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Middle East

Navantia Launches Second Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy

December 23, 2020 GDC 0

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has held a launching ceremony for the second of five corvettes being built for the Saudi Arabian Navy. The Avante 2200-class corvette, named Al-Diriyah, was launched on November 14, with the ceremony […]

Middle East

Sa’ar 6: A Modern Corvette of Israeli Navy

November 10, 2020 GDC 0

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Middle East

First Sa’ar 6-Class Corvette to Join Israeli Navy in December

November 8, 2020 GDC 0

The Israeli Navy first Sa’ar 6-class corvette, INS Magen, will arrive in Israel in December, the country’s MoD said on . Within the coming year, three more Sa’ar 6 ships will be transferred to Israel […]

Naval Platforms

Indian Navy to commission indigenously built corvette INS Kavaratti

October 30, 2020 GDC 0

New Delhi (GDC) — The last of four indigenously-built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvettes (warships), INS Kavaratti, will be commissioned into the Indian Navy in combat-ready status Thursday. The deployment comes with the force remaining on full […]

Naval Platforms

Pakistani Shipyard Laid Keel For Third MILGEM Warship

October 29, 2020 GDC 0

Turkey’s ASFAT shipyard and Karachi Shipyard (KS) today laid keel for the third MILGEM Corvette of the Pakistan Navy, the first of the two ships to be built entirely in Pakistan. The first two MİLGEM […]

Naval Platforms

Enhancing Capability of the Egyptian Navy

July 30, 2020 GDC 0

Key points Egyptian Navy’s Final El Fateh-Class Corvette ‘Luxor’ Launched By Alexandria Shipyard The “Luxor”, the fourth and final corvette of the El Fateh-class, Gowind 2500 type corvette, was launched at the Alexandria Shipyard. It […]

Naval Platforms

Navantia launches corvette for Royal Saudi Navy

July 27, 2020 GDC 0

Al Jubail, the first of five corvettes being built in Spain by Navantia for the Royal Saudi Navy, was launched Wednesday at the San Fernando shipyard. The second is due to be launched in November, […]

Naval Platforms

Pakistan Navy inducts Yarmook-class corvette

July 17, 2020 GDC 0

The Pakistan Navy has inducted the service’s first Yarmook-class corvette. An induction ceremony for the ship, which is the first of two 2,300-tonne corvettes ordered from Damen in 2017, was held on 13 July at […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Navy To Purchase New Corvette Under Philippines Modernization Program

July 15, 2020 GDC 0

The Philippine Navy’s (PN) corvette acquisition plan has been moved to Horizon 3 of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (RAFPMP). The country is purchasing two missile-armed corvettes under the $600 million […]

Naval Platforms

Israeli and Greek shipyards to co-produce naval corvette

June 24, 2020 GDC 0

The firms ΟΝΕΧ Νeorion Shipyards and Israel Shipyards Ltd have signed an agreement on the co-production of the “Themistocles” corvette ship, the Syros Island-based shipyard announced on Tuesday. According to the announcement, the Themistocles Corvette […]

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  • Turkish TAI Needs Additional 6000 Skilled Workers To Start TFX Program

    May 5, 2021 0
    On Washington’s move to expel Ankara from the F-35 fighter jet programme, Kotil stated the project was not on TAI’s agenda and that Turkey’s TF-X National Combat Aircraft (MMU) was now more important than ever [...]
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    April 21, 2020 0
    Germany will order 45 fighter aircraft from Boeing to replace the Luftwaffe’s aging Tornado jets learned GDC quoting Der Spiegel magazine. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer emailed her U.S. counterpart Mark Esper on Thursday to inform [...]
  • Ukrainian forces captured Russian T-80BVM tanks in Kherson

    October 31, 2022 0
    Ukrainian troops have captured a modern Russian T-80BVM main battle tank in the Kherson region. Russia resumes production of engines for T-80BVM tanksDateMay 10, 2024Ukraine Created Tank Battalion Using Captured T-62, T-72, T-80 And T-90 [...]
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    Israel’s high-tempo aerial campaign against Iran is triggering concern among Russian defence analysts and military circles, as parallels emerge between the exposed vulnerabilities of Tehran’s air defence systems and Moscow’s troubled record in Ukraine. Chinese [...]
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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

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  • C4iSR

    Australian MC-55A Peregrines EW aircraft undergoing flight-testing

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

  • Air Platform

    Baykar started to develop the AKINCI Combat UAV

  • South Asia

    Indian Air Force Wouldn’t Buy Russia’s Su-57 Says Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria

  • Europe

    Damen Shipbuilding Group secured a US$6.7 billion deal to build MKS 180 Frigate for the German Navy

  • Europe

    Naval Group rolls out second Barracuda submarine

  • Middle East

    Iran debuts its Shahed-147 surveillance drone

  • Infantry Weapons

    The UAE and Saudi Arabia Reject Russian S-400 And Opt-in For Israeli Iron-Dome

  • Middle East

    France is negotiating the transfer of weapons from Arab countries to Ukraine

  • Cruise Missiles

    Poland develops Lanca long-range cruise missile

  • Europe

    Pilot dies in MiG-29 fighter jet crash in Russia -RIA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Deploys Su-35 close to Indian border

  • Europe

    Russia’s Trying Fifth-times To Fix Only Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan UMTAS Data Link System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMS Queen Elizabeth Leads Carrier Groups Of Royal Navy

  • Europe

    Sweden Deploys Land-based RBS15 Anti-ship Missiles in Gotland

  • Middle East

    Russia To Supply Advanced Spy Satellite To Iran, Washington Post

  • Americas

    Boeing submits proposals for next-gen interceptor to U.S. Missile Defense Agency

  • Air Platform

    China rolls out new J-20B fighters with TVC

  • Air Platform

    Could Canada’s convoluted procurement process leave RCAF without operable fighters?

  • Naval Platforms

    Indonesian Navy’s KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) Has Completed Sea Trial

  • Europe

    Russia Says Ukraine Tracked Russia’s Servicemen’s Mobile Phones and Location Tagging In Social Media and Preprogrammed HIMARS Rockets GPS Seeker

  • Europe

    Finish and Swedish Navy Conduct Joint Anti-submarine Exercises

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Conducts Second SLBM Test from KSS-III Submarine

  • Air Platform

    UAE Purchases 12 L15 Training Aircraft From China

  • Europe

    South Korea displays K3 next-gen concept main battle tank

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi court issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed, sister Sheikh Rehana, and British MP Tulip Siddiq

  • Uncategorized

    Sweden to provide Ukraine with assault boats as part of $686 million aid package

  • Europe

    Polish Navy’s AW101 Helo Fly For The First Time

  • Uncategorized

    North Korea’s aging fighter jets have a new weapon that looks like a Taurus cruise missile.

  • Africa

    Norinco Delivers Artillery, VT4 MBT & STI Tank Destroyer to Nigeria

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Denmark purchases SAMP/T surface-to-air defense missile system over Patriot missile system.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year

  • Americas

    US Army Selected Swiss Designed APC9K Submachine Gun

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ace pilot ‘ghost of Kyiv’ killed in plane crash

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard (Thief) procures surplus C-130Js of Royal Air Force

  • Americas

    Fincantieri allocates three U.S. Shipyards to build Constellation class frigates

  • Europe

    Australia sends more drones to Ukraine, sanctions Russian entities

  • Civil Aviation

    Israeli IAI To Convert Ethiopian 767-300 Passenger Aircraft Into Freighter

  • Europe

    China sides with Russia as it welcomes Putin’s puppet Lukashenko in Beijing

  • Europe

    French Aster 30 Missile Intercepts Supersonic Projectile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkiye plans to build ‘Steel Dome’ integrated air defense system

  • Civil Aviation

    Russian commercial airlines are on the brink of collapse as Chinese and Iranian engineers conducting uncertified repairs of aircraft

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh looks to reduce power prices of Adani deal which ousted Sheikh Hasina favored as Indian company

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Spend $12 Billion To Replace Soviet-era Fighters And SAM

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army used Israeli drones, armored vehicles and spyware during the military coup

  • Americas

    U.S. Army to upgrade Bradley infantry fighting vehicles Iron Fist APS

  • Europe

    British MoD Facing Budget Crunch As It Tries to Plug £7 billion holes

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters Faces Serious Maintenance Issues with Its Structure and Engines

  • Air Platform

    Argentina Ditches MiG-35, Opt-in For JF-17 Block III

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