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January 17, 2025
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Italy Chooses Skynex from Germany as its New Short-Range Air Defense System

To improve its airspace protection capabilities, Italy has formally chosen Germany’s Skynex air defense system. The manufacturer, Rheinmetall, announced that a 73-million-euro ($75 million) order had been made for...

January 17, 2025
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India’s first counter-drone swarm system is being tested by the Solar Group.

India’s Solar Group has tested a kinetic counter-drone swarm system designed for the Indian Army. During the trial, the Bhargavastra micro-missile system neutralized virtual targets at a height of...

January 9, 2025
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76 medium armored fighting vehicles are purchased by the Italian Army

The Iveco-Oto Melara Consortium (CIO) has been awarded a contract by the Italian Ministry of Defense to provide 76 Medium Armored Combat Vehicles (VBM) for the army. The deal...

January 7, 2025
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The newest T-90M and T-72M tanks, which have more than 100 enhancements, are delivered to Russia.

As battlefield losses continue to pile up, Russia’s Uralvagonzavod has provided the Russian Army with new batches of improved T-90M and T-72B3M main battle tanks. According to the Russian...

January 6, 2025
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$335 million agreement for the Israeli PULS artillery system and Hermes drones was inked by Serbia.

In order to improve its standing in the regional arms race with rival Croatia, Serbia has completed the purchase of Israeli-made PULS artillery rocket systems and Hermes 900 reconnaissance...

January 6, 2025
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BAE Systems was chosen by the US Army to create a multi-domain artillery cannon.

BAE Systems has been chosen by the US Army to create a prototype of the Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon (MDAC) system, which will be able to fire hypersonic projectiles. The...

January 6, 2025
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For the Italian Army, Rheinmetall offers a KF41 Lynx testbed vehicle.

Ahead of its first order, Rheinmetall has given the Italian Army a KF41 Lynx infantry combat vehicle for testing. The initiative is part of Rome’s preparations to embrace new...

January 6, 2025
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Estonia receives its 4×4 and 6×6 military trucks from Volvo.

As part of a modernization initiative agreed upon in 2023, the Estonian Defense Forces received 4×4 and 6×6 military trucks from Volvo. The Volvo fleet, which integrates the company’s...

January 3, 2025
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Romania received additional Patriot systems from RTX under a $946 million deal.

Following earlier acquisitions in 2017 and 2020, Bucharest’s third order of Patriot systems is represented by the $946 million deal that RTX has secured to provide further Patriot missile...

January 2, 2025
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More than 1,400 Next-Gen Logistics Trucks from Iveco to Italian Army

The Italian government’s land armaments directorate has placed a 755 million euro ($786 million) order with Iveco Defense Vehicles (IDV), the defense division of the Turin-based Iveco Group, for...