Defense & Security
Streit Group shows its new 4×4 armoured vehicle Gepard ASV at DSEI
The Streit Group debuted its new Gepard armoured vehicle designed primarily for the use by Police, SWAT, Special Response Teams and law enforcement agencies...
Four more THAAD rocket launchers were deployed in South Korea amid protests
Four more rocket launchers for a US missile defense system were deployed in South Korea Thursday after police removed hundreds of protesters from the...
A new rifle for the US Army?
The M4A1 carbine is currently the standard rifle issued to US Army combat troops worldwide. It is a direct descendant of the legendary M16...
Egypt plans to purchase batch of Russian special armored vehicles
Egypt plans to purchase a batch of 50 Tigr special armored vehicles for its Interior Ministry, Military Industrial Company’s CEO Alexander Krasovitsky said in...
Kalashnikov Concern develops new anti-riot vehicle
The Kalashnikov Concern, a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation, has developed the new Shchit (Shield) anti-riot vehicle to handle riots and mobs in the streets and...
Taiwan unveils new XT107 assault rifle
The 205th Armory of the Armament Bureau has showcased a new next-generation assault rifle at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2017). The new XT107 assault rifle for the 5.56×45mm...
Canadian Armed Forces wraps up three year mission in Poland
The Land Task Force (LTF) in Poland completed its successful three-year mission on Operation REASSURANCE with an end of mission parade in Drawsko Pomorskie,...
Avibras promotes GUARA 4WS light armored vehicle
The Brazilian company Avibras promoted its new GUARA 4WS light armored vehicle for national Defence Forces, Public Security, Police Forces, Special Forces, Law Enforcement, Homeland Security and...
Brazil sends troops to Rio de Janeiro to fight organized crime
The president of Brazil sent the Armed Forces to combat the violence of Narco drug traffickers in the City of Rio de Janeiro. That...
Norwegian Police Directorate chooses AW169 as their new law enforcement helicopter
Leonardo welcomes the decision by the Norwegian Police Directorate to choose the AW169 as their new law enforcement helicopter following a tender for their helicopter service modernization programme. The contract, expected...
China, Belarus launch United Shield-2017 joint anti-terrorism drill
The United Shield-2017 joint anti-terrorism drill, which was jointly held for the first time by the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (APF) and the...
Belarus receives first batch of CS/VN3 armoured vehicles from China
Belarus has received the first batch of CS/VN3 armoured vehicles that were donated by the government of China. That was reported by 42.tut.by. The first wheeled light...
CONTROP reports sale of several helicopter EO/IR payloads for the Israel Police
CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. is announcing the sale of several iSky-20HD (formerly SHAPO-HD) and iSky-50HD (formerly DSP-HD) EO/IR payloads to the Israeli Police, to...
National Guard of Ukraine parades new Varta armoured vehicles
The National Guard of Ukraine or NGU publicly displayed its new Varta armoured vehicles for the first time during a parade to mark the...
Austria ordered 580 VarioRay laser light module sets for counterterrorism unit
Rheinmetall has racked up fresh successes in the field of advanced infantry and special operations equipment with its VarioRay family of laser light module...
Czech Special Forces orders new Perun 4×4 tactical support vehicles
Czech Company SVOS announced at IDET 2017 exhibition that it had signed the deal with the Czech Special Forces to delivery four Perun 4x4...
Czech Armed Forces with Police conducted exercises near nuclear power plant
The Czech Armed Forces with Police launched a series of security exercises with a focus on anti-terrorism security of nuclear power plant.
A hijacked plane threatening to...
Argentine National Gendarmerie orders AW169 multi-mission helicopters
Leonardo announced at the LAAD exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an order for an AgustaWestland AW169 by the Argentine National Gendarmerie in support...