The Japanese Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced it is to start procuring two new types of small arms for the infantry units of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) in FY2023, Shinichi Kiyotani reports on European Security and Defence website. The new procurement includes the acquisition of Belgian FN Herstal MINIMI Mk3 light machine […]
Ukraine; Biden administration asks Cyprus to supply east-make tanks, AFVs SAMs
According to information published by the “Ekathimerini” website on April 4, 2022, the United States has asked Cyprus government if it would be possible to transfer Russian-made weapons and combat vehicles in services with the Cyprus armed forces including TOR-M1 and S-300 air defense missile systems (apparently incorrect, since transferred to Greece in 2019), T-80U […]
Seychelles; UK gifts surveillance drones to Coast Guard
The United Kingdom has provided Parrot ANAFI unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) to the Seychelles, which will use them for coast guard duties. The UK in Seychelles handed the UAVs over to the Seychelles Defence Force on 15 February at the Seychelles Coast Guard Station on Ile Perseverance. The ceremony was attended by high-ranking […]
Belarus; Army receives upgraded 2S3 Akatsiya 152mm guns from Russia
According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS, on December 30, 2021, the Russian company Uraltransmash, a subdivision of Uralvagonzavod, a manufacturer of combat vehicles, has delivered 2S3M Akatsiya 152mm howitzers to Belarus. The 2S3M is an upgraded version of the Soviet-made 2S3, a 152mm tracked self-propelled howitzer. The Russian company Uraltransmash has […]
India; MoD mulls purchase of Russian S-500 SAM
According to news published by the Russian press agency TASS, India could be the first foreign customer of the new Russian-made S-500 also named 55R6M and nicknamed Triumfator-M or Prometheus, the latest generation of Russian surface-to-air defense missile system. During an interview on the Russian TV channel RBC, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov […]
India; DRDO tests supersonic missile assisted torpedo system
India’s government-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) launched the supersonic missile assisted torpedo system from Wheeler Island in Odisha on Monday. The system is a next generation missile-based standoff torpedo delivery system. During the mission, full range capability of the missile was successfully demonstrated. The system has been designed to enhance anti-submarine warfare capability […]
Kyrgyzstan; Air Force orders Byratkar TB2, Army orders Orlan-10E UAVs from Russia
Kyrgyzstan MoD had ordered Bayraktar drones from Turkey besides Orlan-10E UAVs from Russia, Deputy Head of the Kyrgyz government, Kamchybek Tashiyev was quoted as telling local reporters on Friday. Kyrgyz specialists are being trained in Turkey to handle the Bayratkar drones. While Bayratkar can be configured for various missions including attack and reconnaissance, the […]
Chad; Transitional Government plans to double Army’s size
Chad’s transitional government said on Friday that it plans to drastically increase the size of its army to deal with security challenges, including threats from Islamist militants and armed rebels. Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya Brahim told parliament that the army has begun the process of increasing the total number of troops to 60 000 […]
Australia; Navy goes nuclear-powered submarines under new Indo-Pacific pact
Australia will build eight nuclear-powered submarines under an Indo-Pacific security partnership with the United States and Britain that analysts say will likely rile China, which denounced the creation of blocs intent on harming others. Australia will be only the second country after Britain in 1958 to be given access to U.S. nuclear technology to build […]
Qatar; Navy commissions Turkish made armed training vessels
Turkey’s Anadolu Shipyard delivered the ‘Al Doha’ armed training ship for the Qatar Navy today; The armed training ship will continue its tactical training in the next few months before setting off for Doha. The ‘Al Doha’ is in the Offshore Patrol Ship class weighing 2150 tons and a length of 90 meters and width […]