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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, […]

  • HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft: Too Late, Too Little and Too Expense

    October 28, 2019 0
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  • India Test Fires Air-Launched Variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

    December 20, 2021 0
    The Air version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from the supersonic fighter aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I at 1030 hrs from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on December [...]
  • Turkish Rocketsan added 30 high-tech products to its sales portfolio

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  • Austal Shipbuilding delivers 20th Guardian-class patrol boat to Australia

    July 30, 2024 0
    According to Austal Shipbuilding, the company delivered the 20th Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel, named Tobwaan Mainiku, is designated for the Republic of Kiribati and was officially handed [...]
  • Turkish Aerospace Industries Advances Talks With Saudi Arabia to Sell KAAN Fighter Jets.

    February 19, 2026 0
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  • South Korea integrates Meteor missiles on KF-21 fighter

    February 24, 2025 0
    MBDA announced on Monday the successful integration of the Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) onto South Korea’s next-generation KF-21 Boramae fighter. The collaboration between MBDA, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), and South Korea’s Defense [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Europe

    Armenian Su-30SM failed to take off from Gyumri airbase

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Conducted Fourth AGM-88G AARGM-ER Missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Plans To Develop Hypersonic Cruise Missile

  • Africa

    Iran Smuggling Weapons To Syria, Lebanon, Libya And Yemen

  • Europe

    No Russian military base in Belarus, says President Lukashenko

  • Europe

    Taiwan’s $1.5 Billion Indigenous Submarine Prototype Set for Final Tests

  • Europe

    European Nations Band Together to Build Next-generation Main Battle Tank

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Taps GKN Aerospace To Produce Future Fighter Propulsion

  • Air Platform

    CSTO Member Kazakhstan Auctions 117 Soviet-era And Russian-origin Fighter Jets, Including Su-30SM, MiG-31, MiG-29

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anti-Chinese Sentiment Rises in Myanmar as China Fears $1.5 Billion Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline Sabotage

  • Americas

    The US Marine Corp Wants Ship Killing NSM and Tomahawk Antiship Missiles

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Delivers Second Musherib-class OPV To Qatar Navy

  • Middle East

    Mojtaba Khamenei, the grand thief of Iran, built a $3 billion property empire in London, Dubai, Frankfurt and Madrid.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Plans To Deploy Bayraktar TB3 Drones From LHD TCG Anadolu

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Declared Martial Law In Four Annexed Regions

  • Europe

    Israel shows images of tanks in Gaza as war on Hamas militants deepens

  • Africa

    Pakistan Delivers Three JF-17 Thunder To Nigeria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Purchases Fourth MQ-4C Triton Surveillance Drones

  • Europe

    First Tranche Of 1500 North Korean Troops Received Russian Uniform And Fake ID In Russia

  • Europe

    Turkish Air Force commands and controls UAV And F-16 over Nagorno-karabakh

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Papua New Guinea has ruled out signing security pact with China

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed ten Russian tanks in a single strike

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost the highest number of aircraft in a day since the Ukraine war began; two MiG-31s and six Su-25 were downed

  • Europe

    Poland wants to establish nuclear deterent by establishing nuclear forces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Decommission Armidale-class OPV

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Confirms Use of Israeli Spike ATGM in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • C4iSR

    An In-depth Look at GaN Based AESA Radar

  • Uncategorized

    ASC Shipbuilding Laid Keel Of Australia’s 2nd Arafura-Class OPV

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Air Force Adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium For Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missions

  • Europe

    Turkey And Russia To Sign Space Cooperation Pact

  • Air Platform

    Germany Awarded A Contract To Airbus For 38 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Infantry Weapons

    SY-400/DF-12A/BP12A Short-range Ballistic Missile

  • Uncategorized

    Babcock Pursuing Export Opportunity of Type 31 Frigate to Indonesia, Poland and Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Navantia Launched the Fifth Avante 2200 Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy

  • Defense Industry

    Thyssenkrupp unveils powerful MEKO A300 class frigate

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aselsan posts over $1 billion in turnover in 9 months

  • Infantry Weapons

    Italy deploys SAMP/T air defense system in Kuwait

  • Air Platform

    India’s Hindustan Aeronautics And BrahMos Aerospace Directly Supplying Military Components To Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau Circumventing Sanctions

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Super Lynx Helicopter Delivery Delayed To 2021

  • Defense Industry

    India’s BHEL Signs Engine Deal With Ukroboronprom

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s mass exodus to neighbouring countries prompted junta to introduce mandatory conscription

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkiye donates Dogan-class fast attack craft to Maldives

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Carl-Gustaf Weapon System For US Army

  • Europe

    Thyssenkrupp to Build Six Type 212 CD Submarines For Germany And Norway

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Developing KF-21EX, A Stealthier and Heavier Variant of KF-21

  • C4iSR

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

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall unveiled next-generation HX3 tactical mobility truck

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Considers Buying Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Air Platform

    Turkey working with Rolls-Royce on 5th-gen TFX combat aircraft engine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces advanced near Bakhmut and Zaporizhzhia Oblast

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