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EDGE Awarded Contract To Produce MANSUP Anti-ship Missiles For Brazil

February 25, 2025 GDC 0

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Keel Laid for Brazillian Navy’s Macaé-class Patrol Ship Miramar

December 13, 2024 GDC 0

According to information published by the Brazilian MoD on November 28, 2024, the Brazilian Navy marked a milestone with the keel-laying ceremony for the Patrol Ship (NPa) Miramar at the Arsenal de Marinha do Rio […]

Brazilian Navy and Embraer partner on surface search and coastal surveillance radars

July 23, 2024 GDC 0

The agreement, signed on April 2, 2024, will focus on mutual support in research, development and innovation. Studies by the Brazilian Navy and Embraer cover the integration of the Gaivota X Radar with the Georeferenced […]

Keel laid for Brazilian Navy’s first Tamandaré-class frigate

December 11, 2023 GDC 0

The Brazilian Navy and Águas Azuis, a special purpose entity (SPE) formed by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defense & Security and Atech, laid the keel for the first Tamandaré-class frigate. The ceremony, which took place at […]

Brazil’s Tamandare-class frigate project marks important milestone

August 9, 2022 GDC 0

The Brazilian Navy, EMGEPRON, and Águas Azuis have presented a verification model of the future Tamandare-class frigate, marking an important milestone in the Brazilian Navy’s new frigate program. Aquas Azuis is a special purpose company formed by […]

Brazil’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Project SN-BR Making Progress

December 19, 2021 GDC 0

In a ceremony held on November 25, the Brazilian Navy signed an agreement to start building the hull of its first nuclear-powered submarine (SSN), the “Álvaro Alberto”, as part of the SN-BR project. According to […]

Brazilian Navy Launched Second Scorpene-class Submarine

December 14, 2020 GDC 0

The Brazilian Navy launched today the second Scorpene-class diesel-electric attack submarine, the S Humaita (S41). The unit is being built by ICN in Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro and French Naval Group under a technology transfer […]

Indonesia to Buy Scorpene-class Submarines From Naval Group

December 6, 2020 GDC 0

Officials from Indonesia’s defence ministry are in discussions with a consortium led by French shipbuilder Naval Group for a possible order of the Riachuelo (Modified Scorpene)-class submarine, separate industry sources close to the talks have […]

Naval Group To Sale Submarine To The Philippines Navy

October 27, 2020 GDC 0

On the first day of Euronaval 2020, the new CEO of Naval Group –Pierre-Eric Pommellet– invited the press to a conference call. It was the opportunity to exchange on the progress of naval programs in […]

Thyssenkrupp Marinesystems MEKO-class Frigate

May 29, 2020 GDC 0

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Saab Accused Canada Of Favoring Lockheed Martin’s F-35 FFCP Competition

October 19, 2022 0

Saab has accused the Canadian government of disrespecting the terms of a tender that saw the country choose the US-made Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter over the Swedish Gripen. Saab Announces Partners For Gripen E Campaign [...]
Russia Going Ahead With Plans to Supply Su-30SM2 and Yak-130 To Myanmar Junta

July 25, 2021 0

MOSCOW (GDC) – Russia is going ahead with plans to supply Myanmar with Su-30 fighter jets and Yak-130 training aircraft, Interfax news agency quoted Dmitry Shugayev, head of Russia’s military cooperation agency, as saying on [...]
Taiwan arm its F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo fighter jets with Hsing Feng III anti-ship missile

February 5, 2024 0

The Taiwan Air Force is currently in the midst of operational assessments, evaluating an air-launched variant of the Hsing Feng III anti-ship missile fitted onto the F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo, commonly known as Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDF). [...]
Serbia will sign major arms deal with France a shift from Russia

May 7, 2024 0

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Raytheon Awarded Standard Missile-3 Worth $2 Billion

March 3, 2021 0

TUCSON, Arizona (GDC) — Raytheon Company will produce and deliver SM-3 Block IB interceptors under a $2.1 billion, multi-year U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract. It is the first multi-year contract for the SM-3 program, and covers fiscal years 2019–2023. The Raytheon [...]
US Air Force Wants To Replace MQ-9 Reaper Drones

November 12, 2020 0

The General Atomics-built MQ-9 Reaper — a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle with millions of hours of operation under its belt — has had a ubiquitous presence over battlefields in the Middle East. But with the [...]

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]