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Saab delivers composite mast for Finish navy’s Pohjanmaa-class corvettes

May 16, 2025 GDC 0

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German Navy christened fourth K130 corvette in Hamburg

May 12, 2025 GDC 0

The fourth ship in the second batch of German Navy K130 corvettes (Braunschweig class) was christened at Blohm+Voss’ shipyard in Hamburg on May 8, 2025. As informed, during the ceremony, the corvette, being built by […]

Israeli Shipyard Awarded Contract To Build Five Reshef-class Corvettes

December 19, 2024 GDC 0

The Israeli government has agreed with local shipbuilder Israel Shipyards to procure five Reshef-class corvettes. The Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Eyal Zamir, approved the procurement agreement on December 13, 2024, […]

Babcock, Saab to collaborate on Swedish Navy’s Luleå-class corvettes

August 24, 2024 GDC 0

UK defense company Babcock has been selected by Swedish company Saab to support the design and development of the Swedish Navy’s new Luleå-class corvettes. Saab, commissioned by FMV, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, will design […]

Turkey Launched Second Ada-class Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

August 4, 2024 GDC 0

According to information published by Dumskaya on August 1, 2024, the second Ada-class corvette for the Ukrainian Navy, named Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky (F-212), was launched at the Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. (STM) shipyard […]

Ukraine’s first Turkish-built corvette ‘Hetman Ivan Mazepa’ starts sea trials

July 13, 2024 GDC 0

According to the video released by the Ukrainian Navy, the ships appeared to be in good condition, well-painted, with active radars and some systems operational, including the Smart S Mk 2 air surveillance radar, Gökdeniz […]

Anti-Putin Partisan Freedom of Russia Legion Destroyed Russian Navy’s Serpukhov Missile Corvette In Baltic Sea

July 7, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine’s military has claimed responsibility for a fire on a Russian ship belonging to Vladimir Putin’s Baltic fleet. Global Defense Corp has learned that the act of sabotage was executed with the help of a […]

Naval Group Delivers Second Gowind Corvette for United Arab Emirates Navy

June 29, 2024 GDC 0

Al Emarat is the second Gowind® corvette ordered by the UAE to Naval Group in 2019. Built in Lorient and launched in May 2022, she started her sea trials in October 2023, at the time […]

Saab Signs Two Contracts for Next Generation Corvettes for Sweden

April 28, 2024 GDC 0

Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, (FMV), have signed two agreements concerning the next generation of surface ships and corvettes. A Product Definition Phase for the Mid-Life Upgrades (MLU) of five Visby-class corvettes, as […]

Hyundai Heavy Industries Begins Shipbuilding of the Philippine Navy’s First Corvette

April 24, 2024 GDC 0

The Keel Laying Ceremony is one of the main events of shipbuilding process, in which contracting parties gather to wish for successful construction and safety while placing the first block used for ship in the […]

Ukraine Sets to Procure 5 Bayraktar TB2 Drones

November 28, 2020 0

Ukraine is set to purchase five more Turkish-made Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 (TB2) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) next year, local media reports said Thursday, learned GDC citing Daily Sabah. Ukraine Plans To Buy 24 More [...]
Estonia is planning to procure up to 300 armoured vehicles

April 5, 2020 0

Milrem Robotics, an Estonian manufacturer of unmanned ground vehicles, is proposing that Estonia order new armoured vehicles for its defence forces from a local consortium, instead of a Finnish producer, Patria. “Together with other Estonian defence [...]
Germany offers Brazil a batch of Leopard tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles.

December 3, 2025 0

Germany has offered Brazil a batch of 65 Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks and 78 Marder 1A5 infantry fighting vehicles as part of the South American country’s efforts to modernize its armored forces. Germany delivers [...]
Engine Problems: How China Was Coerced Into Buying Su-35 And S-400

January 11, 2021 0

China has been developing a domestic turbofan engine since late 1990s, but failed to produce a reliable turbofan engine that could power domestically produced fighters. China developed WS-10 engine and its variants WS-10A/B/C are progressing [...]
Why Russian Air Defense Systems Are Vulnerable to Electronic Attack?

September 13, 2020 0

KBP’s Pantsir (NATO reporting name SA-22 Greyhound) series short-range air defence system was thought to have entered service with the Russian armed forces from 2005. Deployments The Pantsir’s were deployed in the Syrian and Libyan [...]
U.S. State Department Approves THAAD Missile Defense System To UAE

September 14, 2022 0

The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System Missiles, THAAD Fire Control and Communication Stations, and related [...]