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Spain Wants to Buy More Eurofighter Typhoon until F-35 is Available
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Dassault Rafale to Compliment Lockheed’s F-35, says UAE Air Force
A top U.A.E. military official has said that the French Rafale jets it recently signed a contract for last week will complement the F-35 aircraft it plans to buy. The Gulf Arab state ordered 80 […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan launches fourth multi-mission Mogami-class frigate
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has revealed that its fourth Mogami-class frigate Mikuma was launched on 10 December at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works. As informed, the JMSDF has also held the […]
Naval Platforms
Pakistan Cuts Steel for Fifth Hangor-class Submarine “PNS TASNIM”
The Pakistan Navy held a steel cutting ceremony for the fifth Hangor-class submarine at the Karachi shipyard on December 9, according to the Pakistan Navy’s official social media accounts. Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of HANGOR […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan’s IDS Submarine to be Launched Ahead of Schedule
July 21,2021, Taiwanese media Liberty Times Net (LTN) reported that the first prototype of Taiwan’s Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) is expected to be launched in September 2023. It was reported that Taiwanese top national security […]
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Iraq Allocates $100 Million For Turkish Drones
Iraq’s Cabinet has reportedly allocated $100 million for the purchase of Turkish combat drones. Speaking to TRT Haber on the issue, defense politics analyst Hakan Kılıç said if this deal happens, it would be a […]
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Finland Selects Lockheed’s F-35A In HX Competition
The Finnish Defense Force (FDF) has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to replace the country’s ageing fleet of F/A-18 Hornets, and has proposed the deal to the country’s Ministry of Defense. The decision was announced by Finnish news outlet, Iltalehti, which referred to […]
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India’s First Survey Vessel (Large) Launched by GRSE
‘Sandhayak’, the first of the four Survey Vessels (Large) project being built for the Indian Navy, was launched in Kolkata on December 05, 2021. These Vessels have been designed and developed by Defense Public Sector […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed
For more than two decades, Taiwan tried to buy a fleet of modern conventional submarines to fend off an existential threat – invasion by China. There were no takers. The United States, Taiwan’s main ally, […]
Americas
U.S. Navy Commissions Its 69th Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), Dec. 8, 2021 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. DDG 118 is the third of nine Arleigh Burke-class, “Flight IIA: Technology Insertion” variant. “Technology […]