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The United Kingdom has created National Shipbuilding Office to galvanise and promote the UKs shipbuilding enterprise. “The creation of the National Shipbuilding Office and the appointment of Rear Admiral Rex Cox marks a further demonstration of this Governments ambition to supercharge the UKs shipbuilding industry across all four corners of the UK,” Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said
Sudan wants to receive economic assistance from Russia for allowing the latter to build a naval base in the country. Khartoum is willing to lease the port to Moscow for five years, and is offering to extend the lease period for 25 years, Sudanese military told Russias state-owned
Lockheed Martin won a $101 million contract to supply Hellfire missiles and containers to Indonesia, Greece, U.A
The Australian Department of Defence signed the acceptance certificate of NUSHIP Stalwart, the second of the two Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships built by Navantia Ría de Ferrol for the Royal Australian Navy, today. The acceptance of NUSHIP Stalwart on August 30 follows two months of fit-out activities carried out at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia
Russia will pitch its MiG-35 jet for Malaysia's light fighter aircraft procurement program, a field that could potentially include the Indian LCA Mk1A, Pakistani-Chinese JF-17, Dassault Rafale, Boeing F/A-18 and the F-16 Block 70/72. The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) sent out a Request for Proposal (RFP) earlier this year to various manufacturers around the world for 18 brand new aircraft (Fighter Lead In Trainer-Light Combat Aircraft, or FLIR-LCA) to replace its fleet of ageing FA/18 and MiG-29 jets
The South Korean Navy will launch ROKS Pohang, its new Daegu-class FFX Batch II frigate with improved anti-submarine capabilities, on Wednesday. Pohang is the sixth of the countrys 2,800-ton FFX Batch II frigates being built to replace the Navy's 1,500-ton frigates and 1,000-ton patrol combat corvettes
The defense minister of France, Germany and Spain signed an implementation agreement of the NGWS / FCAS (Next Generation Weapon System within a Future Combat Air System) program, regulating the latter's activities over the period 2021 and 2027. The signing of this agreement confirms the commitment of Germany, Spain and France to the development of a new generation combat aviation capable of facing future threats and challenges along with maintaining a dynamic European defense industrial and technological base
South Korean Ministry of Defense has requested a defense budget of 55.23 trillion won ($42
A bomb-laden drone targeted at Saudi Arabias Abha airport left eight people injured and a civilian plane damaged. Citing the Saudi-led coalition, local media reported that a second explosive hostile drone was intercepted and shot down