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17 February

Slovenia Sets Path for Patria Armored Vehicle Procurement

Slovenia and Finland have signed a letter of intent outlining the procurement of Patria 8x8 Armoured Modular Vehicles for Slovenia's military.

17 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Denmark to Procure Naval Strike Missile as Harpoon Replacement

Denmark intends to procure the Naval Strike Missile as a replacement for its Harpoons sent to Ukraine.

17 February

Republic of Korea Armed Forces deploying a K9 Thunder during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 is being conducted across northern Australia from 22 July to 4 August. More than 30,000 military personnel from 13 nations will directly participate in Talisman Sabre 2023, primarily in Queensland but also in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales. Talisman Sabre is the largest Australia-US bilaterally planned, multilaterally conducted exercise and a key opportunity to work with likeminded partners from across the region and around the world. Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany are all participating in Talisman Sabre 2023 with the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand attending as observers. Occurring every two years, Talisman Sabre reflects the closeness of our alliance and strength of our enduring military relationship with the United States and also our commitment to working with likeminded partners in the region. Now in its tenth iteration, Talisman Sabre provides an opportunity to exercise our combined capabilities to conduct high-end, multi-domain warfare, to build and affirm our military-to-military ties and interoperability, and strengthen our strategic partnerships.

Inder Singh Bisht

Hanwha Completes Testing of K9 Howitzer Domestic Engine

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has wrapped up acceptance trials of a domestically-developed 1000-horsepower engine for the K9 self-propelled howitzer.

17 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Stryker Vehicle to Get Enhanced Armor From General Dynamics

General Dynamics Land Systems is set to provide enhanced armor protection to the US Army’s Stryker armored fighting vehicle.

14 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Thales-BDL to Supply STARstreak Man Portable Air Defense Missile to India

Thales and India’s Bharat Dynamics Limited will together supply the initial batch of Laser Beam Riding Man Portable Air Defence systems in response to an Indian government requirement.

14 February

Inder Singh Bisht

BAE Orders Saab Universal Tank and Anti-Aircraft Systems for CV90s

Saab has been contracted to deliver the Universal Tank and Anti-Aircraft System sighting and fire control system for the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle.

13 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Royal Navy’s Next-Gen Electronic Warfare System Enters Final Test Phase

The first unit of the Royal Navy’s next-generation electronic warfare system has rolled off the production line and is undergoing final tests and upgrades.

11 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Denmark Buys AeroVironment VTOL Drones for Arctic Surveillance

AeroVironment subsidiary Arcturus UAV has been contracted for the delivery of JUMP 20 uncrewed aircraft systems to the Danish Armed Forces.

11 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Rheinmetall Awarded Largest-Ever German Soldier-System Contract

Germany has awarded Rheinmetall up to 3.2 billion in a framework follow-on contract for the procurement of soldier-systems.

11 February

Inder Singh Bisht

France Taps KNDS, Safran to Explore Future Robotic Land Platform Tech

The French defense procurement agency has signed a framework agreement with KNDS France and Safran Electronics & Defense to explore technologies for robotic land vehicles.

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