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Indian Prime Minister Unveils Country’s Biggest Helicopter Manufacturing Facility
2023-02-07 Read More...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s helicopter factory - the country’s largest chopper manufacturing facility - in Tumakuru district of Karnataka, India’s largest news agency PTI

Eight Air Forces Start Spears of Victory 2023 Drill in Saudi Arabia
2023-02-07 Read More...
The third version of the eight-airforce Mixed Spears of Victory Air Maneuver 2023 started Sunday in the Eastern Region of Saudi

EDGE Group Announced as Strategic Partner for IDEX & NAVDEX 2023
2023-01-30 Read More...
ADNEC Group announced EDGE Group as the strategic partner for the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX) 2023, which will be held under the patronage of His

Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense Meets Top Pakistani Military Chiefs
2023-01-27 Read More...

International Defence Conference (IDC) to Precede IDEX & NAVDEX 2023
2023-01-26 Read More...
Under the gracious patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, the International Defence Conference (IDC) 2023 is set to kick off on 19 February, with the participation of a large number of

STM Delivers Second Submarine in Pakistan Navy Agosta 90B Project
2023-01-26 Read More...
STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş., one of the leading companies in the Turkish defence sector, has completed another key milestone in its successful export projects in Pakistan. The second submarine, PNS/M KHALID

Fincantieri Launches “Al Fulk” Amphibious Vessel for Qatar
2023-01-24 Read More...
At the presence of Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, and Italian Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, the launching ceremony of “Al Fulk”, the amphibious vessel

Indian Navy Receives Fifth Scorpene® Class Submarine INS VAGIR
2023-01-24 Read More...
On 23 January 2023, INS Vagir, the fifth P75 Kalvari-class submarines, was commissioned within the Indian Navy in presence of the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC and several other senior

Royal Jordanian Air Force, US Sign F16 Purchase Agreement
2023-01-22 Read More...
An Amendment to Purchase Agreement of F16 aircraft was signed at the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) Command, which includes the delivery of 12 F16 aircraft in the first phase, in the presence of a representative of the Chairman of the Joint

Exail’s DriX Unmanned Surface Vehicle Takes Part in Digital Horizon Drill in Bahrain
2023-01-22 Read More...
Exail, formerly iXblue, recently took part in the Digital Horizon Unmanned & Artificial Intelligence Exercise in Bahrain, organized by the US Navy. 2022 The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet held the three-week exercise in December to test new unmanned

Kuwait’s Ministry of Defence Signs $370 Million Deal for Bayraktar TB2 Drones
2023-01-19 Read More...
Turkey is set to deliver an undisclosed number of armed drones to Kuwait in a contract worth $370 million, Turkish defence firm Baykar said on

Zahid Industries to Produce Power Units for Raytheon’s AN/TPY-2 Missile Defense Radar
2023-01-19 Read More...
Zahid Industries opened Wednesday a dedicated factory in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the local production of Prime Power Units (PPUs) used to power Raytheon’s AN/TPY-2 missile defense

IDEX & NAVDEX 2023 to Host Over 15 High-Level Panels
2023-01-17 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, IDEX and NAVDEX 2023 exhibitions, which will be held from 20-24 February, will host over 15 high-level panels focusing on 3 main

Iranian Air Force Received UAVs Equipped with Precision-Striking Missiles
2023-01-17 Read More...
Iranian Air Force Deputy Commander for Coordination Brigadier General Mehdi Hadian said the Iranian Army’s Air Force has been supplied with Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with pin-point precision-striking

ADNEC, UAE Ministry of Defence Brief Ambassadors, Military Attachés on IDEX-NAVDEX
2023-01-11 Read More...
ADNEC Group in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Defence held a meeting with a group of ambassadors and representatives of official diplomatic missions and military attachés in the UAE to brief them on the latest developments of IDEX and NAVDEX

GA-ASI, Bharat Forge Ink Partnership to Manufacture Aerostructures
2023-01-04 Read More...
In a major move to boost manufacturing in India, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Bharat Forge Limited, India have announced a partnership to manufacture main landing gear components,

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