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Rheinmetall KF41 Lynx fighting vehicles set for first taste of combat in Ukraine

14th January 2026

A June 2024 agreement with Ukraine for Rheinmetall to provide 10 KF41s along with the establishment of a manufacturing facility in the country has moved a step closer, with the factory now built and a contract signed.

First gun barrels for British Army howitzers due from Rheinmetall’s new UK factory in 2027

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First gun barrels for British Army howitzers due from Rheinmetall’s new UK factory in 2027

13th January 2026

The new Rheinmetall facility will supply barrels for UK RCH 155 howitzers and Challenger 3 tanks while also opening up potential export opportunities, providing a currently absent national capability.

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Beretta Defense Technologies (BDT) unveiled its new PMX 9x19 mm submachine-gun (SMG) at the Milipol internal security exhibition near Paris. Development work on the PMX …

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The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of Javelin missiles and Command Launch Units (CLUs) to Georgia, the …

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FN Herstal unveils FN 509 pistol

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FN Herstal has launched a full-size (9x19mm) FN 509 striker pistol specially designed for security forces, the company announced on 20 November. The FN 509’s slide …

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