The latest general news
Australia and Malaysia’s deepening relationship has reached a new milestone with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB), Australia’s Minister for Defence, Linda Reynolds said. She … Read More
The French government has ordered seven Dasasult Aviation Albatros maritime patrol aircraft, to be delivered from 2025. The “Albatros” Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR) programme, which will be based … Read More
The Airbus-built European ocean satellite “Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich” has successfully begun its “Seeing-the-Seas” mission., Airbus Defence and Space said today. “On 21 November 2020 the satellite lifted-off from Space … Read More
CANBERRA: A high-speed satellite communications (SATCOM) system has been installed on a second Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Super Hercules, providing in-flight internet connection to crew and passengers. RAAF … Read More
TOKYO: Japan has launched the first of a new class of compact multi-mission stealth frigates expected to be commissioned into the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) beginning 2022. “The naming … Read More
PARIS: The French Space Command is expanding and diversifying its sources of information concerning the space environment by subscribing to WeTrack, a global network of radio-frequency (RF) sensors designed, owned … Read More
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract worth NOK200 million ($22 million) with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to supply propeller systems for five F110 frigates, currently under construction for the Spanish Navy. … Read More
Taiwan has grounded its entire fleet of about 140 US-made F-16 fighters after one of the aircraft crashed during a training mission Nov 17. Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said the single-seat … Read More
HENGELO: Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding and Thales has signed a contract for the delivery and full integration of Thales’s Mission and Combat System for the four MKS 180 class frigates … Read More
CAE today announced it has been awarded a subcontract by Lockheed Martin to supply the CAE Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) system for United States Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. CAE … Read More
