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Bulgaria Considers Using French Caesar in Place of Soviet Artillery

Bulgaria is thinking of replacing the Soviet 2S1 “Gvozdika” 122-mm self-propelled artillery systems with the Caesar self-propelled 155mm howitzer. Along with the IRIS-T air defense system, the French system...

Pilatus’ PC-7 MKX aircraft is purchased by France for military pilot training.

The French Air and Space Force will now use Pilatus’ PC-7 MKX as their new training system. 22 aircraft and ground-based training equipment that were partially created in partnership...

The US Verifies $91M Precision-Guided Munitions Sale to Australia

A possible $91.2 million sale of precision-guided munitions to Australia has been approved by the US State Department. 54 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems-Alternate Warhead (GMLRS-AW) rounds, telemetry kits,...

Final Awaji Minesweeper Commissioned by the Japanese Navy

In Tsurumi-ki, Yokohama, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force put its fourth and last Awaji-class minesweeping ship into service. Following its delivery by Japan Marine United Corporation, situated in Kanagawa,...

De Haas will send 13 interceptors and special operations crafts to the Netherlands.

The Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft (FRISC) of the Netherlands Armed Forces will be replaced by 13 ships built by De Haas Shipyards. Compared to their predecessors,...

Baltic Sea States Choose the Coastline Surveillance Network for Persistent Systems

Several Baltic Sea governments have awarded contracts worth $29 million to Persistent equipment to supply them with coastline monitoring network equipment.The company’s Wave Relay MANET network technology will be...

March 12, 2025
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Russia to Provide Indian Army T-72 Soviet Battle Tanks with New Engines

Rosoboronexport has been given a $248 million contract by the Indian Ministry of Defense to supply the army’s T-72 Ural main combat tanks with new engines. The agreement calls...

Anduril Lands $642 Million Contract to Supply US Marines with Counter-Drone Systems

Anduril has secured a $642 million contract to provide the US Marine Corps (USMC) with counter-drone technology. Starting this year and continuing through 2035, the defense technology business will...

March 12, 2025
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Boeing provides the British Army with the last AH-64E Apache helicopter.

In accordance with a 2016 deal, Boeing has delivered the last AH-64E Apache attack helicopter to the British Army. At Boeing’s factory in Arizona, the system—the program’s 50th aircraft—was...

The fourth Taigei-class submarine built by Japan goes into service.

The fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has been put into service. Three years after the lead submarine, dubbed JS Taigei (“big whale”), was...