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23 March

Hanwha Ocean, ONEX Eye Greece’s Military Program

Hanwha Ocean has signed a strategic teaming agreement with Greek company ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group to jointly pursue defense programs under the Hellenic Armed Forces.

23 March

Pictured are Royal Marines conducting snow & ice driver training in a Land Rover Wolf 4x4 vehicle at the NAF (Norges Automobil-Forbund) circuit at Ovingsbane Bardu, Norway. 45 Commando (45 Cdo) are the UKs Cold Weather Warfare Specialists and have returned to the arctic to hone their warfighting skills in one of the most inhospitable environments. As the Lead Command Unit, 45 Cdo must be prepared to conduct Operations anywhere in the world. The Commandos were in the High North learning to be winter warriors conducting Arctic survival training in bitterly cold temperatures. The conditions are harsh around 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle, where the sun barely rises and temperatures plummet to below -30C. The Land Rover Wolf 4×4 is used as a light utility vehicle and has been adopted in a number of guises and body styles including fire engines, excavators, communication vehicle, ambulance, a lightweight model for air transport, snowplough, and six-wheel drive, amphibious and track-propelled versions.

Rojoef Manuel

British Army Begins Phasing Out Land Rover Fleet After 70 Years

The British Army has begun retiring its Land Rover fleet after more than seven decades of service, with thousands of vehicles set to be phased out in the coming months.

23 March

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Plans to Ramp Up Martlet Missile Deliveries

The UK plans to procure additional Martlet multirole missiles to bolster British forces in the Middle East against Iranian drone threats.

23 March

Joe Saballa

Belgium Flaunts New AI Military Equipment Recognition Platform at BEDEX ’26

Belgian company IDDEA has brought its MEGA-Army artificial intelligence platform to BEDEX 2026 in Brussels.

23 March

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Fiber Optics or Radio? Ukraine Tests Dual Control in FPV Drones

Ukraine could soon be flying drones with simultaneous fiber-optic and radio links, allowing operators to maintain control even if one channel loses connection.

23 March

Artist's impression of the AUKUS submarine

Christine Casimiro

US OKs $1B AUKUS Submarine Systems, Tech Support Sale to UK

The US State Department has cleared a $1-billion potential foreign military sale of submarine systems and related support for the UK as part of the AUKUS security partnership.

23 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Port Near Finnish Border Hit in Strikes: Governor

The Russian port of Primorsk near the Finnish border suffered damage in the latest round of drone attacks, the region's governor said early Monday on Telegram.

22 March

Satellite image of UK-US Diego Garcia base.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Missiles Targeting Diego Garcia Base Fell Short, Intercepted: UK Minister

UK Minister Steve Reed said one missile launched by Iran targeting a joint UK-US military base in the Indian Ocean "fell short" while another missile was "intercepted."

22 March

A Russian soldier in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Claims Control of Border Village in Ukraine’s Sumy Region

The Russian defense ministry said its forces had taken control of Potapivka, a tiny village near the Russian border in Ukraine's northern Sumy region.

21 March