDS-T 122mm tank rounds, the Pentagon said on Monday. According to the statement fo the State Department, the Government of Egypt has...

Russia confirms its Syrian ally shot down Il-20 electronic reconnaissance aircraft

Russia’s Defense Ministry confirms that Syrian air defenses inadvertently shot down a Russian Il-20 electronic reconnaissance aircraft over the eastern Mediterranean Sea, killing 15 on board. "On September 17, at about 11:00 pm Moscow time, the connection with...