Philippines Receives Final Two T-129 ATAKs
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has carried out an Arrival and Blessing Ceremony for its fifth and sixth Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T-129 ATAK attack helicopters. After a traditional and … Read More
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EDGE and Fincantieri Launch MAESTRAL With 400 Million Euro Order
EDGE Group has signed an agreement with Fincantieri to officially launch MAESTRAL, an Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilding joint venture (JV) between the two industry giants. First announced in February this year, … Read More
Royal Marines To Get 6 New Warships
The Royal Marines (RM) will receive 6 new warships courtesy of the British government, said Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the … Read More
Colt IAR Introduced Into Singaporean Service
The Singapore Army has begun progressively introducing the brand new Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) 6940E-SG into service since April 24, according to the Army. In a move back to … Read More
China Kicks Off Military Drills With Cambodia, Mongolia
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has continued with joint land and naval exercises with Cambodia in the Golden Dragon drills, according to the PLA Southern Theater Command. Held with a … Read More
Final Indonesian Super Hercules Delivered
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has taken delivery of their fifth and final Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules. The aircraft arrived at Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base on May 16. … Read More
Thai Submarine Deal Afloat Again
According to media reports in Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) will revert to its original plan of acquiring a submarine from China after its secondary plan of replacing the … Read More
China’s Fujian Finishes Sea Trials
After starting sea trials earlier in May, the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) third aircraft carrier, the Type 003-class Fujian has returned to port after completing its eight-day maiden voyage. … Read More
Airbus Eurodrone’s Preliminary Design Review
The Eurodrone programme has successfully performed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Led by Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor, this major programme milestone has been completed with OCCAR and … Read More
EDGE Inks Ammo Deal With PT Pindad
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) EDGE Group, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, signed a USD27 million agreement to supply an ammunition production line to PT … Read More