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Portugal, an October roundup
News
Luftwaffe conducts AMRAAM & Meteor live firing campaign
The German Air Force has achieved a significant milestone in its Eurofighter capabilities with the successful first-time launch of a Meteor long-range air-to-air missile...
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Spanish Navy purchases NSM
Spain will procure a total of 120 Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) Block 1A from the Norwegian company Kongsberg in a deal via NATO Support...
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Portugal signs contract for Thales ForceShield
Thales has announced that it has signed the contract with NSPA (NATO Support and Procurement Agency) for the supply of a ForceShield system to...
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Why Stryker can go to Ukraine while Piranha can not
Our tale starts of with the Canadian 1994 tender for a new APC to replace the aging M113, Grizzly and Bison APC's. General Motors...
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Leopard 2A8 and what we know about it
Written by War Diary edited by Jeff.
Based on the concepts of the 2A7A1 and incorporating parts from the 2A7V, the Leopard 2A8 is the...
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Kongsberg unveils new NOMADS air defense system
This article was originally published on Defense Archives on July 31st, 2024.
Last month, Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace unveiled a new Mobile, Short Range...
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Editorials
Roshel CEO talks Ukraine, future opportunities
This interview was originally published on Defense Archives on May 9th, 2024.
The 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine has sent global demand for arms skyrocketing...
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Wiesel 1, The last tankette
Development work on the Wiesel began in 1969, when for the first time, tacticians and technicians of the West-German MOD and Heeresamt (Army Department)...
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The Leopard 2A6 PRT, Portugal’s MLU plan for its big cat
With more than a decade of service in sunny Portugal, the Army has been intending to upgrade its Leopard tanks for a few years...
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Puma, the modern German Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Marder 2
1971 saw the introduction of the Marder AIFV into German service. But as the 1980’s started, new plans were drawn up for a...
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West-Germany’s Cold War tank hunters
As the Warsaw Pact's threat to western Europe became larger in the early 1950's, it was requested that West Germany re-establish a military. This...
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The USA’s heavy mover, HEMTT
HEMTT’s story begins in 1978, when the US army conducts a market survey as part of its HMTT (High Mobility Tactical Truck) program. This...
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