Category: Notizie Estero

The Norwegian Armed Forces are preparing for a major tank procurement to replace their ageing fleet of 40-year-old Leopard 2 models.

Two contenders are vying for the tender: the choice is between the Leopard 2A7 by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and the K2 Black Panther by South K…

MOSCOW — The first regiment of Russia’s advanced S-500 air defense systems has been delivered to a military unit guarding the airspace of the Russian capital Moscow, a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry has told TASS.

“The first regiment of the S-500 air defense systems has entered se…

to finalize the deal for the IDF to purchase three next-generation submarines.

The so-called “submarine affair,” considered the most serious case of suspected corruption in Israeli history, has been dogging defense agencies, politicians and public discourse since it broke out in 2016.

The cas…

A moderate increase in the defense budget is enough to finance the new combat aircraft and a ground-based air defense system. The planned increase of 1.4 percent per year in real terms is less than the average growth of the federal budget, Marc Siegenthaler, Head of Resources at the Swiss Ministry o…

Norway’s government will continue its investment in the Armed Forces and will increase the defense budget for 2022 by approximately NOK 4.3 billion. The budget proposal follows up the investments and financial obligations in this and previous long-term plans.

“With this budget, the government pri…

SEOUL — The chief of the state arms procurement agency voiced confidence Tuesday that South Korea and Indonesia will conclude their negotiations over the latter’s overdue payments for a joint fighter development project by November.

Kang Eun-ho, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administr…