Babcock, in collaboration with BAE Systems and Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), is set to develop the ARCHER wheeled mobile artillery system as the UK Ministry of Defence's replacement for the British Army's legacy AS90. Babcock's production facilities in Devonport and Walsall will play a crucial role in consolidating the Archer superstructure and ammunition resupply system
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has commenced the assembly activities for the second and third prototypes of the National Combat Aircraft KAAN, marking progress in the country's ambitious defense project. The assembly of the second KAAN prototype is slated for completion in the first half of 2024
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An Osprey tilt-rotor plane belonging to the U.S
The Spartaco Schergat frigate, the ninth in a series of 10 FREMM vessels (Multi-Mission European Frigates), was ceremoniously launched at the Riva Trigoso integrated shipyard in Genoa, on November 24. Fincantieri, the chosen shipbuilder commissioned by the Italian Navy, is delivering these vessels as part of an extensive Italo-French international cooperation program overseen by OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière dArmement), a joint organization fostering European cooperation in armaments
Philippine Navy vessels today evaded harassment by Chinese Coast Guard boats and managed to complete their resupply mission to the Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) which is anchored at the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This is the third such incident in two months
India has granted the first 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) clearance in the defense sector, with Swedens Saab receiving approval to establish a facility dedicated to the production of components for the Carl-Gustaf system. The FDI proposal, valued at just under INR 500 crore ($60 million), received the green light last month
Ukraine's defense industry is developing a new towed gun, presumably of 155mm caliber, designed to accommodate shells supplied by allies. Brigadier General Serhii Baranov, who serves as the Head of the Main Missile and Artillery and Unmanned Systems Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, revealed these developments in an
In a recent evaluation of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) revealed potential connections between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and North Korea. This assessment comes in the wake of Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on October 7th
The Philippines Armed Forces (PAF) announced an increase in re-supply missions to its personnel stationed on Ayungin Shoal even as the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) claimed its vessels “regulated” the PAF ships in waters surrounding the shoal over which it “undisputed sovereignty. The dispute over Ayungin Shoal took a new turn when the CCG asserted its control over the surrounding waters, prompting a strong rebuke from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)