LWI - Land Warfare
Latest version on Russia's Sosna air defence system presented
The production version of the Sosna short-range mobile short-range air defence system (SHORAD) has been shown newly installed on a tracked chassis from the BMP-3 ...
LWI - Land Warfare
Russia reveals all-new 120mm self-propelled gun
The 120-mm 2S42 Lotos self-propelled gun (SPG) for Russia’s elite Airborne Troops branch was shown to the public for the first time at Army-2019 defence ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
Admiral Nakhimov upgrade faces additional delay
The protracted deep upgrade of Russian Navy’s nuclear-powered guided missile heavy cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is set to incur another delay. The vessel is the third ...
LWI - Land Warfare
Russia inks contract for T-90 upgrades
The Russian MoD has signed a contract with Uralvagonzavod for the upgrade of T-90A MBTs to the new standard dubbed the T-90M. Details of the ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Moscow orders new submarines
2nd July 2019
The Russian MoD has placed orders for two Project 885M (Yasen-M-class) nuclear-powered submarines and two Project 677 (Lada-class, pictured) diesel-electric submarines to boost its sub-surface ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Angola received upgraded SA-6 systems
11th June 2019
The Angolan military has received a number of upgraded 2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful) surface-to-air missile systems, improving the country's low-to-medium aerial defence capability. The upgraded ...
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DN - Defence Notes
The price is right for US F-16s to Sofia
5th June 2019
Priced at US$1.673 billion, the sale to Bulgaria of eight Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 70 fighters has received the green light from the US State ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Croatia launches a new fighter procurement drive
31st May 2019
Croatia has launched a second fighter procurement attempt after a widely-publicised failure to secure secondhand F-16s offered by the Israeli government. Defence minister, Damir Krstičević ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Angola takes delivery of 12 Su-30K fighters
29th May 2019
The Belorussian 558 ARP company has completed the deliveries of all 12 refurbished and upgraded Sukhoi Su-30K heavyweight multi-role fighters ordered by Angola. This was revealed ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Greece to upgrade its Hydra-class frigates
28th May 2019
This story and all our pay-walled content can be accessed by new users with a free trial of our Premium News service. Click Here The upgrade of ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russia showcases new assault rifles
10th May 2019
The Russian military showed three new-generation assault rifles from the Kalashnikov portfolio for the first-time during Victory Day parade on the Red Square in Moscow ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Romania looks to buy the Puma IFV as Agilis project alternative
7th May 2019
Romania is considering the procurement of up to 173 Puma IFVs as an alternative of the project for co-developing and co-producing the Agilis family of ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Insight: Moscow struggling to boost its ocean-going fleet
28th April 2019
Four new warships were laid amid lavish ceremonies in Russia at the end of April, one of which was personally attended by Russian President Vladimir ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Athens investing in its air force
25th April 2019
A wide-ranging fleet upgrade effort of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) is set to see an upgrade of significant proportion to its existing Lockheed Martin ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Bulgaria pursues patrol ship investment
23rd April 2019
The Bulgarian MoD has received offers from Lürssen, Fincantieri and local company MTG Delfin as part of a BGN820 million ($472 million) to build a ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
First Improved Kilo for the Russian Pacific Fleet launched
31st March 2019
The Admiralteyskye Verfy shipyard near St Petersburg, Russia, launched the first Project 636.3 Improved Kilo-class diesel-electric attack submarine for the Russian Pacific Fleet on 28 ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Russia to commission two nuclear-powered submarines in 2019
18th March 2019
The Russian Navy is set to induct two newly-built nuclear-powered submarines in 2019, indicating that while Russia’s shipbuilding capability has declined it is still able ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Belgrade continues beefing up its MiG-29 fleet
11th March 2019
The Serbian MoD has taken over the ownership of four MiG-29 fighters donated by the government of Belorussia. The handover ceremony for the jets was ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Moscow nears completion of T-90M state testing effort
26th February 2019
The T-90M, the new MBT for the Russian Land Forces, is near the completion of its state testing effort and is about to be launched ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Russian Navy gets its second Project 12700 MCMV
31st January 2019
The Russian Navy commissioned on 26 January its second Alexandrit-class MCM vessel under Project 12700. Named Ivan Antonov, it is set to serve with the ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Ukraine launches Vilkha rocket production
29th January 2019
Ukraine has begun the serial production of the new 300mm Vilkha (also known as Olkha) guided rocket launched by the Soviet-era 9K58 Smerch MLRS. This ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russian Coastal Forces take delivery of Khrizantema-S ATGMs
28th January 2019
Russian Navy’s Coastal Troops branch has begun taking on the 9K123 Khrizantema-S (AT-15 Springer) self-propelled anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) systems. The Russian Navy plans to ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Russia takes the first production-standard Uran-6 UGVs
25th January 2019
The Russian Land Force’s Engineer Troops branch has taken on strength the first production-standard Uran-6 UVS for mine clearance, including usage in urban conditions. According ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Romania puts troubled corvette programme on hold
24th January 2019
The Romanian MoD announced on 11 January that it has suspended efforts for the procurement of four new multirole corvettes, a key programme in the ...
