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18/06/2024

A new NATO overview says the record €90.6B on defence expenditure, to which Berlin committed for the first time this year, corresponds to a 2.12 percent share of the forecast German GDP, and is higher than expected at the beginning of the year.

NATO sees German defence spending at €90.6B | StratPost

18/06/2024

Israeli arms exports to Abraham Accords countries, alone, reached approx. $3 billion in 2022, amounting to 24% of Israeli weapons sales and unmanned systems made up 25% of its total exports. [View complete graphics of Israeli arms exports inside]

Israeli arms exports topped $12.5B in 2022 | StratPost

13/06/2024

Germany's defence minister has proposed a form of mandatory/voluntary military service to boost numbers by 40,000, 13 years after the abolition of conscription, with the volunteer-only Bundeswehr shrinking to 181,500 soldiers last year.

German defence minister proposes 'selective' military service system | StratPost

08/06/2024

Israel will buy 25 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters to expand its fleet to 75, with deliveries beginning in 2028, at a rate of three to five aircraft per year. The order is worth approx. USD 3 billion, funded by U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF).

Israel to order 25 F-35 fighters | StratPost

08/06/2024

NATO is fed up with Berlin for opposing the name of a new project called “NATO Mission Ukraine". The German government is reportedly concerned that designating the project a "mission" could be understood as NATO planning to send troops to Ukraine, and prefers the name, “Pledge Assistance Coordination Training” – or “PACT“.

NATO allies fed up with Berlin opposing name of new Ukraine mission | StratPost

08/06/2024

Ralf Ketzel, of KNDS, manufacturer of Leopard 2 battle tanks, said, "The ability to deliver (arms) quickly (to Ukraine) is now exhausted,” adding, “Two years ago, a strategic decision should have been made that this will be a war lasting several years."

German arms firm KNDS unable to send weapons to Ukraine any time soon | StratPost

08/06/2024

The Bayraktar TB3 naval Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle is intended for service on the Turkish UAV carrier TCG Anadolu and according to manufacturer, Baykar, the ski-jump test was conducted from a ramp at a test centre.

Turkish naval UCAV passes ski-jump tests | StratPost

08/06/2024

Lithuanian Economy Minister Aušrinė Armonaitė said Rheinmetall would invest more than €180 million ($195 million) in the new ammunition plant, which is expected to produce 155-millimetre artillery shells.

Rheinmetall to build ammunition plant in Lithuania | StratPost

08/06/2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his government 'will order 20 more Eurofighters in this legislative period, in addition to the 38 aircraft that are currently still in the pipeline.”

Germany to order 20 Eurofighter aircraft | StratPost

08/06/2024

According Airbus, the Wingman is a fighter-type drone that will be commanded by a pilot in a current combat aircraft such as the Eurofighter and can take on high-risk mission tasks that would pose a bigger threat to manned-only aircraft.

Airbus unveils new loyal wingman concept | StratPost

08/06/2024

The Boeing Starliner is an astronaut capsule that is supposed to reusable up to ten times and includes an expendable service module. Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams are also the first to launch on an Atlas V rocket.

Boeing Starliner astronaut capsule launched into space | StratPost

31/05/2024

German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck: “Ukraine does not have enough defensive weapons to protect the lives of its people. It is only logical that Ukraine should defend itself by being able to prevent attacks from Russia. Prohibiting it from doing so would mean the death of more people.”

Germany allows arms sent to Ukraine to be used on targets in Russia | StratPost

Germany allows arms sent to Ukraine to be used on targets in Russia | StratPost

26/04/2024

The U.S. Army has inducted a new light tank, which it prefers to call a combat vehicle. The M10 Booker will fill the gap between the requirements served by the M1 Abrams and the Stryker armoured fighting vehicle.

06/03/2024

Here’s a look at the new Hermes 650 Spark Medium Altitude Long Endurance(MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) unveiled by Israel’s Elbit at the Singapore Airshow 2024.

06/03/2024

Saab will begin production of the Carl-Gustaf M4 from its site in Jhajjar in Haryana next year, with the first-ever 100 percent ownership of a venture by a foreign manufacturer in India. The production is intended to largely service the Indian Army-requirements with additional potential for exports.

https://stratpost.com/saab-to-build-carl-gustaf-m4-in-india/

05/12/2023

The Republic of Korea has selected the Embraer C-390 for its transport aircraft requirement for an order estimated to be approximately worth USD 540 million, choosing the Brazilian aircraft over the Lockheed Martin C-130J and the Airbus A400M.

Embraer C-390 takes 7th win in South Korea | StratPost

03/12/2023

Here's your chance to check out the capabilities of the Embraer C-390 airlifter, with Chief Commercial Officer of Embraer Defense and Security, Frederico Lemos, guiding a tour of the aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2023.

30/11/2023

Boeing F-15 Chief Pilot, Matt Giese and Executive Director, Robert Novotny explain the capabilities of the latest F-15EX variant and describe how they flew the F-15QA in a remarkable display at the Dubai Airshow 2023, in this special report on the fighter aircraft.

29/11/2023

Enjoy this special report of the flightline at the Dubai Airshow 2023 held earlier this month.

10/10/2023

Israel’s dilemma: Regime change or release of hostages | Is it possible for Israel to do both -- dismantle Hamas and at the same time, recover its hostages? Or will it need to prioritise one over the other? https://stratpost.com/israels-dilemma-regime-change-or-release-of-hostages/

04/10/2023

A year after the sabotage of the gas pipelines, Russia has developed new underwater drone technologies that could prevent future incidents.

02/10/2023

Taiwan launched its new Hai Kun submarine last week. Find out what role it is expected to play in the defence of the island nation against a potential Chinese invasion.

19/09/2023

Russia unveils new Argus underwater drone | The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle concept can operate in swarms to map the seabed and monitor undersea infrastructure like oil and gas pipelines

https://stratpost.com/russia-unveils-new-argus-underwater-drone/

13/09/2023

Airbus delivers first C-295 to India | The aircraft is the first in an order for 56 C-295 transport aircraft to replace the Avro 748 aircraft of the Indian Air Force with final delivery by August 2031

https://stratpost.com/airbus-delivers-first-c-295-to-india/

12/09/2023

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has published a new video to instruct potential Russian sources on how to get in touch with them. As such, the 1 minute and 34 seconds-long video is subdued as it begins — from the background music and narrator’s voice, it could be an advertisement for a new insurance policy or investment fund offered by a Swiss bank.

https://stratpost.com/new-cia-video-to-tutor-russian-sources-on-tradecraft/

06/09/2023

India, U.S. hold 1st defence innovation meet
| The U.S. Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit and the Indian defence ministry’s iDEX will throw open two challenges ‘focused on undersea communication and maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance’ to start-ups, later this month.

https://stratpost.com/india-u-s-hold-1st-defence-innovation-meet/

29/08/2023

Embraer executives are in India to scout for industrial partners and brief the IAF on the aircraft, which might have a compelling case over the competing Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules and Airbus A400M airlifters.

https://stratpost.com/embraer-in-c-390-pitch-to-india/

23/08/2023

With plans to buy 24 aircraft, Indonesia will become the second export-customer country to buy the F-15EX variant.

https://stratpost.com/indonesia-to-buy-24-f-15ex-fighters/