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September 26, 2023

MBDA France's Mistral 3 missile continues to appeal to the Spanish Armed Forces

The Spanish armies will continue to use the very short-range surface-to-air Mistral missile developed by MBDA France. To this end, the Spanish government has just validated the order for 522 new Mistral 3 missiles, as well as ATPS training systems, battery chargers and spare parts, all for…

September 25, 2023

Can Nexter's CAESAR enter the Indian super-competition for 1200 artillery systems?

As demonstrated by its commercial success as on the Ukrainian battlefields, the 155 mm truck-mounted CAESAR cannon from Nexter is...

September 22, 2023

There could be more than one North Korean nuclear missile submarine under construction

At the beginning of September, the KCNA news agency announced the launch of a new North Korean submarine, presented then as a nuclear attack submarine...

September 21, 2023

By ordering 761 MMP missiles, Belgium is once again placing its trust in France.

Belgium has announced the order for 761 MMP (or AKERON MP) anti-tank missiles from MBDA France, to arm its 60 armored reconnaissance vehicles...

September 18, 2023

New Delhi wants to increase the size of the Indian Navy by 30% by 2030 to face China

Over the past twenty years, the Indian Navy has undertaken a vast effort to modernize and expand its format. Several emblematic programs have thus...

September 27, 2023

Half of the fighter planes in Europe will have been built by Lockheed-Martin in 2035.

With the announcement of an upcoming order for 48 F-35A fighter jets by Romania, Lockheed-Martin secures a dominant position within European fighter fleets by 2035, when it will equip more than half of the air forces of the old continent at that date. This appetite of European air forces for American fighters,…