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Europe

French Navy Commissions First Air Defense FREMM ‘Alsace’

November 29, 2021 GDC 0

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) multi-mission frigate (FREMM) “Alsace” entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on 22 November 2021. It is the seventh Aquitaine-class FREMM overall but the first of two air-defense […]

Europe

French Navy’s Final ASW FREMM Frigate ‘Normandie’ Enters Active Service

June 6, 2020 GDC 0

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) multi-mission frigate (FREMM) “Normandie” entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on June 3, 2020. It is the sixth and final Aquitaine-class frigate in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant. […]

  • Sino-India War In Galwan Valley: Chinese Smartphone Manufactures Are the Biggest Losers

    June 22, 2020 0
    A full-scale India-China war looks unlikely however the last time India and China engaged in a conventional war was in 1962 over the same Himalayan region where at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed recently, [...]
  • Belarus Unveiled Extended-range Polonez-M Rockets

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  • Turkish Shipyard Launches First Milgem Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

    October 19, 2022 0
    Turkish RMK Marine Shipyard launched Ukraine’s first MILGEM-class corvette, Hetman Ivan Mazepa (F-211), during a ceremony in Istanbul on October 2, 2022. ‘Hetman Ivan Mazepa’ is the first of two Ada-class corvettes on order for [...]
  • Paramount Engineering Delivers First Alan-2 Protected Mobility Vehicles To Kazakhstan Army

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  • Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands transfer M113 armored vehicles to Ukraine

    July 21, 2023 0
    Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands will transfer tracked armored personnel carriers M113 to Ukraine, defense minister of the three countries said in a joint statement on July 18. Portugal Donates M113 Armored Personnel Carrier To UkraineDateJune 24, [...]
  • U.S. State Department Approves Sale Of MQ-9B Predator Drones To UAE

    November 12, 2020 0
    The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.97 billion. The Defense [...]
Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia donates first four of 13 MiG-29 fighter jets

  • Europe

    The only bridge linking Belarus and Russia collapsed in Smolensk region, creating major supply problem for the Russian army

  • Air Platform

    Israel approves buying 25 new F-35 stealth fighter jets

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aselsan Secured $2 Billion Work Orders in 2024.

  • Air Platform

    RAF Received Sixth Out of Nine P-8 Poseidon MPA

  • Defense Industry

    Japan loosens arms exports control as geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific heats up

  • Air Platform

    BAE Achieves Key Production Milestones For The F-35 Stealth Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy Chases Philippines News Crew In Disputed Waters

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israeli Defense Forces Received First Operational Iron Beam Laser Weapon System.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Exports Reached $8.5 Billion in 2024.

  • Air Platform

    South Korea offers KF-21 Boramae fighter jet and Cheongung-II missile defense system to Saudi Arabia.

  • Air Platform

    Bell Helicopter Started Manufacturing AH1-Z Helicopter For Bahrain

  • Air Platform

    Inexpensive Turkish armed drones reshaping warfare

  • Ballistic Missile

    US Navy Destroyer USS Carney Shot Down Three Toufan Ballistic Missiles Fired At Israel

  • South Asia

    Pakistan exports rare earth minerals to the U.S. setting up a new chapter of economic and strategic cooperation with the U.S.

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia To Send Engineers To South Korea For KF-21 Participation

  • Europe

    Airbus pursuing Luftwaffe’s maritime P-3C patrol aircraft replacement programme

  • Defense Industry

    Lockheed Wins Major F-35A Sustainment Contract From Australia

  • Air Platform

    Denmark to donate 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by summer: acting defense chief

  • Americas

    General Atomics completes first flight of Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aerial system

  • Europe

    Only French Rafale Can Solve Ukrainian Fighter Jets Shortage

  • Air Platform

    Incompetent Russian Pilot Crashed MiG-31 Foxhound After Take-off

  • Africa

    U.S. Special Forces Captured Russian Infamous Pantsir-S1 Air Defense Systems

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down A Su-35S Using Stinger MANPAD

  • Europe

    Russian Commander Asked Soldiers To Wear Civilian Clothes And Run, As Ukraine Reclaim Western Front Of Kherson

  • C4iSR

    India To Replace Su-30MKI Russian-dud BARS Radar With Indigenous Radar

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US-made AGM-88E HARM Anti-radiation Missile’s Component Found At Russian Destroyed SAM Site in Eastern Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean Unveils All-unmanned Aircraft Carrier Concept

  • Air Platform

    Needs Some Firepower, Have Cash: Get Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri delivers Qatar’s second Musherib-class OPV

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Weigh-in 4.5 Gen Fighter Jets Between Eurofighter And Gripen

  • Defense Industry

    Japan offers lethal arms to the Indo-Pacific nations.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Worried: India Prepares French-made Rafale For Ladakh Fights

  • Europe

    Sweden will purchase more warships and submarines

  • C4iSR

    Why Does Russia’s EW Lack behind Western EW?

  • Americas

    Peru signed agreement with South Korea to produce armored vehicles locally.

  • Air Platform

    MMRCA V2.0: Indian Air Force’s Options For New Fighter Jets

  • Industry

    Chemring Australia wins $107 million contract under F-35 programme

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Lawmakers Urge Biden Admin To Fast-track Delivery Of B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber To Australia Under AUKUS Agreement

  • Naval Platforms

    Sukhoi Proposes Su-57 Naval Variant For China

  • Europe

    Major Explosion Rocks Russian Oil Depot In Long-Range Ukrainian Strike

  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Su-35 Crashed Near Dzemgi Airbase

  • Americas

    Trump to ease restrictions on arms exports to non-NATO countries

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. state department approves the sale of F-35 to Singapore

  • Europe

    COVID-19: Eurofighter Typhoon production lines will be kept Open

  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan ordered six M-346s and eight AW139s worth 446 million euros

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopter conducts first successful firings of Thales ‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)

  • Americas

    NORAD gives notice of air defense exercise around Washington, DC, set for Tuesday

  • Americas

    Why I admire Admiral William McRaven?

  • Air Platform

    General Atomics Successfully Trials Lockheed’s Legion Pod On Avengers UAV

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