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France and Germany take over protection of Baltic skies
In a ceremony on Wednesday (31 August), France and Germany took over NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission from Portugal and the United Kingdom, which...
Otokar to start mass production of 250 Altay main battle tanks
Otokar has submitted its final offer to the Turkish Undersecretary of the Defense Industry (SSM) to start mass production of the ALTAY main battle tanks...
Ukraine, China agree to jointly build new A-225 super-heavy transport aircraft
The Ukrainian state enterprise “Antonov” and Airspace Industry Corporation of China signed deals to cooperate on the construction of a new A-225 super-heavy...
Ukraine submits offers to upgrade Indian T-72 main battle tank fleet
The State Concern “Ukroboronprom” has submitted proposal to extend the life and upgrade the capabilities of the Indian Army’s T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT) fleet,...
General Atomics lawsuit to delay German Heron drone program
Germany's Defence Ministry on Tuesday informed lawmakers that its plan to lease armed Heron TP drones from Israel Aerospace Industries will be delayed...
The world’s first heavy-lift Hybrid airship are coming to Alaska
Hybrid Enterprises, the exclusive worldwide reseller of Lockheed Martin's Hybrid Airships, is excited to announce a strategic partnership between PRL Logistics Inc., a leader...
Final stage of the unannounced combat readiness inspection of the troops is held in Russia
On the 30th and 31th of August in the deployment areas of the troops of the Southern MD the activities of the final stage...
Azerbaijan to demonstrate new Ildirim Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at ADEX 2016
Azerbaijan will showcase the new Ildirim Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at the Azerbaijan International Defence Industry Exhibition ADEX 2016.
The new Ildirim (English: Lightning) is a...
Pentagon orders review of unfinished USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier
The Pentagon has ordered a review of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, which is under construction and due to be delivered in...
Russian AEW&C aircraft are involved in the unannounced combat readiness inspection
Russian airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C) A-50M and A-50U are involved in the unannounced combat readiness inspection of the Western, Central and...
Ukraine set to launch new version of «Grom» tactical missile systems
The "Yuzhnoye State Design Office" multi-product machine-building company set to launch new «Grom-2» (Thunder-2) operational-tactical missile system. That was reported by press-service of the company.
The company has...
Polish company unveils the new Anders armored fighting vehicle
The Polish OBRUM company part of the Bumar Group, has unveiled the new Anders armored fighting vehicle. That was reported by below-the-turret-ring.blogspot.com.
The Anders was originally developed as...
Poland develops new PT-16 main battle tank
One of Polish biggest military manufacturers unveils the new PT-16 main battle tank. That was reported by below-the-turret-ring.blogspot.com.
The new tank is supposedly called PT-16, but...
Improved version of M113 Armored Personnel Carriers spotted in Philippine
The improved version of M113A2 Armored Personnel Carriers with 25mm Elbit Systems’ unmanned turrets was spotted in Philippine.
Earlier it was reported that the Army of the Philippines has signed a...
Indonesia receives 16 Leopard RI main battle tanks
The Indonesia Army has received 16 Leopard RI main battle tanks from Germany. That was reported by Tom Antonov.
The tanks are part of a USD280 million contract encompassing the...
Antonov unveils new “Horlytsia” unmanned combat air vehicle
The Ukroboronprom SE “Antonov” has unveiled new "Horlytsia" AN-BK-1 (Turtledove in Ukrainian) unmanned combat air vehicle.
The Horlytsia is a family of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) developed by the...
UkrOboronProm unveils new “Phantom” combat unmanned ground vehicle
The State Concern “Ukroboronprom” unveiled its locally developed new "Phantom" combat unmanned ground vehicle.
The Phantom is a light tracked armoured vehicle which is fitted with an unmanned...
Iran eyeing another deal with Russia for fighter jets after the successful transfer S-300 System
After the successful transaction and acceptance of the S-300 missile system from Russia, Iran is eyeing another deal for a huge number of aircraft.
That...