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19 December

US, European, Chinese Firms Seek to Draw Vietnam Arms Deals From Russia

Major US weapons manufacturers including Boeing and Lockheed Martin, along with Europe's Airbus and Chinese firms, put their wares on show at an arms fair in Vietnam.

19 December

War

Joe Saballa

Over 2,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Poisoned by Russia’s Chemical Weapons: Official

A Ukrainian military official has claimed that Russia’s widespread use of chemical weapons in their ongoing conflict has resulted in over 2,000 hospitalizations among Ukrainian troops.

19 December

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany Approves Record $20.7B Worth of Defense Gear

Germany's military will get more than $20.7 billion worth of new defense equipment, including four submarines, under a record package approved by the parliamentary budget committee.

12 December

Arms

Joe Saballa

Sweden Approves Major Procurement of Automatic Rifles From US

The Swedish government has procured a large quantity of automatic rifles from the US to support its military expansion and modernization efforts.

11 December

Arms

Pictured at night is the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) firing at Kirkcudbright Ranges. Army Reserve Royal Artillery Regiment has been firing one of the Army's most sophisticated weapons platforms, in the southwest of Scotland this week. Reserve soldiers from 101 Regiment Royal Artillery, based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, fired the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) at Kirkcudbright Ranges on the Solway coast, in Dumfries and Galloway. This is the first time in the last 15 years, that the GMLRS has been fired in Scotland. The GMLRS is a self-propelled, armoured missile and rocket launcher, which can fire 12 rounds per minute to a distance of up to 180 miles. It is one of the Royal Artillery's most powerful weapons. The reservists, who only get to fire live MLRS very rarely, were doing so as part of their Annual Deployment Exercise, which sees them practice all of their basic soldier and specialist Artillery skills for two weeks. This is in addition to the training they get on Drill Nights at their Army Reserve Centres, and on weekend exercises and deployments.

Rojoef Manuel

NATO Orders Smoke Dischargers for British Army Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

NATO has contracted ISTEC to deliver smoke discharger systems for the British Army’s new M270 A2 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems.

6 December

Arms

Raid on an illegal explosives factory in Ecuador

Staff Writer With AFP

S.America Police Seize Over 3,000 Bombs in Crackdown on Gangs, Guerrillas

Police in nine South American countries seized more than 3,400 homemade bombs and 28 metric tons of bomb-making materials in raids targeting the booming black market in explosives, Interpol said Thursday.

4 December

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Biden Aide Says US Would Run Out of Munition in China War

President Joe Biden's national security advisor warned that the US could quickly run out of munitions in a war with China.

4 December

Americas

Ukrainian serviceman with Javelin anti-tank missileing a military parade

Joe Saballa

US Approves $108M Javelin Missile Sale to Tunisia

The US is enhancing Tunisia’s anti-tank capabilities with the approval of a $108-million foreign military sale for FGM-148F Javelin missiles.

4 December

Middle East

Tsirkon hypersonic missile fired from ship

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Test Fired Missiles in Eastern Mediterranean Drills

Russia's army said Tuesday it had fired hypersonic missiles during naval and air force drills in the eastern Mediterranean that come as its ally Syria loses ground to Islamist rebels.

3 December

War