Arms
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Dec- 2024 -20 December
Poland’s IBCS-Based Wisla Air Defense System Reaches IOC
Poland’s Wisla air defense system has achieved initial operational capability with the 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron.
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20 December
UAE Promises Not to Arm Sudan Paramilitaries as US Warns of Arms Export Ban
The United Arab Emirates, under fire in Washington, has told the US it has cut off weapons to paramilitaries in Sudan's brutal civil war.
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19 December
Rheinmetall to Deliver Thousands of Artillery Propellants to Ukraine
Ukraine has contracted Rheinmetall to supply tens of thousands of 155mm artillery propellant charge modules of various types.
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19 December
French Navy Test-Fires Live Torpedo After Two Decades
A French nuclear-powered attack submarine test-fired an F21 torpedo last week, sinking a decommissioned warship to the bottom.
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19 December
US, European, Chinese Firms Seek to Draw Vietnam Arms Deals From Russia
Major US weapons manufacturers including Boeing and Lockheed Martin, along with Europe's Airbus and Chinese firms, put their wares on show at an arms fair in Vietnam.
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19 December
Germany Approves Record $20.7B Worth of Defense Gear
Germany's military will get more than $20.7 billion worth of new defense equipment, including four submarines, under a record package approved by the parliamentary budget committee.
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18 December
China Refuses Nuclear ‘Second Strike’ Capability for Pakistan
China turned down Pakistan's request for a nuclear second-strike capability earlier this year in return for a military base in the strategic port city of Gwadar.
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17 December
Poland Buys MQ-9B Sky Guardian Drones for $310 Million
Poland has signed a $310-million procurement agreement with General Atomics for an undisclosed number of MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones.
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16 December
First Abrams Tanks Reach Taiwan
The first batch of 38 of a planned 108 M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks procured by Taipei from the US has arrived in Taiwan.
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16 December
Greece Adopts Budget Almost Doubling Defense Spend
Greece will almost double its defense spending after parliament approved the 2025 state budget Sunday with a roll-call vote.
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