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Europe

Damen Awarded Contract To Build Multi-Purpose Vessel For Portuguese Navy

November 26, 2023 GDC 0

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Europe

Damen, Thales signed a contract to build four Dutch and Belgian ASW frigates

November 26, 2023 GDC 0

The Dutch Ministry of Defence, Damen and Thales have signed the contract for the design, construction, and delivery of four ASW frigates. The frigates will measure 145 metres in length, with an 18-metre beam. They […]

Europe

Damen selects Rheinmetall to supply next-generation MLG27-4.0 gun systems for F126 frigates

December 19, 2022 GDC 0

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Americas

Damen To Build Sigma Class Frigates For Colombia

October 30, 2022 GDC 0

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Europe

RENK Awarded Contract To Electric Propulsion System For German Navy’s F126 Frigate

July 20, 2022 GDC 0

The general contractor Damen Naval and RENK have signed a contract to supply gearboxes and innovative electric propulsion systems, initially for four new 126 Class (F126) frigates for the German Navy. In the process, the […]

Europe

Rolls-Royce To Supply Automated Platform Management System For F126 Frigates

January 27, 2022 GDC 0

Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems, headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany, will deliver the automation solutions (FüSAS) for the four new vessels for the German Navy. The scope consists of an Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) and […]

Africa

Damen Shipyard Launches New LST 100 for Nigerian Navy

November 24, 2021 GDC 0

The new, 100-metre LST 100 for the Nigerian Navy has been launched at Albwardy Damen, Sharjah, UAE a few months ago. On completion the 100-metre, roll-on-roll-off landing ship will have the capacity to accommodate a […]

Naval Platforms

In-depth Look At Damen OPV 1900 (PNS Yarmook)

April 5, 2021 GDC 0

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Naval Platforms

Pakistan Navy Commission Second Yarmook-class Corvette

November 16, 2020 GDC 0

The ship is part of a two vessel order with Damen, signed by the Pakistan Ministry of Defence in 2017. Both ships are built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. The first vessel, PNS Yarmook, joined the Pakistan Navy’s […]

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 […]

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  • Leonardo UK secured a contract to supply AW159 wildcat ASW helicopters to Philippine Navy.

    October 16, 2025 0
    Leonardo UK is poised to secure a new contract to supply six additional AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat anti-submarine warfare helicopters to the Philippine Navy for P42.290 billion (approx USD 745 million). Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopter conducts [...]
  • Negotiations Breakthrough After Naval Group Submits Revised Proposal For Australian Submarine Programme

    March 4, 2021 0
    The Morrison government is verging on a breakthrough on its troubled $90 billion submarine program after months of tense negotiations with French company Naval Group over cost blowouts, delays and local content requirements. Egypt Plans [...]
  • Thales SeaFire Radar Qualified and Ready for Integration on FDI Frigates

    October 24, 2021 0
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  • Wagner chief accuses Putin of ‘misleading Russians’ over Ukraine offensive

    June 22, 2023 0
    The chief of mercenary group Wagner accused Moscow of deceiving Russians about the course of Ukraine’s offensive and pointed to Kyiv’s progress on the battlefield, AFP reports. Putin deliberately denies ammunition to Wagner fighters, Yevgeny Prigozhin [...]
  • Germany will send six Patriot missile batteries to Ukraine

    April 21, 2024 0
    Germany will supply a U.S.-made six Patriot air defence system and air defence missiles to Ukraine at a “critical time” as Kyiv struggles to defend its energy system from Russian bombardment, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy [...]
  • The U.S. Air Force to procure 80 Boeing F-15X

    February 19, 2020 0
    The U.S. Air Force will go ahead and buy brand-new F-15X even as it purchases large numbers of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Updated with the latest technology, the F-15X can carry nearly two dozen [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • Air Platform

    Flying coffin: Indian Air Force will retire Russian-dud MiG-21 in 2025 after 400 crashes and 200 dead pilots

  • Europe

    Ukraine Plans To Buy Marder IFV From Rheinmetall

  • Middle East

    Boeing Awarded Contract for Training and Support of QEAF

  • Air Platform

    China Begins Delivering J-10C To Pakistan Air Force

  • Europe

    More than 8,000 Russian soldiers were killed in 2023 in the battle for Soledar and Bakhmut

  • Middle East

    U.S. deploys nuclear submarine to Middle East, a direct message to Iran to stay out of Gaza

  • Air Platform

    Single Seat FA-50 will have 30% more combat range than twin seat trainer

  • Europe

    Putin Signed A Decree To Conscript Convicts To Be Sent To Fight In Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine To Sell Downed Russia’s Su-30SM Fighter Jets As Souvenirs

  • Civil Aviation

    Lufthansa Expands Widebody Aircraft Order By 10 Jets

  • Air Platform

    NHIndustries NH90 multi-role military helicopter

  • Americas

    Watch: US Navy band sing Bollywood song ‘Yeh jo des hai tera’

  • Americas

    Turkey Ready To Abondone S-400 In Return of F-35 And Patriot Missile Defense System: Defence Minister Hulusi Akar

  • Europe

    Russia’s Top General Valery Gerasimov Wounded In Eastern Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India Offers BrahMos Cruise Missiles To Philippines Navy

  • Europe

    Navantia’s AIP successfully performs factory acceptance tests

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saab awarded a contract for the delivery of Carl-Gustaf M4 to U. S. Army

  • Europe

    Paranoid Putin installed barricades and sandbags in Crimea beach

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russian factory manufacturing Shahed-136 kamikaze drones

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine-Russia War: Russia’s Weapons Export Plummets to Record Low

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16s prove effective in air defense role deterring Russian air sorties, expert says

  • Air Platform

    Turkey plans to maintain a fleet of fighter jets comprising F-16V, KAAN, Eurofighter and F-35A.

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad prepares FSB task force to invade Moldova from Russian occupied Transnistria

  • Middle East

    Italian forces kicked out of UAE over arms embargo

  • Europe

    Putin official killed in Kherson car bomb as Kyiv gains ground near Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70/72: 5th Generation Technology in 4th Generation

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Mi-24 helicopter with Z mark crashed in Belarus

  • Europe

    Turkey Wants to Revive SAMP-T Partnership With Italy and France, Erdogan

  • Naval Platforms

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s Chevallier-Class Replenishment Tanker

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Unveils Auto Turret System for ATLAS Unmanned Ground Vehicle.

  • Europe

    ThyssenKrupp will develop new lithium-ion battery for German Navy submarine

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissions 21st Virginia-class Submarine USS Montana (SSN 794)

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Urges UAE To Replace Huawei Equipment Before F-35 Delivery

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Fund $600 Million for Philippines Navy’s OPV

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Special Forces Destroyed Russian Easy Target T-90MS Junk Tanks

  • Naval Platforms

    Chinese aircraft carriers get into engine troubles

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Exocet MM40 Block 3c anti-ship missile fitted with next generation seeker

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan wants truck-mounted Harpoon antiship missiles

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Army Deploys Chinese HQ-16A SAM System in Kashmir

  • Air Platform

    Serbia to Purchase 12 Dassault Rafale Jets from France

  • Defense Industry

    Russia sent a commercial proposal for the delivery of 21 MiG-21 to India

  • Air Platform

    EaglePicher to Develop New Battery For Gripen E Combat Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi extends life of Japan’s Type 10 main battle tanks

  • Europe

    Russia’s military restructuring is a response to NATO expansion, says General Valery Gerasimov

  • Americas

    President Trump gives orders to ‘obliterate’ Iran if regime assassinates him

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan launches fourth multi-mission Mogami-class frigate

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Awarded $500 Million Contract For Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles fired at Kerch bridge

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UAE’s AL TARIQ Completes Initial Integration of AL TARIQ Precision-Guided Munition onto HAL Tejas LCA

  • Europe

    South Korea Rolls Out New K9 Howitzers And K2 Tanks For Poland

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