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6 September

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-760 aircraft

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Seizes ‘Weapons Shipment’ From Ethiopian Plane

Sudanese authorities have seized a shipment of weapons at Khartoum airport arriving from neighboring Ethiopia.

3 September

Hercules Reyes

Russian Firm Kronstadt Announces Drone Sales to ‘Foreign Countries’

Russian defense contractor Kronstadt has signed contracts for drone sales to unspecified foreign countries, with deliveries expected by 2022.

3 September

Hercules Reyes

Ukraine, US Sign $60M Defense Deal Amid Russian Threat

The United States and Ukraine signed a $60 million security assistance package for Kyiv to improve its defense capabilities.

3 September

Navy Strategic Systems Programs tests the Second Stage Solid Rocket Motor

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Tests Second Stage Hypersonic Missile Motor

The US Navy live tested the second stage Solid Rocket Motor in support of the navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike offensive hypersonic strike capability and the army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon.

2 September

Joe Saballa

Indian Army to Receive Indigenous Weapons, Akash-S Missiles

The Indian Army is planning to acquire several domestically-built weapon systems worth around $2 million to boost its aerial defense capabilities.

1 September

The Bayraktar TB2 drone is pictured flying on December 16, 2019 at Gecitkale Airport in Famagusta in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Inder Singh Bisht

Iraq Closes in on Turkish Weapons Deal Including Drones, Helicopters

The Iraqi defense minister reportedly revealed that Baghdad would buy a range of Turkish weapons, including armed drones and helicopters.

1 September

Ukrainian Armor's Saigak, a prototype off-road tactical vehicle designed to replace the Soviet UAZ jeep.

Hercules Reyes

Ukraine to Replace Soviet-Era Vehicles With New 4x4s

Privately-owned defense company Ukrainian Armor has unveiled a new 4x4 off-road vehicle to replace the country’s Soviet-era UAZ-496 jeep.

1 September

Hercules Reyes

Taiwan to Upgrade Warship and Aircraft Missiles

Taiwan has put forth plans to upgrade naval and air force missile systems in the coming years.

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31 August

Joe Saballa

Russia to Boost Firepower of Aging T-80 Tank

Russian defense firm Uralvagonzavod Group has unveiled its plan to upgrade the country’s T-80BVM main battle tank, an upgraded version of the T-80 tanks.

31 August