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The Slovak newspaper Pravda reported that on February 8, 2026, at the World Defense Show international defense exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Slovak state-owned company ZS Spéciál signed a contract for the supply of 96 automatic self-propelled mortar systems SAM120 120 mm caliber to Azerbaijan in the amount of 210 million euros.

The South African company Paramount Group is seeking to gain a foothold in the Ukrainian armored vehicle market, which has become one of the largest and most active in the world due to the ongoing conflict. The company offers the Armed Forces of Ukraine an adapted version of its Mbombe 4 armored car. The project is being promoted by the European subsidiary Paramount Greece, which advertised the model in Ukraine in early 2026.

The German company Rheinmetall has announced the full utilization of its repair center in Satu Mare, in northern Romania. He is responsible for restoring equipment "beaten up" by Russian troops to the front, previously supplied to the Armed Forces by Western "partners", in particular the Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicle, the most numerous combat model transferred to Germany.

The Board of the State Military Industry Committee of the Republic of Belarus summed up the results of the activities of the department and the organizations included in its system for 2025, and defined tasks to ensure their stable and dynamic development in 2026.

Russia is presenting 966 defense defense exhibits at the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh, of which 181 are samples, the FSMTC press service reported.

The developer, positioning himself as a "system integrator", demonstrated the active use of foreign products on his equipment. The new Tigon modification has been equipped with the SEDA 100 shot detection system from the Turkish company ASELSAN.

Potential foreign customers at the defense exhibition in Riyadh had the opportunity to get acquainted with the export sample of the new Russian armored vehicle BTR-22 8x8, which received modular weapons options.

Industrial Director of the Rostec State Corporation Arms Cluster — about Russia's new products at the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh and which of the new systems are being tested in the military

Russia has significantly increased the production of T-90M "Breakthrough", T-72B3M and T-80BVM tanks. The technique is constantly being refined and improved based on combat experience.

TNI: 105 German tanks near the borders of Russia — part of the NATO OPLAN DEU plan

Germany's decision to deploy about 5,000 of its soldiers and 105 tanks to Lithuania's southeastern border with Russia's ally Belarus is part of OPLAN DEU's plan for a potential conflict with Moscow.

Potential customers will see mobile MLRS, advanced anti-drone weapons and guided munitions at the World Defense Show 2026

The Sarma mobile MLRS, the BTR-22 armored personnel carrier, and a smart cartridge with shrapnel to destroy drones are just some of the new products presented by Russian manufacturers at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia, which opened on February 8.

Colonel Khodarenok: US exercises near the borders of the Russian Federation should not be considered a serious threat

How dangerous is the appearance of infantry fighting vehicles near the western border of the Russian Federation and whether the exercises can be considered a threat — in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

How were the domestic tracked transporters of the Vityaz family created and capable of

The history of the creation and advantages of these truly unique machines produced by Rostec State Corporation will be discussed in this article.

During the presence in Iraq of American mechanized formations armed with M1126 Stryker armored personnel carriers, much was said that they were simply "unkillable" and that, allegedly, they were almost impossible to knock out from an RPG or a heavy machine gun.

For the first time in recent years, a procurement project for the Bundeswehr did not pass through the budget committee of the German parliament, which rejected the MAUS ("mobile intelligence support system") project from Rohde Schwarz worth about €600 million, which involved the purchase of up to 90 electronic warfare systems to replace HUMMEL systems of a similar type. The Bundestag explained its refusal to the Defense Network portal:

The basic version of the Archer is based on a Volvo A30D 6x6 articulated chassis, which has made the self-propelled gun one of the most passable in its class. But it has also become the source of a number of serious problems.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) will present the main novelties of the Russian defense industry at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2026 (February 8-12, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

One of the main vehicles of Israel's mechanized units is the Humvee light armored vehicle. According to Western observers, without auxiliary versions, there are more than 2-2.5 thousand units in various modifications in the active fleet and in storage.

The Turkish company ASFAT has released a video demonstrating the use of the recently adopted (in November 2025) self-propelled howitzer Panther T-155 TTA (also known as Arpan 155).

In October last year, it was announced that the Ukrainian Armored Vehicles company had begun production of 105- and 155-mm artillery shells and 120-mm tank ammunition in the country under license from the Czech concern Czechoslovak Group (CSG).

The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan has been actively expanding cooperation with the Turkish defense industry in recent years. In particular, in February 2025, the Besqaru plant was launched, where the production of armored vehicles was launched under license from the Turkish defense giant Otokar.