The Australian government is about to spend $4.5 billion to buy 29 American-made Apache gunship helicopters – a deal which would cost hundreds of highly skills jobs including many in Queensland. In the Commonwealth of […]
Sweden has firmed up the numbers of Gripen combat aircraft it plans to field over the coming years, at the same time as disclosing its intent to field a new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) […]
The Victorian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea’s largest defence manufacturer on building armoured vehicles in Geelong from next year, escalating efforts to beat a Queensland-backed bid for an Australian military contract […]
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has formally accepted the first of two Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ships on order for the service from Spanish shipbuilder Navantia. The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra announced […]
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has begun fabrication of the US Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129). The fabrication work was officially started on 7 January and represents […]
The Egyptian Navy has taken delivery of the corvette Port Said (ENS 976) — the first warship 100% built in Egypt. Port Said is the second Gowind 2500 corvette ordered by the Egyptian Navy and […]
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has delivered the final Trophy active protection system (APS) to the US Army for integration on its line of M1 Abrams main battle tanks. The company began delivering the systems to […]
South Korea’s Navy has shared images of the country’s first aircraft carrier. The unnamed ship, which will carry the vertical takeoff and landing version of the F-35B, will take to the seas sometime in the 2030s. The […]
Indonesia is reportedly looking to secure a deal for 48 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft, with the French government confirming that talks are at an advanced stage. This comes after a whirlwind trip to Europe and […]
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with the Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of ‘SAHAYAK-NG’ India’s first indigenously designed and developed Air Dropped Container from IL 38SD aircraft (Indian Navy) off […]
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