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22 December

A missile from the Patriot missile system takes off in the middle of a field. The red missile is seen beginning to blast off, leaving a trail of smoke behind and a jet of white-orange flames. The background is a calm and blue body of water that stretches to the horizon, and a light-blue, cloudless sky.

Romania’s Patriot Missile System Passes Live-Fire Tests

Romania has conducted the first live-fire test of its Patriot surface-to-air defense system at Capu Midia Training Range in Constanța County.

22 December

France desert troops take to boats in Mali

Staff Writer With AFP

Last French Troops Bow Out of Africa’s Sahel

The last French troops withdrew from Niger, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

22 December

A UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter is parked on Muir Army Airfield for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new variant on October 6, 2021.

Rojoef Manuel

US Retrieves Downed Black Hawk in Mediterranean Sea

The US Navy has tracked down and recovered the missing MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in November.

22 December

Skyranger turret mounted on Lynx infantry fighting vehicle.

Inder Singh Bisht

Rheinmetall to Develop Lynx-Based Air Defense System for Hungary

Hungary has awarded Rheinmetall a $32.9 million contract to develop a new mobile air defense system based on the Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle.

21 December

A Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile is seen propelling itself in the air. Its long body is painted metallic silver, and hot orange flames are seen jutting out of its back. A faint orange-grey smoke is seen around its flames. The background is a dull blue sky.

Juster Domingo

Spain to Equip F100 Frigates With Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles

Spain has awarded Kongsberg a contract of $334 million to supply its ships with Naval Strike Missiles.

21 December

The Indian Air Force (IAF)'s newest air defense missile system has passed a series of test fires at Air Force Station Suryalanka. The locally-developed Surface-to-Air Missile for Assured Retaliation (SAMAR) An outline of a ship can be seen on the horizon sailing in calm waters as the sun begins to set. The sky is covered in dark blue clouds, and small pockets of light make the sun's golden rays shine down in the background. The water is dark blue.

Juster Domingo

Netherlands to Spend Up to $274 Million on Seabed Surveillance

The Netherlands will allocate up to $274 million to protect cables and pipelines resting on its coastal seabed.

21 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Develops Miniaturized Drone-Mounted ‘Friend or Foe’ System

Russia’s RPC Pulsar has developed a drone-fitted identification, friend or foe system to avoid friendly fire.

21 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Spain Orders 16 Airbus Military Aircraft

European aerospace giant Airbus said it would build 16 military aircraft in Spain in a deal with the country's defense ministry worth $1.9 million.

21 December

A Rheinmetall military truck is seen in parked in a lot. The truck is painted camouflage green.

Juster Domingo

Rheinmetall to Deliver 300 More Trucks to Austrian Army

Joint venture company Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles is set to deliver 300 trucks to Austria in a $329 million deal.

20 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Neighbor Moldova Receives Airspace Radar

Moldova has received a radar system to monitor its airspace, as the country has seen repeated violations of its airspace by Russian missiles targeting Ukraine.

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