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20 January

US Approves Baltic Nations’ Request to Supply Arms for Ukraine

The US State Department has approved for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to send US-made anti-armor missiles and other weapons to Ukraine.

20 January

AeroVironment’s Switchblade 300 Sensor to Shooter Kit

Joe Saballa

AeroVironment Unveils Loitering Missile Sensor-to-Shooter Tech

AeroVironment has unveiled sensor-to-shooter tech that enables the instant transfer of coordinates from drones to loitering missile systems.

20 January

Joe Saballa

S. Korea and UAE Sign $3.5B Missile System Contract

South Korea has been awarded a contract by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to supply mid-range surface-to-air missiles for $3.5 billion.

20 January

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un (Photo: AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Hints at Restart of Nuclear, Long-Range Missile Tests

North Korea hinted it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests as it prepares for "confrontation" with Washington.

19 January

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army to Select Next-Generation Rifle This Year

The US Army will select its Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle and automatic rifle supplier in the last quarter of this year.

19 January

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Receives Anti-Tank Weapons From UK

Ukraine has received light anti-tank weapons from the UK amid “increasingly threatening behavior from Russia.”

19 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Excalibur Artillery Round Fired Record Distance

French defense firm Nexter demonstrated its Caesar self-propelled howitzer’s compatibility with the Excalibur artillery projectile recently, test firing the Raytheon round in use with the US Army.

18 January

Hanan Zaffar

India Cancels Major Defense Deals in Indigenization Push

In a push towards indigenization, the Indian government has canceled major defense deals from abroad including helicopters for its Coast Guard, all-terrain vehicles, and short-range surface-to-air missiles.

17 January