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Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) launches fourth Daegu-class frigate for South Korean navy

April 30, 2020 GDC 0

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched the fourth of eight Daegu (FFX-II)-class guided-missile frigates on order for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN), HHI announced in a statement. Named Donghae (with pennant […]

Afhgan Air Force Strikes Killed 45 Pakistan-backed Taliban militants : gov’t

August 9, 2021 0

Thirty-three Taliban militants were killed, and 17 others wounded in Afghan Air Force (AAF) airstrikes in two provinces on last Friday using A-29 Super Tucanos, reported Reuters citing the country’s Defense Ministry. The US Air [...]
US Air Force receives cutting-edge vehicle-mounted air traffic control (ATC) systems

February 20, 2024 0

Collins Aerospace, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, has supplied the U.S. Air Force with cutting-edge vehicle-mounted air traffic control (ATC) systems, enhancing aerial navigation and management capabilities in challenging operational environments. As noted by [...]
Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D Fighter Jets

April 26, 2022 0

Saab has been awarded a contract by the Defence Materiel Administration of Sweden to modernize the Gripen C/D fighter of the Swedish Air Force. Saab Offered 12 Gripen C/D With MRO Facility To CroatiaDateFebruary [...]
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Produce Eighth THAAD Battery

April 30, 2022 0

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that it has received a contract totalling $74 million to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Lockheed And Raytheon [...]
Ukraine Shot Down Russian Su-27 Aircraft Near Kyiv

March 12, 2022 0

On March 10, it became known that the Su-27 fighter was shot down near Kyiv. The photograph shows an unopened parachute indicating that the pilot was killed while the aircraft caught fire. The combat aircraft [...]
Malaysia To Purchase Chunmoo Multiple Launch Rockets System After Purchasing FA-50M From South Korea

May 14, 2024 0

Hanwha Aerospace, South Korea’s premier aerospace and defense organization, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Widad Business Group, a prominent Malaysian investment company. The partnership aims to supply the K239 Chunmoo rocket launcher [...]

China using Egypt as military hub to supply ammo, spare parts and artillery to Russia and Africa

April 19, 2025 0

A fleet of Chinese Xi’an Y-20 strategic transport aircraft made an unusual and unannounced visit to Egypt this week. According to the Washington Post, which quoted a “classified leaked US document” dated 17 February, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi planned […]