The CEO of Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, discussed his intentions to sign a deal with Lockheed Martin to produce the company’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in Germany. The war in… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Seeks to License Produce HIMARS"
The Russian arms industry is extremely important to Russia as it underpins both Russia’s hard power capabilities and makes up a significant part of the Federation’s economy. According to one… Continue reading "The Future of Russian Arms Exports"
On 27 December, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen announced in her first press conference in over two years, that starting from the first day of 2024, all eligible Taiwanese men born… Continue reading "Taiwan To Extend Conscription To One Year"
On December 20, Turkey held its final Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) meeting of the year. The meeting, which took place at The Presidential Complex and was presided over by… Continue reading "Turkey Green-lights Production on 25 Different Projects Including the Tayfun Short-Range Ballistic Missile"
On 20 December, Romanian Prime Nicolae Ciuca Minister and Defense Minister Angel Tilvar and arrived in South Korea for high level talks. According to official announcements, the two countries are… Continue reading "Romanian Delegation to Korea Eyes New Arms Purchases"
The Turkish Armed Forces received the first batch of 105mm BORAN light howitzers developed by the Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE), which is affiliated with the Turkish Ministry of… Continue reading "The Turkish Armed Forces Receives The First Batch of 105mm BORAN Light Howitzers"
Throughout December, an Australian delegation including Defense Mnister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong has been visiting capitals across the Pacific. This included trips to the US and Japan… Continue reading "American and Japanese Deployments to Australia to be Expanded"
The first 5 ZMA-15 Armored Combat Vehicles, which were modernized within the scope of the ZMA-15 armored combat vehicle modernization project initiated by the Turkish Defense Industry Agency on December… Continue reading "Turkish Armed Forces Receive The First Batch Of Modernized ZMA-15 Armored Combat Vehicles"
Last week, by a vote of 8 – 3, Mexico’s Supreme Court decided to uphold the legality of a constitutional reform which will allow for Mexican military personnel to continue… Continue reading "Mexican Supreme Court Upholds Legality of Keeping Military in Police Role"
On 29 November, the US Department of Defense delivered its annual report on Chinese military power to the US Congress. The report comes in at 174 pages and is the… Continue reading "US Department of Defense Releases New Report on Chinese Military and Security"