Category: Notizie Estero

SEOUL — The defense chiefs of South Korea and the Philippines held talks in Seoul on Friday to discuss arms industry cooperation and bilateral ties, Seoul’s defense ministry said.

The meeting between Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and his Filipino counterpart, Delfin Lorenzana, came as South Kor…

On June 1, 2022, the Ministry of Defense informed Parliament about the decision to replace the CH-53 weapon system.

After careful consideration of all factors, Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht has decided to initiate the procurement of 60 CH-47Fs in the modern and future-ready Block II Sta…

BERLIN — Germany will supply Ukraine with the IRIS-T air defence system, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, following pleas from Kyiv and German opposition parties to step up heavy weapons deliveries.

Scholz said Germany had been “delivering continuously since the beginning of the war,” pointing to m…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can be armed with Hellfire missiles for battlefield use against Russia, three people familiar with the situation said.

The sale of the General Atomics-made drones could still be blocked by Congress, th…

As part of the latest presidential drawdown package for Ukraine — this one worth $700 million dollars — the Defense Department has included four M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS.

The M142 HIMARS system allows for the launching of multiple, precision-guided rockets. Along wi…

Another three squadrons of Krab 155mm self-propelled howitzers from Stalowa Wola will go to Ukraine in the coming months. The contract value is approximately PLN 3 billion (approx.. $696 million—Ed.)

The first squadron of 18 howitzers was shipped to Ukraine last week. Then these tracked ve…