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TWO of Fincantieri’s Multipurpose Combat Ships/Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (MPCS/PPA) class offshore patrol vessels ordered by the Indonesian Navy have been officially renamed. Taking place at the Italian shipbuilder’s Muggiano (La … Read More
INDONESIA’S first of two Airbus A400M airlifters has now entered the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Seville, Spain. It marks a major milestone in the production of the A400M, production … Read More
INDIA commissioned three major combatant vessels simultaneously on January 15, comprising a destroyer, frigate and submarine. The occasion also marked the first instance these three types of vessels were commissioned … Read More
AEROSPACE, defence and security firm Leonardo S.p.A. has issued a statement denying allegations of it supplying OTO Melara 76/62 guns to the Myanmar Navy. The statement followed reports by some … Read More
JAPAN will be experience delays in the planned delivery of its first six F-35B Lightning II fighters, according to announcements by the country’s defence minister Gen Nakatani. The minister announced … Read More
TURKIYE’S unmanned combat aircraft giant Baykar has acquired Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace in a deal announced on December 27 2024. The acquisition was approved by Italy’s Ministry of Enterprises and Made … Read More
BRAZIL’S Embraer A-29 Super Tucano strikes twice, ending 2024 with a double order for the aircraft to two separate undisclosed customers. The A-29 Super Tucano is a light attack and … Read More
EMBRAER has announced the signing of a contract with an undisclosed customer for the sale of two C-390 Millenium multi-mission aircraft. According to a press release from the Brazilian firm, … Read More
KICKING off in Hanoi today was the Vietnam International Defence Expo, the second iteration of the exhibition since its first edition in 2022. Being held from December 19-22, global players … Read More
IZHEVSK Electromechanical Plant Kupol (part of Almaz – Antey ASD Corp.) presents its defence products at international exhibition Vietnam Defence Expo 2024. The joint exposition of Rosoboronexport demonstrates the Tor-E2, … Read More
