Saudi Arabia Receives First Navantia Avante 2200 Corvette
Spanish firm Navantia delivered the first of five Avante 2200-class corvettes to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) on Thursday in a ceremony held at the facilities of the Naval Base of La Carraca, in San Fernando (Cádiz). The AL-JUBAIL corvette was built in its shipyards in the Bay of Cadiz...
Fincantieri Launches 4th Al Zubarah-Class Corvette for Qatar
The launching of the corvette “Sumaysimah”, the fourth of the Al Zubarah-class (or Doha-class) of four vessels ordered to Fincantieri by Qatar took place at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard on Tuesday. The ceremony was attended by H
ORCA Underwater Drone Development Gets Extra Push with $72.5M Contract Awarded to...
Boeing won a contract valued $72.5 million to continue the development of ORCA Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) for the U
Greece Orders Additional Rafale Jets, Belharra Frigates
Greece inked a deal for the procurement of six additional Rafale combat jets and three Belharra frigates with France. Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, and Vice-Admiral Aristidis Alexopoulos, Director General of Armaments and Investments of the Greek Ministry of Defence, signed in Athens, in the presence of Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces, and Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Greek Minister of National Defence, a contract for the acquisition of six additional new Rafale aircraft, Dassault Aviation confirmed in a
Turkey-modernized Pak Submarine Sinks Decommissioned Ship in Torpedo Trials
Pakistan Navys Agosta 90B Class Submarine PNS/M HAMZA (S-139), modernized by Turkish firm STM managed to hit and sink a decommissioned frigate with a single torpedo shot. The trial was conducted during the SEASPARK-2022 Tactical Exercise, which was held biennially by the Pakistan Naval Forces Command
Russia to Start Building 2 Project 677 Diesel-Electric Subs in 2022
Keel-laying ceremonies for two multi-role diesel-electric submarines of Project 677 (Lada series) will be held this year at the Admiralty Shipyards, an affiliate of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC). The information was revealed to government-owned
S.Korea Launches New FFX Batch-II Anti-Submarine Frigate
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) launched a new 2,800-ton frigate with enhanced anti-submarine capabilities. Launching ceremony for the Chuncheon took place at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co
Chinese Aircraft Carrier 'Shadong' Transits Through Taiwan Straits for the First Time
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Armys Shandong aircraft carrier reportedly transited the Taiwan Straits for the first time, after a U.S
Italian Navy Receives First Fincantieri Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship
Fincantieri said it
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
U.K. Royal Navy’s New Mini Helicopter Drone Debuts on Operations in Gulf...
Netherlands Extends Deployment of MQ-9 Reapers in Romania Until 2026
First Batch of 'Ready To Fly' Russian Engines Shipped For Installation on...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U