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7 March

UK Revises Ajax Infantry Vehicle Contract for Speedier Delivery

The UK Ministry of Defence has revised the Ajax infantry fighting vehicle program contract with the manufacturer to speed up the delivery.

7 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed Awarded $219 Million Precision Strike Missile Contract

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $219 million Precision Strike Missile early operational capability contract.

7 March

Juster Domingo

Lockheed Delivers First Bahrain PAC-3 MSE Missile Package

Lockheed Martin has delivered its first shipment of Patriot Advanced Capability–3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement weapons to Bahrain.

6 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Third Abrams Loss Near Avdiivka in a Week Fuels Russian Propaganda

The Russian armed forces reportedly knocked off another M1 Abrams tank in Ukraine this week, bringing the toll to three.

6 March

The Rheinmetall Expal Munitions of Spain complex is seen on the image. The left side shows a six-story building with a low-concaved roof, attached to a five-story building tp the right by a smaller building.

Juster Domingo

Rheinmetall to Supply NATO Member With $326M in Rocket Ammo

Rheinmetall has signed a deal to supply a NATO member with rocket launcher ammunition amounting to more than 300 million euros ($326 million).

6 March

Joe Saballa

Taiwan Developing Vehicle-Mounted 50kW Laser Weapon

Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology is developing a 50-kilowatt laser weapon to neutralize enemy missiles and drones.

6 March

A soldier is seen with his back turned, seemingly laying low in a brown, forested area. He is wearing camouflage. On his right shoulder, a black Carl-Gustaf rifle rests as he props it up to point forward.

Juster Domingo

Saab Signs $1.2-Billion Carl Gustaf Order With Poland

Saab has signed an agreement with Poland to provide Carl Gustaf M4 anti-tank weapons, ammunition, and training equipment.

6 March

Staff Writer With AFP

EU Proposes Vast Defense Boost, Spurred by Russian War in Ukraine

EU officials have unveiled a proposal to massively boost weapons production and procurement to shift from a reliance on US arms and in reaction to Russia's Ukraine invasion.

5 March

HMS Victorious, one of the Royal Navy's four strategic missile submarines. Departs HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, for a major refit at Devonport.

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Awards Babcock $710M Nuclear Sub Modernization Contract

The UK Ministry of Defence has contracted Babcock to modernize the Royal Navy’s second Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine.

5 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Saab Constructing Carl Gustaf Anti-Armor Rifle Factory in India

Saab has begun constructing a “fully owned” Carl Gustaf rifle factory in Haryana’s Jhajjar, India, the first outside Sweden.

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