Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands to buy Stinger missiles through NSPA
Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, three European NATO member states, are set to purchase Stinger Block I air defence missiles to replenish stocks transferred to Ukraine.
First batch of Piorun MANPADS delivered to Norway by Polish defence industry
Mesko, a subsidiary of the Polish state-owned defence conglomerate PGZ, announced the delivery of the first batch of man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) to the Norwegian Armed Forces.
Raytheon, Lockheed sign contracts for Stinger system successor programme
The Pentagon has recently awarded two contracts, totaling over USD 700 million, for the development of a successor to the Stinger Man-Portable Air Defence System (MANPADS).
Lithuania to purchase more Grom air defence systems from Poland
Lithuania will sign a contract with Poland for Grom very short range air defence systems.
Polish defence industry signs fourth export contract for Piorun MANPADS this year
The Polish defence industry company Mesko (a subsidiary of Polish state-owned defence holding PGZ) signed a contract with an unspecified “Baltic state” for the supply of the Piorun man-portable air defence system (MANPADS).
Norway signs contract to buy Piorun MANPADS from Polish company Mesko
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) signed a contract with the Polish company Mesko for Piorun man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS).
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Turkey: MANPADS version of Roketsan Sungur anti-aircraft missile [VIDEO]
The range of the Sungur missile is 8 kilometres, with capability to fight targets up to an altitude of 4÷4.5km.