by | Sep 12, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Poland’s PGZ has secured new customers for its flagship Piorun (Thunderbolt) man-portable air defense weapon, signing export contracts with two undisclosed countries from the Balkans and the Baltic states, company representatives said at the DSEI arms fair...
by | Sep 12, 2023 | Security
LONDON — The Challenger 3 program has reached another milestone on its way to provide the British Army with a new generation of main battle tanks, contractor RBSL has announced. The Rheinmetall-BAE Systems joint venture says the 120-mm L55A1 smoothbore gun, known as...
by | Sep 11, 2023 | Security
In March, the U.S. government released a new Cybersecurity Strategy authored by the Office of the National Cyber Director. Split into five Pillars and 27 Strategic Objectives, the strategy lays out a bold vision for defending critical infrastructure, dismantling...
by | Sep 11, 2023 | Security
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Defence Ministry has issued a request for information to replace nearly the entire naval fleet, which currently includes nine ships in six different classes. The Royal New Zealand Navy’s flagship — its 568-foot replenishment...
by | Sep 11, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak on Monday approved a framework deal to buy 486 launcher-loader module kits for its M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems. “In line with the adopted schedule, deliveries are expected to begin in 2025,”...
by | Sep 11, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — The German government has ordered 40 overhauled Marder infantry fighting vehicles for Ukraine, its manufacturer Rheinmetall announced Sept. 11. The new order — placed last month with a value in the “high double-digit million-euro amount” — doubles...
by | Sep 11, 2023 | Security
Europe is in a decisive historical phase, as its security order is being reshaped by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Whatever will be at the end of these tectonic shifts, it must be secured militarily. And if Moscow’s war of aggression has shown one thing, it is that a...
by | Sep 11, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — NATO nations have agreed to a new action plan for bolstering the alliance’s industrial base, as governments scramble to restock their weapon arsenals while simultaneously sending military aid to Ukraine. Nestled in the recent Vilnius, Lithuania,...
by | Sep 11, 2023 | Security
MILAN — An Israeli defense company has signed a contract with the British Defence Ministry for the third and final integration of the Trophy active protection system on Challenger 3 tanks, which are expected to enter service in the next few years. Rafael Advanced...
by | Sep 11, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Critics complain Britain’s defense procurement effort is broken. Andy Start, the CEO of the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) arm of the Ministry of Defence, says the performance data proves otherwise. Whoever is closer to the truth, Start, who has...
