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GA-ASI to Supply Two More MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers to Italian Air Force
The Italian Air Force (ItAF) has ordered two new MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). When the new aircraft are delivered at the end of 2027, they will increase the size of
Italian Navy to Transfer Two FREMM Frigates to Hellenic Navy Through Fincantieri
Italy and Greece signed in Rome the Implementing Arrangement concerning the transfer, through Fincantieri, of two FREMM frigates, Carlo Bergamini and Virginio Fasan, currently in service with the Italian Navy fleet, to the Hellenic
Saudi Arabia Requests Joint Direct Attack Munitions - Extend Range (JDAM-ER)
The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for purchase of Joint Direct Attack Munitions - Extend Range (JDAM-ER) and related equipment. The estimated total cost is
Naval Group to Deliver Four Defense & Intervention Frigates (FDI) to Sweden
On 31 August 2026, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, and Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, Mikael Granholm, Director-General of the FMV (the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration), and Pierre
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Pakistan to Set Up Secretariat for Mecca Defence Pact in Riyadh
The Mecca Defence Alliance formally took its first institutional decisions at a meeting in Istanbul, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has announced as Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed to establish a secretariat under the
Canada Backs Creation of €100 Billion Global Defense, Security & Resilience Bank
Canada announced its support on Sunday for the establishment of the Defense, Security, and Resilience Bank (DSRB), an international multilateral institution aimed at raising approximately €100 billion to provide low-cost loans for public and private
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