Yearly Archive: 2020

Another step has been taken in the international procurement of tracked vehicles that Sweden leads.

The four countries Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have signed a Statement of Intent, SOI, a statement of intent for the acquisition.

FMV’s Director General Göran Mårtens…

China’s second aircraft carrier, the country’s first domestically built one, the Shandong, is now conducting testing and training missions at sea, the state broadcaster confirmed on Wednesday, after local residents saw the warship leaving a shipyard on Monday.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army…

The U.S. military has provided more details about an alleged Russian deployment of fighter jets to Libya, as officials in Russia continued to deny the presence of Russian military aircraft or personnel in the North African country.

The United States says Moscow deployed the jets to provide suppor…

TAIPEI — Taiwan plans to buy land-based Boeing-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles as part of its military modernisation efforts, its defence ministry said on Thursday, the latest purchase from the United States to deal with a rising threat from China.

The United States, like most countries, has no…

BRUSSELS — The European Commission proposed on Wednesday spending 8 billion euros ($8.81 billion) of its next budget on a new European Union defence fund, keeping alive a Franco-German plan to deepen military cooperation despite the economic impact of COVID-19.

Unveiled as part of the EU execut…

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday inducted Tejas Mk-1 Full Operational Capability (FOC) aircraft into the recently resurrected No 18 Sqn, the “Flying Bullets” at Air Force Station Sulur, marking yet another important step towards enhancing the operational capability of the Air Force.

The S…