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29 January

Rheinmetall to Deliver Fuchs 2 Vehicle Components to Partner Country

German defense company Rheinmetall has secured a contract to supply Fuchs 2 armored vehicle components for a factory in a partner country.

29 January

Rojoef Manuel

Estonia Joins UK-Led Military Training Program for Kyiv

Estonia has announced its participation in the British government’s military training program for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

29 January

Jackal 2 Reconnaissance vehicles and their crew from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, drove off the Royal Air Force (RAF) ATLAS C.1 (A400M) aircraft after a Rapid Air Landing (RAL) at RAF Shawbury on Exercise Pegasus Clover on the 12th of December 2023. 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) worked with an RAF ATLAS C.1 aircraft at RAF Shawbury to develop their airlanding skills. Troops loaded and secured Land rovers on the aircraft, and then took flight to practise getting off the aircraft and into the fight as fast as possible. The skills learnt on Exercise Pegasus Clover are vital for the unit in its role in 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s global response force. The brigade is trained and equipped to be ready to deploy by air at short notice to respond to international crises, from evacuations to warfighting. 1 R IRISH, based at Clive Barracks in Tern Hill, serves in 16 Air Asslt Bde as light recce strike infantry, a new concept that the unit is currently developing. The intent is to provide a highly mobile force that can seek out battle winning information, while having the firepower to hit the enemy hard. It has the flexibility to deploy onto operations by airlanding or driving, as well as conducting helicopter operations.

Rojoef Manuel

British Army Trains Rapid Land Vehicle Deployment Via Air Transport

The British Army has held air landing training to improve rapid ground vehicle deployments using military transport aircraft.

29 January

Hospitainer's Role II Hospital, a mobile, inflatable building, is seen set up in a snowy field outside a forested area in the background. Two container trucks are parked outside of it, and two cargo truck containers are also positioned on the far right of the field.

Juster Domingo

Netherlands Donates Mobile Field Hospital to Ukraine

Medical group Hospitainer has handed over a mobile field hospital to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine to provide aid to soldiers.

29 January

Joe Saballa

From Choppers to Satellites: India, France Ink Key Security Deals

India has entered into an agreement with France to co-produce helicopters, satellites, and other defense hardware for their militaries.

29 January

Ukrainian servicemen stand guard at a position next to the Dnipro River

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Says Aims to Expand Foothold on Bank of Dnipro

Ukraine said its troops were trying to expand their foothold on the Russian-occupied eastern bank of the Dnipro River despite fierce resistance from Moscow's forces.

29 January

Greek Hydra-class frigates take part in a military exercise in the eastern Mediterranean on August 26, 2020

Rojoef Manuel

Thyssenkrupp, Thales to Revamp Four Greek Hydra-Class Frigates

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Thales have partnered to modernize four Hellenic Navy MEKO 200 Hydra-class frigates.

29 January

Air Force F-35 Lightning II pilot prepares to refuel

Staff Writer With AFP

Greek PM Hails US Approval of F-35 Fighter Jet Sale

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed a US decision to approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Athens.

29 January

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on his visit to the eastern Ukrainian conflict zone, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Uncovers $40 Million Defense Embezzlement Scheme

Ukrainian defense officials and corporate leaders sought to steal about $40 million through a fraudulent arms procurement scheme, the country's main intelligence and security agency said.

29 January

An F-16 fires an AIM-120D-3 in the final required flight test for the missile variant, developed under the Form, Fit, Function Refresh, known as F3R. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John McRell)

Staff Writer With AFP

Washington Approves Sale of 40 F-16s to Turkey

The US government approved a $23 billion deal to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey, after Ankara ratified Sweden's NATO membership, the State Department said.

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