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Kongsberg to provide propulsion system for new Colombian Navy’s PES frigate

June 29, 2025 GDC 0

Norwegian equipment supplier Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Damen Naval to supply twin controllable pitch propellers (CPP) and shaftlines as part of a contract with the Colombian Navy for the new PES frigate. […]

Africa

Damen delivers FCS 3307 patrol vessel to Nigeria’s Homeland

January 26, 2025 GDC 0

Damen Shipyards Cape Town, a subsidiary of Dutch shipbuilding major Damen, has delivered a fast crew supplier (FCS) 3307 patrol vessel to Nigerian Homeland Integrated Offshore Services (Homeland IOSL). The vessel, on charter with an […]

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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Malaysia Evaluates Offshore Patrol Boats of Damen and SwiftShips

October 31, 2020 GDC 0

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has begun an initial process to evaluate possible vessel types for its second Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) project. Multiple industry sources close to the process have confirmed with British magazine […]

Naval Platforms

Damen’s Leading Role In German MKS-180 Frigate Programme

June 30, 2020 GDC 0

On June 19th Damen Shipyards Group and the German Bundesamt fur Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr signed the contract for the construction of four MKS-180 frigates for the German Navy. Damen is the main contractor for […]

Europe

Germany awarded a contract to acquire Damen MKS 180 Frigates

June 20, 2020 GDC 0

On June 17, 2020, the German Parliament has approved the acquisition of four MKS 180 frigates that will be built by the Dutch shipbuilder Damen. This contract will be the largest naval contract for the […]

Naval Platforms

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

March 21, 2020 GDC 0

The KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) has completed its final phase of testing for the combat systems upgrade ahead of redelivery to the Indonesian Navy. Source: DSNS. Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and its Indonesian […]

South Asia

Pakistan Navy commissioned Damen-built PNS Yarmook

February 15, 2020 GDC 0

The Pakistan Navy has commissioned a 2300 Tonnes Corvette PNS YARMOOK (F-271) – a Damen OPV 1900 – in a ceremony held at Constanta Port, Romania on 13th February 2020. Attending the event was Vice Admiral Muhammad […]

Naval Platforms

Damen completes sea trials of Pola-class frigate ‘ARM Reformador’ of Mexican Navy

January 19, 2020 GDC 0

The Damen Shipyards Group has completed successful sea trials of the Mexican Navy’s POLA-class ARM Reformador. The programme of sea trials was comprehensive, including testing of platform and combat systems in addition to training of […]

Europe

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

January 18, 2020 GDC 0

Dutch-based Damen Shipbuilding Group has launched a successful bid to supply the German Navy, or Deutsche Marine, with a US$6.7 billion contract to provide a fleet of MKS 180 frigates.  The ships will be built at […]

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  • Ukraine Wiped Out Russian Brigade, Including 80 Vehicles, 40 IFV, 52 Tanks, 2 Commanders And 1,000 Men In Failed River Crossing

    May 20, 2022 0
    Ukrainian Soldiers have released footage showing dozens of wrecked Russian tanks and armored vehicles destroyed in failed river crossing. Ukraine Destroyed 52 Russian Tanks and Killed 1000 Russian Soldiers in Siverskyi Donets River CrossingDateMay 15, [...]
  • Ireland considering procurement of fighter jets

    June 29, 2020 0
    Last March, a number of Russian Tupolev TU-95 “Bear” bombers, also used as long-range maritime patrol planes, entered Irish airspace. What Are Russian Bombers doing in European and North American Airspace?DateMarch 16, 2020Ireland needs fighter [...]
  • German Eurofighter Typhoon Is Coming To Australia For Exercises ‘Pitch Black’

    August 18, 2022 0
    Amid the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait, the German air force sent fighter jets to Asia for the first time on Tuesday (Aug. 16) to take part in exercises in Australia and will also [...]
  • Saab Unveils Deployable 5G Network at UMEX 2022

    February 26, 2022 0
    Saab has launched 5G communication system for military and crisis operations at the UMEX 2022 exhibition in the UAE (Feb. 21-23). Saab open new sensor production facility in FinlandDateJanuary 17, 2025Saab to deliver Giraffe ground-based [...]
  • Solomon Islands trapped in Chinese debt as it turned into a PLA naval base of the Indo-Pacific

    December 5, 2023 0
    The bright lights of a $120 million stadium complex built by China tower over the Solomon Islands capital. Below, the national hospital is so overwhelmed its patients are being treated with intravenous drips inside a [...]
  • Here’s why Russia’s MiG-35 is absent from Ukraine War

    October 1, 2022 0
    Almost seven months into the Ukraine war, Russia’s MiG-35 has been no show in combat. Russia used its Soviet-era Su-25, Su-24, Su-27, Su-30SM and Su-35S, but not the over-hyped MiG-35. The MiG-35 “Fulcrum-F” is a [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

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Europe

British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Purchases FA-50 Fighter Jets And ATR-72MP MPA Worth $2.2 Billion

  • Americas

    BAE Systems demonstrates new version of US Marine Corps’ combat vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Carl-Gustaf Weapon System For Japan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China built an airbase in disputed Bhutanese territory, for China, Bhutan will be a trial run before a full-scale Taiwan invasion

  • Americas

    USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Shock Tests

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Will Purchase Ex-Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornets After Years Of Corruption And Mismanagement Of Its Air Wing

  • Americas

    Putin’s Puppet Donald Trump Wants Ukraine to Hand Over $500 Billion Minerals To U.S. or Hand Over Country to Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    JASDF Is Routinely Intercepting Chinese Aircraft In Japanese Airspace

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force sends three B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia

  • Air Platform

    British Tempest Fighter To Create 20000 Jobs In UK

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 Has The Highest RCS Amongst Sukhoi Aircraft, Russian Propaganda Still Claimed Its Stealth Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive Bastion armored vehicles from France

  • Air Platform

    Russia Admits It Lost Two Squadrons Of Su-35 And Su-24M Fighter Jets In Ukraine War

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed modernized $25 million TOR-M1S Missiles

  • Air Platform

    General Dynamics to develop a multi-mission anti-submarine warfare aircraft based on the Global 6500 business jet

  • Europe

    Polish Navy’s AW101 Helo Fly For The First Time

  • Naval Platforms

    Mighty US Navy: This Is How US Can Take Spratly Islands!

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan purchased 200 autonomous kamikaze sea drones inspired by Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 sea drone

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Iraq Purchases 8 M-SAM II Air Defense Missile System Batteries from Korea Worth $2.56 Billion

  • Europe

    Israeli-made Gaia Amir MRAP Vehicles Spotted In Kherson

  • Europe

    Polish-made ‘kamikaze’ drone slammed into Russian military camp

  • Europe

    Leaked Video Proves That Moskva Was Indeed Hit By Ukrainian Neptune Missiles

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Navy commissioned Damen-built PNS Yarmook

  • Ballistic Missile

    Putin’s unstoppable hypersonic missiles gaining bad reputation as Ukraine shooting them down every time it launched

  • Naval Platforms

    Thales to deliver TACTICOS CMS for Type 31 frigates of Royal Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine war puts Rheinmetall’s technologically advanced Leopard 2 tank in spotlight

  • Europe

    Iran delivered first batch of 122mm Arash-series rockets to Russia

  • Europe

    Denmark Announces $2 Billion Security Plan For Arctic Region

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Turned Down Russian Request To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • South Asia

    Arakan Army Takes Controls of Parts of Bangladeshi Territory As Inept Bangladesh Army Watches

  • Africa

    South African company Milkor Unveils Vanguard Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC)

  • Americas

    L3Harris, Elbit Systems Awarded $92 Million Contract For Aviator Imaging Technology

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany purchases Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 short-range air defense system

  • C4iSR

    Kuwaiti Super Hornet Gets Integrated Sniper Targeting Pod

  • Naval Platforms

    China Developed Catapult-launched Version J-15T Naval Aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    The U.S. State Department Approves 155mm M109A6 Paladin Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer System For Taiwan

  • Europe

    Putin admits Russia lost more than 54 modernized T-90M battle tanks since Ukraine’s counteroffensive

  • South Asia

    India set to acquire 30 MQ-9 Reaper or Predator-B HALE UAV from US worths $3 billion

  • Europe

    Switzerland broke century-old neutrality traditions to supply arms to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Move To Acquire Eurofighter Typhoon With ECRS Mk2 To Counter Greece’s Rafale Jets

  • Air Platform

    Germany Denies Blocking Eurofighter Typhoon Sale To Turkiye

  • Europe

    Russians started to display domestic dissent against Kremlin’s mass mobilization attempts

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to build ammunition plant in Lithuania

  • Europe

    France’s Weapons Exports Jumped 72 Percent in 2015-2019

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Netherlands purchases 22 Skyranger 30 short-range air defense systems

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    F-35B releases StormBreaker smart weapon for the first time

  • Europe

    France sent Caesar self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine

  • Europe

    EU sanctions on Russia make Italian-Russian Military Joint Venture Unsustainable

  • Air Platform

    Italy to purchase 25 more F-35 stealth jets

  • Industry

    Israeli Defense Exports Rise to $7.2 billion

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