The Israeli Defense Force is running a weapons amnesty program from Mar. 20 to Apr. 15 and so far citizens have surrendered more than 160 weapons and hundreds and thousands of ammunition.

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L-3 Communications’ subsidiary EOTech recently settled a lawsuit with the U.S. government over faulty holographic weapon sights.

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Russia’s Uralvagonzavod will soon be organizing tours at its T-90 production facility in Nizhny Tagil. One of the highlights of the tour is a joy ride in a T-90 main battle tank.

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At the moment, T-14 Armata battle tanks and T-15 Armata heavy infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) are protected from RPGs and anti-missiles using the Afganit active protection system. However, the enemy can overwhelm the system by a barrage of projectiles or by jamming its radar detectors. Now, Russia has decided to upgrade the Afganit with Ultraviolet (UV) detectors, which has a lower false detection rate.

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Polish Deputy Defense Minister Bartosz Kownacki told local news agency PAP that the government will spend up to $21 billion to replace its aging BWP-1 and BWP-2 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).

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The British Ministry of Defence was censured by the Health and Safety Executive over the deaths of three soldiers who were trying to complete a grueling training exercise for selection into the Special Air Service back in 2013.

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