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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

Lockheed Martin Announces Successful First Flight of F-16 Block 70 Aircraft
2023-01-26 Read More...
Lockheed Martin announced the successful first flight of the F-16 Block 70 at its Greenville, South Carolina

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

Algerian Chief-of-Staff Pays Official Visit to France
2023-01-24 Read More...
The Chief-of-Staff of the Algerian People’s National Army, General Saïd Chanegriha (photo), started Monday an official state visit to France, on the invitation of the French Chief of Defense Staff, the Army General Thierry Burkhard, the Algerian

Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) Announces New Partnership with HORIBA MIRA
2023-01-24 Read More...
On January 24th, IDV and HORIBA MIRA have confirmed the formation of a new partnership to unite their complementary capabilities in the rapidly developing Uncrewed Ground Vehicle (UGV)

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

Sikorsky Delivers 5,000th “Hawk,” Highlights Versatility & Future of Iconic Helicopter
2023-01-23 Read More...
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, delivered its 5,000th “Hawk” variant helicopter, a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk. The iconic aircraft will continue to support medium-lift requirements for the U.S. military and international operators for decades

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

DE&S, Team Resolute Sign Fleet Solid Support Ships Contract
2023-01-22 Read More...
DE&S has awarded a £1.6 billion contract to Team Resolute to manufacture the vessels providing munitions, stores and provisions to the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers, destroyers and frigates, the UK Ministry of Defence

HENSOLDT Develops SIGINT Pod Demonstrator for Eurodrone
2023-01-22 Read More...
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is developing sensor equipment that can be integrated into a pod to give the recently commissioned Eurodrone a signals intelligence (SIGINT) capability. The sensor technology for reconnaissance of radio and

Oshkosh Defense Receives New U.S. Order for Additional FMTV A2s
2023-01-20 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has placed a $141 Million order for 414 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2 (FMTV

Leonardo to Supply 18 Addditional AW169M Light Utility Helicopters to Austria
2023-01-20 Read More...
Leonardo and the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness of the Italian Secretariat General of Defence/National Armaments Directorate signed Wednesday the Acquisition Contract for the supply of an additional 18 AW169M Light Utility

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

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