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Middle East

Saudi Navy Received Second Avante 2200 Class Corvette

September 10, 2022 GDC 0

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has held a commissioning ceremony for the second of five corvettes being built for the Royal Saudi Navy, Al-Diriyah. As informed, the ceremony took place today (26 July) at San Fernando Shipyard. […]

Middle East

Saudi Arabia Commissions First Avante 2200 Class Corvette

April 12, 2022 GDC 0

The Avante 2200 corvette Al-Jubail, the first of five corvettes to be built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), has been commissioned. The commissioning ceremony was held today (31 March) at the Spanish Navy’s […]

Middle East

Navantia Launched the Fifth Avante 2200 Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy

December 16, 2021 GDC 0

Navantia has launched on 4 December 2021 the fifth corvette being built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), named ‘Unayzah’ as a tribute to this city located north of capital of Saudi Arabia. The […]

Defense Industry

Saudi Arabian military industry delegation meets investors in London defense show

September 22, 2021 GDC 0

Saudi Arabia’s military industry delegation concluded its participation in the four-day Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) trade fair held at the ExCel Center in London with meetings with investors. Officials from Saudi Arabia’s General […]

Middle East

Navantia Begins Sea Trials of Saudi Corvette ‘Al-Jubail’

September 11, 2021 GDC 0

Navantia has started sea trials of NB 546 Al-Jubail, first of the five Avante 2200 corvettes for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). The trials are being conducted in the Bay of Cádiz and all […]

Europe

After big wins in Nagorno-Karabakh, demands of Turkish armed drones soar

March 29, 2021 GDC 0

Whether in Syria, Libya or Azerbaijan, Turkey’s combat drones have scored high-profile successes that Ankara hopes to use in its quest to become a premier exporter of aerial vehicles. Turkey so far sold numerous types […]

Europe

Saudi Arabia To Conduct Military Exercise With France, Greece, Sudan And Pakistan

March 26, 2021 GDC 0

The Royal Saudi Air Forces fighter jets arrived in Greece on Saturday ahead of their participation in military exercise Eye of the Falcon 1, which will take place in March. The F-15C fighter jets touched […]

Middle East

Navantia Launches Second Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy

December 23, 2020 GDC 0

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has held a launching ceremony for the second of five corvettes being built for the Saudi Arabian Navy. The Avante 2200-class corvette, named Al-Diriyah, was launched on November 14, with the ceremony […]

Europe

Hellenic Navy plans to purchase four Multi-Mission MMSC frigates

November 13, 2020 GDC 0

According to information published on www.ekathimerini.com website on November 6, 2020, the Hellenic (Greek) Navy would like to purchase four American Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) frigates. The MMSC is a tailored littoral combat ship variant […]

Naval Platforms

Navantia launches corvette for Royal Saudi Navy

July 27, 2020 GDC 0

Al Jubail, the first of five corvettes being built in Spain by Navantia for the Royal Saudi Navy, was launched Wednesday at the San Fernando shipyard. The second is due to be launched in November, […]

  • BAE Systems unveils smart factory that will build the Tempest fighter

    July 15, 2020 0
    BAE Systems has unveiled the futuristic smart factory that will be used to develop and manufacture Britain’s Tempest fighter jet. Billed as a first-of-its-kind factory, the new facility at Warton, Lancashire combines robotics with other advanced [...]
  • Ukraine Destroys Three S-400 Launchers and 96L6 Radar Using ATACMS Cluster Munitions In Donetsk

    May 25, 2024 0
    Ukraine seems to have intensified its campaign to destroy the S-400 long-range air defense system before the arrival of the F-16s, and clear the air for the fighters. Again using the US-made ATACMS (Army Tactical [...]
  • China enters semifinals in tank biathlon

    September 4, 2020 0
    The tank biathlon’s singles of the ongoing International Army Games 2020 concluded in a suburb here Sunday, with the Chinese team entering the semi-final competition in the tank biathlon. The tank biathlon’s singles have drawn [...]
  • Donald Trump Awards Australian Prime Minister Morrison “The Legion of Merit”

    December 27, 2020 0
    Christmas came a little early for Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week when he received an award from outgoing US basket-case Donald Trump. Morrison, the only person who actually would have liked to have received [...]
  • The U.S. zero tariff on Bangladeshi garment products ushers in a new era in U.S.-Bangladesh relations, as pro-Indian dictator Sheikh Hasina fled the country.

    February 12, 2026 0
    Millions of Bangladeshi garment workers and their bosses will vote on Thursday for a new government hoping it can save the country’s biggest industry, which has suffered six straight months of falling exports due to [...]
  • Saab Receives Order For Gripen C/D Capability Enhancement Development

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Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

  • C4iSR

    The Western Radar and EW are increasingly leveraging Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology to meet stringent high-performance criteria

  • Defense Industry

    Germany Finalized Rescue Package For Troubled Werften Shipyard

  • 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.

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine in talks with Western weapons makers about setting up production line in Kyiv

  • Americas

    Canada Demands that South Korea Build an Auto Plant in Canada for the Purchase of the KSS-III Submarine.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army Ordered More Thales EF88 Rifles

  • Cruise Missiles

    Germany, UK in Talks Over Cruise Missile Swap Deal for Ukraine

  • Europe

    France Considers Sending Leclerc Main Battle Tanks To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Tasked With COVID19 Assistance In Cities

  • Europe

    Turkiye new armed USV ‘SALVO’ passes initial firing trials

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia to Buy Tomahawk Cruise Missiles and Hypersonic Weapons

  • Americas

    Brazil Selects MBDA EMADS Missile System Rejecting India’s Akash SAM

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Shot Down Aircraft Using Marlet Anti-air Missile

  • Europe

    Armenia Turns To France To Get Help Rebuilding Its Military

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian military receives dozens of surveillance drones from Volunteers

  • Central Asia

    Russia sends troops to Tajikistan, establishes a military base

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish ASELSAN, Baykar and TUSAS named top 100 global arms dealers

  • Americas

    Donald Trump Vulnerable to Vladimir Putin’s Blackmail Due to Trump’s Sex Tape in Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Moscow

  • Europe

    Turkish companies unveil indigenous point defense systems for warships

  • Europe

    Russian Ministry of Labor Quietly Requested 230,000 Death Certificates For Ukraine War Veterans

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Pursuing Palletized Close-in Weapon Systems as Threats Evolve

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan unveils a new long-range anti-ship missile.

  • Middle East

    “Russian-made S-300 and S-400 did not fire a single shot at Turkish and Israeli fighter jets and Drones”—Here’s Why

  • Americas

    US Navy to commission new warship ‘USS Canberra’ in Australia

  • C4iSR

    Teledyne FLIR Defense Awarded Contract to Produce Mobile Surveillance System for Saudi Arabia

  • Defense Industry

    NATO Secretary General Urges South Korea To Deliver Weapons To Ukraine

  • Europe

    25 Percent of Russian Businesses Declared Bankruptcy Due to High Inflation, High Interest Rates and No Export Customers

  • Europe

    Estonia purchased 200 Turkish-made ARMA 6×6 armored vehicles

  • Central Asia

    ST Engineering to Set Up Terrex Infantry Fighting Vehicle Production in Kazakhstan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveiled American MQ-9 Reaper Copycat KVD002 Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 071 Amphibious Dock Landing Craft Joins Naval Exercises First Time

  • Europe

    Russian Diplomat Resigned Publicly And Critized Putin For Ukraine Invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Awarded Contract To Build New Frigates For JMSDF

  • Europe

    France Donates A Large Batch Of Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Boeing submits response for RCAF’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

  • Europe

    France will deploy troops to Ukraine’s front line to fight Putin’s troops: President Emmanuel Macron

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Major F-35 Contracts Worth $15.5 Billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Started Training To Operate M113AS4 Uncrewed Armored Vehicles

  • Land Platform

    Plasan provides armored vehicles to IDF amid war with Hamas

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive M1 Abrams tanks from the U.S. as soon as this fall

  • Americas

    Iranian Hitman Surveilled And Tried Multiple Assassination Attempts On Donald Trump, FBI Reports

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Air Force To Join Desert Flag Exercise in UAE

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery strike destroys Russian Command Post

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iranian anti-air missile convoy destroyed while escaping Tehran

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Defense Systems Have Drone Headache

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to acquire 500 kamikaze Drones

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall’s showcases hybrid solution for threat-commensurate, modern mobile air defense

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkiye’s Steel Dome Will Become Full Spectrum Integrated Air Defense System.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian using Switchblade 300 kamikaze drones against Russian soldier’s hideouts, killing hundreds of soldiers

  • Europe

    Moscow’s largest oil refinery caught fire in the middle of the night destroying the plant

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