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Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense Participates in Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
2023-06-07 Read More...
Assistant Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Eng. Talal bin Abdullah Al-Otaibi, participated in the roundtable meeting of the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in the Republic of Singapore that saw the attendance of defense

IDV Showcases Amphibious Armoured Vehicle (VBA) at SEAFUTURE 2023
2023-06-07 Read More...
Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) is present at SEAFUTURE 2023 with the Amphibious Armoured Vehicle (VBA), the vehicle selected by the Italian

Indian Navy Chief Welcomes Saudi Cadets to First Joint Training
2023-06-06 Read More...
India’s Navy Chief said on Friday that training of Saudi naval personnel by Indian Forces was testimony to the growing relationship between the two

Finland to Acquire 91 Patria 6x6 Armoured Vehicles
2023-06-04 Read More...
The Finnish Defence Forces purchased Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles as a part of the multinational Finland-led CAVS (Common Armoured Vehicle Systems) programme that also features Latvia, Sweden, and Germany. Patria signed the agreement for

Oshkosh Defense Celebrates Production of 20,000th JLTV
2023-06-04 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced Thursday the production of the 20,000th Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

UAE Ministry of Defence Marks First Graduation of Technical Training Project in Greece
2023-06-04 Read More...
The UAE Ministry of Defence celebrated last week the graduation of 1st batch of its technical training project in

Fincantieri to Build Third NFS Submarine for Italian Navy
2023-06-02 Read More...
The construction of the third new generation submarine related to the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) program for the Italian Navy and assigned to Fincantieri has received parliamentary approval and will now follow the standard administrative

MILEX 2023: Defense Technology Runway
2023-06-02 Read More...
The International Exhibition of Arms and Military Machinery (MILEX 2023) took place at the Minsk Arena premises on 17-20 May. The capital of Belarus hosted the largest military exposition in Eastern Europe for the

Giovanni Soccodato Appointed Managing Director of MBDA Italia
2023-06-02 Read More...
Giovanni Soccodato has become MBDA Executive Group Director Sales & Business Development and Managing Director of MBDA Italy, effective 01 June

EDGE Concludes Successful LIMA 2023, Strengthening its Presence in Southeast Asia
2023-06-01 Read More...
EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has concluded a highly successful week participating for the first time at LIMA 2023, one of Asia's largest aerospace and maritime exhibitions. The group displayed an

Israel Tests Naval Iron Dome Defense System Against Multiple Attacks
2023-06-01 Read More...
The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Navy has successfully completed on 29 May 2023 a series of multi-system and multi-tier interception tests using the naval version of the Iron Dome system from the Saar 6 “Magen” in another landmark

Istanbul to Host 16th Edition of IDEF International Defence Industry Fair in July 2023
2023-05-30 Read More...
IDEF’23, the 16th International Defence Industry Fair will be organized on the dates between July 25-28, 2023, under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, hosted by Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Defence, supported by

UAE Concludes Participation in IDET Defence Industry Exhibition in Czech Republic
2023-05-30 Read More...
A group of UAE defence sector companies participated in the IDET International Defence and Security Technologies Fair, held last week in the Czech Republic, on the sidelines of the visit of a high-level delegation to the

Boeing, ST Engineering Sign P-8 Sustainment MoU
2023-05-30 Read More...
Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ST Engineering to outline potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, local parts distribution, support and sustainment work for the P-8A

FNSS Initiates ACV-15 AAPC Capability Enhancement for Turkish Land Forces
2023-05-30 Read More...
FNSS is awarded with a contract signed on capability enhancement & life extension program of Advanced Armoured Personnel Carriers (AAPC) in the inventory of the Turkish Land Forces. Within the scope of this contract, a number of

Launch of the Dassault Aviation School of Mechanics
2023-05-30 Read More...
The École de la Mécanique Dassault Aviation (EMDA) project initiated in the 2nd quarter of 2022 came to fruition on Monday April 17, 2023, in Argonay (France) with the arrival of the first session of 6 apprentices on professionalization

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