From August 21 to September 22, a detachment of the Technical Section of the French Army was hosted by the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (5 RIAOM) of the French Forces stationed in Djibouti to carry out the hot-weather technical-operational evaluation of the Serval armored vehicles.

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The Federal Government has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with a Queensland company to start acquiring and supplying the next generation of small arms for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

The contract is part of a $500 million plus commitment to provide Australia’s soldiers, sailors a…

On September 30, the Ministry of National Defense signed a contract for the purchase of kamikaze drones intended for Ukraine. Through the mediation of the Ministry of National Defense, with the money donated by Lithuanian citizens, drone systems “Warmate” will be purchased from the Polish company “W…

On September 29, the demonstration firings of the LYNKEUS project took place in Cyprus. This project is part of the first wave of the EDIDP (European Defense Industry Development Programme).

These firings consisted of two ground-launched, beyond line-of-sight anti-tank missiles at targets located…

It has been busy off the Portuguese coast of Sesimbra and the Tróia peninsula in recent weeks. The extensive NATO exercises REPMUS and Dynamic Messenger were on the agenda there. The focus was on testing and integrating unmanned systems into maritime operations. The Netherlands made a significant co…

In this proposal, the government proposes to provide an additional NOK 3 billion in military support to Ukraine in 2022. Most of the funds go to funds for military support to Ukraine. The government also proposes to acquire winter clothing and equipment for the Ukrainian forces for up to NOK 250 mil…