Frances defence procurement agency, DGA, has accepted delivery of the first batch of 50 missiles and 20 firing posts from the new MMP land combat missile system manufactured by MBDA, last week. The new system will gradually replace the Milan, the HOT missiles mounted on VAB Armoured Fighting Vehicles and the ERYX for some of these missiles
The worlds first class-approved 3D printed ships propeller, the WAAMpeller, has been unveiled at Damen Shipyard Groups headquarters in the Netherlands and has been approved to be installed on a ship. Containing 298 layers of 3D printing, the propeller is the result of a collaboration between RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk, Bureau Veritas and Damen
In a sign that relations between Turkey and Russia are warming at a rather brisk pace, Ankara set free two Russians arrested for assassinating Chechen commander Vahid Edelgiriev while Moscow repatriated two Crimean Tatar politicians lodged in a Russian jail. According to reports, Edelgireyev was shot and stabbed by assassins using a white car on Nov
Lockheed Martin has confirmed delivery of the proposal for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program. BAE Systems, CAE, Lockheed Martin Canada, L3 Technologies, MDA and Ultra Electronics are partnering as Canada's Combat Ship Team (CST) for the Royal Canadian Navy's future fleet of surface combatants
The Chinese military will deploy its most power missile yet, the multiple-warhead DF-41 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) in early 2018, CCTV reported Sunday. Military expert Yang Chengjun was quoted as saying on CCTV, “DF-41 is 4th-generation and Chinas latest strategic missile
Croatia has shortlisted used Israeli Air Force F-16s and new Saab Gripens to replace its old MiG-21 fighter jets. The shortlist emerged from a list that included new F-16s from the US and used Greek F-16s, according a broadcast from a local TV station reported last week
The Israel Air Force and Israel Navy have completed a successful trial of its Iron Dome short range missile defense system intercepting rockets fired at sea. The IDF trial imagined a scenario similar to attempts by terrorist organizations in Gaza to strike marine targets during Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014
Russias Pacific Fleet is to receive about 10 cutting-edge warships and support vessels in 2018, Pacific Fleet Spokesman Nikolay Voskresensky said on Tuesday. "In 2018, the Pacific Fleet plans to receive about 10 advanced warships and support vessels
BAE System has teamed up with Czech optical technology specialist Meopta as part of its pitch to offer the CV-90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) for replacing for the Czech Army's fleet of BMP II IFVs. The agreement, signed at NATO Days 2017 in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, will cover potential local production of key components for the CV90s fire control system, of which Meopta and Saab are subcontractors
The South Korean Army plans to develop combat uniforms with new camouflage and a combat meal to the current three types. The current digitally patterned camouflage pattern, adopted in 200 will be replaced by a new one, to adjust troops to changing warfare environment,