Naval Group said it launched third of the four Offshore Patrol Vessel 87 (OPV 87) ordered by Argentina at Concarneau shipyard (Brittany). After the recent delivery of A
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Lockheed Martin said it delivered Swedens first Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors in April. U
As part of stepped-up cooperation between the Japanese Self Defense Forces (SDF) and the Philippine military, the latter will receive disaster-relief tools including jackhammers, sonars, and engine cutters among others worth ¥120 million ($1.1 million)
South Korea launched Daejeon, its new 2,800-ton anti-submarine frigate, on Monday. ROKS Daejeon is the fifth of the Navys FFX Batch II frigates being built to replace old 1,500-ton frigates and 1,000-ton patrol combat corvettes
Raytheon won $234 million from the U.S
Qatar is still studying the long-delayed purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia. "There is no progress regarding (Qatar's purchases of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems) S-400, but Qatar is comprehensively considering issues related to cooperation with Russia on weapons systems," Ambassador of Qatar to the Russian Federation Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jasim Al Thani said in an interview to Kommersant newspaper today
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South Koreas defense procurement agency has given full-scale development go-ahead for an unmanned ground surveillance vehicle (USV) following successful completion of exploratory development. In March 2021, the USV reached Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 regarding key unmanned technologies, including self-driving, obstacle detection/avoidance, and surveillance
The Czech Republic has expelled 18 Russian diplomats after an investigation linked their involvement to a 2014 ammunition depot explosion and will discuss the matter at an upcoming NATO summit on Tuesday. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced that there was a reasonable suspicion of the involvement of Russian secret service GRU officers in the explosions of ammunition depots in Vrbětice