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Industry

ASC Shipbuilding awarded a contract to GHD Group for Hunter-class frigates

September 4, 2020 GDC 0

ASC Shipbuilding has signed a contract with professional services company GHD Group to aid the prototyping of the Hunter Class Frigate at the Osborne South Shipyard. This marks another milestone in the Australian Government Hunter […]

Naval Platforms

Construction Of RAN’s Hunter-class Frigate Is On Track

July 5, 2020 GDC 0

ASC Shipbuilding has dismissed media assertions that size issues in the design of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) future nine Hunter-class frigates are causing concern. Managing Director Craig Lockhart told Janes on 3 July that assertions regarding […]

Industry

BlueScope Awarded A Contract To Supply Steel For Hunter-class Frigate

June 7, 2020 GDC 0

Under the $2.6 million contrac, BlueScope is set to deliver more than 1500 tonnes of steel plate which will be used to construct five ship blocks in the prototyping phase of the program. The blocks […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

RAN SEA5000 Hunter-class FFG Project Is On Track Despite COVID19

June 3, 2020 GDC 0

The SEA 5000 Phase 1 Hunter Class Frigate Project is one of the largest projects being undertaken by Defense, second only to the SEA 1000 Attack Class Submarine Project. It will provide nine anti-submarine warfare […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia warns BAE Systems to meet Australian Job Pledges in Hunter-class Frigate Programme

February 23, 2020 GDC 0

South Australian crossbench Senator Rex Patrick said he was concerned local contractors may be missing out on work. The $35 billion Hunter-class Frigate will be built in South Australian ship yard. Concerns are being raised […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

RAN to equip naval fleets with Saab 9LV combat management system

February 13, 2020 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Navy is set to equip its fleet with Saab’s ‘Next Generation’ Combat Management System. Saab’s 9LV naval combat system solutions offer complete C4I for every type of naval platform, ranging from combat […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The US state department has approved foreign military sale of Aegis Combat System to Australia

January 17, 2020 GDC 0

­­­WASHINGTON, January 15, 2020 – The State Department has approved Foreign Military Sale of Aegis Combat System to Australia to upgrade Hobart-class DDG and Hunter-class Frigate for an estimated cost of $1.5 billion.  The Defense […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Lockheed Martin Aegis Battle Management Systems For Royal Australian Navy

September 25, 2019 GDC 0

The US State Department has cleared Australia to acquire US$185 million Aegis Combat Management System to equip its nine new Hunter-class Frigate under SEA 5000 program and to upgrade the Aegis CMS on its three […]

Naval Platforms

Hunter Class Frigates (Type 26 Global Combat Ship) of Royal Australian Navy

August 5, 2018 LM Publications 0

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  • Expanding Sino-Saudi Military Cooperation Concerning For US

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    On January 18, Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Li Huaxin praised Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 project and called for tighter integration between Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification efforts and Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Li [...]
  • British Army Orders More XACT NV33 Night Vision Goggles

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  • Ukraine wants to purchase CV90 infantry fighting vehicles after its successes on the battlefield

    June 10, 2024 0
    Representatives from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, and the Swedish Agency for Defense Materiel recently convened to discuss the timelines and conditions for the procurement of a batch [...]
  • Egypt Ordered Bastion-P Missile as rising tensions with Turkey

    July 4, 2020 0
    Egypt is seeking to provide more arms to its army in light of the Turkish threats in the Mediterranean and Libyan territories. Reports have been circulating since mid-June about Egypt acquiring the Russian Bastion land-based anti-ship [...]
  • France and Italy To Deliver High-tech SAMP/T Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine

    January 23, 2023 0
    France and Italy will arm Ukraine with a modern SAMP/T mobile anti-aircraft defense weapon, French ambassador to Ukraine Etienne de Poncins said. Italy To Deliver SAMP/T Anti-air Missiles System To Ukraine Worth €250 MillionDateDecember 30, [...]
  • Indian Defense Ministry Allocate $10.18 Billion To Acquire Western Anti-ship and Anti-radiation Missiles

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Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Chinese HQ-9P, HQ-16 and Russian S-400 Triumf Anti-air Missiles Have Questionable Performance in India-Pakistan War

  • Middle East

    Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy

  • C4iSR

    Swedish-made AWACS shadowed Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet before F-16 shot down F-16

  • Defense Industry

    Australia buying ‘highest quality’ secondhand Virginia class submarines from US, congressman says

  • Air Platform

    Bell began manufacturing 360 Invictus Attack Helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Air Force’s MQ-4C Triton HALE Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Made Its First Flight

  • Europe

    British Special Air Service (SAS): Who Dares Wins

  • Europe

    Russian commander killed in Mariupol by a car bomb

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Parades Chinese HQ-17AE Air Defense Systems

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force To Upgrade Saab 340 AEW&C

  • Middle East

    Bahrain agrees to recognise Israel following UAE

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy Submarine Force Could Sink The Chinese Fleet And Save Taiwan

  • Europe

    Russian Su-27 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Black Sea

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan Latest Country To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    Autocratic Erdogan: Turkey seems to be heading towards war

  • Industry

    ASC And CSIRO To Pioneer Additive Manufacturing Using Supersonic Cold Spray

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh is ill-informed about the underperforming S-400 missiles, 41 S-400 missiles were destroyed in the Ukraine war and are incapable of detecting aircraft beyond 250km.

  • Middle East

    F-15 forced an Iranian passenger jet to turn around

  • Air Platform

    India and France are at each other’s throats over the Rafale downing by Pakistan

  • Uncategorized

    Denmark Helped NSA To Spy On Chancellor Angela Merkel

  • Europe

    Freedom is coming: Dramatic footage shows anti-Putin troops storm FSB building and captured town in Belgorod

  • Europe

    After Firing 20,000 Round Of North Korean Shells, Russia Started Using 40 Years Old Ammo

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon Test Kits For P-8I Neptune

  • Air Platform

    The engineering of the F-35 stealth aircraft makes it impossible for opposing forces to engage with surface-to-air missiles.  

  • Air Platform

    India Retires Russian-made MiG-21 ‘The Flying Coffin’ After 400 Crashes And Multiple Defeats In Kashmir Skirmish

  • Air Platform

    Why Su-57E is A $100 Million Dud?

  • Air Platform

    US Space Force to Launch X-37B Spy Plane on May 16

  • Europe

    More than 500 North Korean Troops Killed In Storm Shadow Missile Strikes In Kursk Region

  • Central Asia

    Amid tensions with Iran, Azerbaijan purchases Israeli Arrow-3 (Hetz 3) anti-ballistic missile

  • Europe

    Russia brings back thousands of Soviet-era T-72 tanks from storage for Ukraine war

  • Europe

    U.S. Imposed Toughest Sanctions on Russia’s Oil and Gas Sectors

  • Europe

    Israeli Elbit Systems to Upgrade Ukrainian MiG-29 Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Israel to Ask U.S. for Arms to Offset UAE F-35 Sale: Report

  • Europe

    Swedish submarine HSwMS Södermanland has return to service following a lifetime extension

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s UAC to manufacture a downgraded variant of the Yak-130 trainer jet.

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract To Deliver AN/TPS77 Long-Range Air Defense Radar To RAAF

  • Air Platform

    Russian Warship Fired at German Maritime Helicopter in NATO Lake

  • Air Platform

    Australia retires MRH90 Taipan transport helicopters fleet early

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin’s AGM-114R Hellfire II Air-to-ground Missile

  • Europe

    Killer Treats: Russian FSB Foiled An Attempt To Poison 77 Russian Pilots With 20kg Cakes and Whiskey

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 Drone To Strike In Donbass

  • Middle East

    Earthquake or Iran conducts it’s first nuclear test as Israeli pressure mount on Islamic republic

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Killed Hezbollah’s Weapon Smuggling Chief Suhail Hussein Husseini

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded Standard Missile-3 Worth $2 Billion

  • Europe

    Ukraine Rejects Russia’s Claim On Soledar

  • South Asia

    Indian Media Discloses Dismal Performance of Su-30MKI Fighters During Kashmir Skirmish

  • Air Platform

    More Shameful Than Moskva Sinking: Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s MiG-31 Carrying Hypersonic Missile

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-24 fighter bomber crashed due to metal fatigue

  • Air Platform

    Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign joint cooperation on KAAN fighter jet project.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon AGM-65 Maverick Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)

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