On 14 July 2025, Denmark formally entered the final phase of the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme by ordering 129 Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from Finland. These… Continue reading "Denmark Purchases 129 Patria Armored Personnel Carriers"
Poland’s defense minister says that negotiations and a final formal signing for the second batch of K2PL main battle tanks for the Polish Army have been completed, with the contract… Continue reading "Polish Defense Minister: K2 Tank Deal Awaiting New Korean Defense Minister"
South Korea and Poland have agreed a record-breaking arms export agreement for a second tranche of 180 K2 Black Panther main battle tanks valued at approximately $6 billion on July… Continue reading "South Korea Agrees $6.5 Billion K2 Tank Deal with Poland"
A recent ceremony at the French Embassy in Hanoi marked the signing of a landmark partnership between Belgian defense firm John Cockerill Defense and Vietnam’s Viettel Group. This long-term cooperation… Continue reading "John Cockerill Defense and Vietnam’s Viettel Group Sign Landmark Defense Partnership"
Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH (part of Rheinmetall AG) and Indra formalized their cooperation last month with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Madrid’s FEINDEF defense expo. The Rheinmetall-Indra MoU commits both… Continue reading "Rheinmetall and Indra Partner to Upgrade Spanish Armored Vehicles"
According to Swiss media, the Swiss government has authorized defense contractor Ruag MRO to sell 71 Leopard 1 tanks to Germany. However, in line with Switzerland’s interpretation of its own… Continue reading "Swiss Government Authorizes Sale of Leopard 1 Tanks to Germany"
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) recently announced the launch of a tender for the international sale of M113 armored personnel carriers (APCs), which have formed the backbone of the… Continue reading "End of the Road for IDF M113s: Israel Opens International Tender for Legacy APCs"
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force plans to upgrade its infantry carriers by manufacturing Finland’s Patria AMV XP 8×8 armored vehicle domestically. Selected in 2022 to replace the outdated Type 96 wheeled… Continue reading "Japan to Begin Local Production of Finnish Patria AMV XP"
On May 14, four major defense companies, John Cockerill Defense (Belgium), FNSS (Turkey), TSD (Spain), and Grupo Oesía (Spain), signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the FEINDEF exhibition in… Continue reading "Spanish Army’s New 6×6 Cavalry Vehicle Partnership"
Portugal has launched an ambitious military modernization program set to run through 2034, under the Military Programming Law 2023–2034. With a total budget of €5.57 billion ($6.29 billion) allocated across… Continue reading "Portugal Plans to Modernize its Armed Forces by 2034"