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24 March

UK Sending Air Defense Systems to Gulf: PM

Britain is sending short-range air defense systems to the Gulf to help counter Iranian missile attacks, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

23 March

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine Could Provide Combat Experience, Technology to Japan

Ukraine has signaled its readiness to expand defense cooperation with Japan by sharing operational experience gained in the war with Russia.

23 March

Ariete Italian tanks move to their battle position, during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC), at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 12, 2016. The SETC is co-hosted by U.S. Army Europe and the German Bundeswehr, May 10-13, 2016. The competition is designed to foster military partnership while promoting NATO interoperability. Seven platoons from six NATO nations are competing in SETC - the first multinational tank challenge at Grafenwoehr in 25 years. For more photos, videos and stories from the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, go to http://www.eur.army.mil/tankchallenge/ (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathanael Mercado/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall Consortium Launches Upgrade for Italian Army Anti-Tank Mines

Rheinmetall and Italy have signed a memorandum of understanding to modernize “hundreds of thousands” of MATS anti-tank mines in the Italian Army’s stockpile.

23 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Estonian Firm Wins British Army’s One-Way Effector Launcher Selection

The UK has selected Threod Systems’ launcher for the British Army’s emerging one-way effector capability under the Asgard program.

23 March

Rojoef Manuel

Hanwha Ocean, ONEX Eye Greece’s Military Program

Hanwha Ocean has signed a strategic teaming agreement with Greek company ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group to jointly pursue defense programs under the Hellenic Armed Forces.

23 March

Pictured are Royal Marines conducting snow & ice driver training in a Land Rover Wolf 4x4 vehicle at the NAF (Norges Automobil-Forbund) circuit at Ovingsbane Bardu, Norway. 45 Commando (45 Cdo) are the UKs Cold Weather Warfare Specialists and have returned to the arctic to hone their warfighting skills in one of the most inhospitable environments. As the Lead Command Unit, 45 Cdo must be prepared to conduct Operations anywhere in the world. The Commandos were in the High North learning to be winter warriors conducting Arctic survival training in bitterly cold temperatures. The conditions are harsh around 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle, where the sun barely rises and temperatures plummet to below -30C. The Land Rover Wolf 4×4 is used as a light utility vehicle and has been adopted in a number of guises and body styles including fire engines, excavators, communication vehicle, ambulance, a lightweight model for air transport, snowplough, and six-wheel drive, amphibious and track-propelled versions.

Rojoef Manuel

British Army Begins Phasing Out Land Rover Fleet After 70 Years

The British Army has begun retiring its Land Rover fleet after more than seven decades of service, with thousands of vehicles set to be phased out in the coming months.

23 March

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Plans to Ramp Up Martlet Missile Deliveries

The UK plans to procure additional Martlet multirole missiles to bolster British forces in the Middle East against Iranian drone threats.

23 March

Joe Saballa

Belgium Flaunts New AI Military Equipment Recognition Platform at BEDEX ’26

Belgian company IDDEA has brought its MEGA-Army artificial intelligence platform to BEDEX 2026 in Brussels.

23 March

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Fiber Optics or Radio? Ukraine Tests Dual Control in FPV Drones

Ukraine could soon be flying drones with simultaneous fiber-optic and radio links, allowing operators to maintain control even if one channel loses connection.

23 March

Artist's impression of the AUKUS submarine

Christine Casimiro

US OKs $1B AUKUS Submarine Systems, Tech Support Sale to UK

The US State Department has cleared a $1-billion potential foreign military sale of submarine systems and related support for the UK as part of the AUKUS security partnership.

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