Estonia is providing Ukraine with dozens of 155mm FH-70 and 122mm D-30 howitzers in its latest fund that runs into millions of euros, and has applied for restoring the equipment and stocks from the European Peace Facility. Estonia and the United Kingdom called together an international meeting where participating states presented their newest military aid packages for Ukraine, which also include a significant amount of heavy weapons
Fear of Ukrainian missiles blitzing over capital Moscow has forced Russia to deploy Pantsir-S1 air defense systems on the top of several defense and administrative buildings. The Pantsir short-to-medium-range systems are used to defend against aircraft including drones, helicopters, and cruise missiles
Ukraines airspace will be protected from Russian missiles and drones by yet another Patriot battery pledged by the Netherlands. "Very important news came from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte today," Ukraines President Vladimir Zelenskyy said in a video address, posted on his Telegram channel late on Tuesday
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Frances Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has awarded contracts for the upgrade of CN235 transport aircraft and 50 Leclerc tanks. Sabena Technics Bod and Thales Avs France SAS won €107 million on December 20 to renovate cockpit of the Air Forces CN235-200 and CN235-300 aircraft
Widespread usage of drones in the Ukraine War has shown they can be effective while causing minimum collateral damage, pushing the countrys defense ministry to invest $544 million in 2023 to produce them locally. Oleksii Reznikov, Ukrainian defense minister, told UNN in an interview that the sum will be spent on various types of drones: aerial, ground, surface, and underwater
Dassault Aviation handed over a two-seat Rafale F3R fighter to the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA), aimed to replace ones purchased from the French Air Force by Greece. The “B359” aircraft was delivered to the DGA on December 29 at the Dassault Aviation site in Mérignac (Gironde)
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) placed an order for 200 MMP medium-range missiles, known as "Akeron MP" produced by MBDA. This deal was signed on December 29 in accordance with the French Military Programing Law 2019-2025, the defense ministry said Thursday
Japan has agreed to collaborate with the U.S
Japan started constructing a Self-Defense Forces base on uninhabited Mage Island in southwestern Kagoshima prefecture on Thursday. According to an environmental assessment report made public earlier today, this four-year project in the 8 Sqkm Island will include building runways and ammunition storage facilities