Military Headlines - 7/3/2021

Italian Beretta ARX160 assault rifle spotted in use by Russian Commandos

Russian special operations forces, often referred to collectively as SSO, were recently seen sporting an Italian Beretta ARX160 assault rifle. Military experts identified the Italian ARX160 carbine in use by Russian Commandos at a photo released on social media. Previously, there was no information in open sources about the purchase of the newest Italian-made assault […] The post Italian Beretta ARX160 assault rifle spotted in use by Russian Commandos first appeared on Defence Blog.

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General Dynamics’ EAGLE vehicles hit 142M miles on its operations worldwide

The EAGLE family of vehicles, which are manufactured by General Dynamics, covered more than 230 million km (142 million miles) on its operations worldwide. The EAGLE is a modular wheeled armored vehicle that available in 4×4 and 6×6 versions and is one of the most modern protected wheeled vehicles in its class. General Dynamics European Land […] The post General Dynamics’ EAGLE vehicles hit 142M miles on its operations worldwide first appeared on Defence Blog.

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Israel updates plan for military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in an interview with Fox News that his country is updating plans for military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. The defense minister has stated that Israel has drawn up plans to strike Iranian targets if Tehran shows signs of nuclear escalation. Benny Gantz told Fox News that Israel is […] The post Israel updates plan for military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites first appeared on Defence Blog.

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Taiwan makes progress at Brave Eagle jet trainer project

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has provided an update on development activities for the first countries’ indigenous advanced jet trainer (AJT) program, also known as Yung Yin (Brave Eagle). Just this week, the Ministry of National Defense has released new imagery showing two Brave Eagle prototypes flying together marked another step of he indigenous AJT […] The post Taiwan makes progress at Brave Eagle jet trainer project first appeared on Defence Blog.

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