Taiwan Eyes Mirage 2000 Service Life Extension
TAIPEI: Taiwan is looking at the possibility of extending the service life of a number of its Mirage 2000 fighter jets for both “strategic and risk-hedging” reasons, the Air Force … Read More
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Indonesia Buys 12 Turkish Military Drones to Boost Air Surveillance
Indonesia has bought 12 ANKA surveillance and reconnaissance drones worth US$300 million from Turkish Aerospace to be used by its military to strengthen the nation’s defences, its Defence Ministry said. … Read More
Boeing Transitions to New Chinook Production with South Korea Block 1 Contract
As part of a US Department of Defense Foreign Military Sale (FMS), Boeing have received a contract to produce 18 CH-47F Block I Chinooks for South Korea and one additional … Read More
Next Generation Infantry Fighting Vehicles for Australian Army Selected
CANBERRA: South Korea’s defence contractor, Hanwha, has been selected to supply new armoured vehicles to Australia to replace the Army’s ageing fleet of Vietnam War era combat vehicles. Hanwha beat Germany’s … Read More
RTX Connects New Platforms as Battlefield Nodes
RTX demonstrated advanced AI-enabled communications systems to rapidly distribute data to coalition partners during the second round of the US Indo-Pacific Command’s Northern Edge 2023 exercise series at Kadena Air … Read More
Voyager Space and Airbus Announce Joint Venture to Build and Operate Starlab Space Station
Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, and Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus), the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe, has announced an agreement paving the way … Read More
Pakistan Navy Launches New Ship
Karachi: Pakistan Navy’s MILGEM-class ship PNS Tariq launched at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW), in the presence of Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Vice President of Turkiye, … Read More
The Best of Turkish Defence for the World’s Armed Forces at IDEF
ISTANBUL: Turkish defence companies showcased new and updated defence systems encompassing all battle domains for land, naval and air forces at a defence exhibition which ended over the weekend here. … Read More
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali Signs Contract for New Italian Navy OPVs
As part of the Italian Navy OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) acquisition programme Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo, with respective stakes of 51% and 49%, … Read More
HYDIS² Consortium Project for Hypersonic Defence Interceptor Proposed for Funding by the European Commission
In May 2023, the HYDIS² consortium, composed of 19 partners and more than 20 subcontractors across 14 European countries, submitted a proposal for a concept architecture and technology maturation study … Read More