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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
Iraq’s Army Chief, Korean Delegation Discuss Developing Air Defense Capabilities
On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, the Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, met on Wednesday with a Korean delegation to discuss and follow up on the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and contracts signed
EDGE, Brazilian Army to Establish First Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Latin America
EDGE Group, a UAE-based advanced technology and defence group, and the Brazilian Army, through the Cyber Defence Command (ComDCiber), will establish a Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (COE), the first institution of its kind
Naval Group-PT PAL Launch Construction for Indonesia’s First Scorpène Submarine
On 7th August 2026, the steel-cutting ceremony of Indonesia’s first Scorpène submarine took place at PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya, marking the start of the construction phase of the Scorpène for the Republic of Indonesia (SRI)
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