South Korea and Peru begun a new level of cooperation in the defense industry through the joint development of ships, submarines besides manufacture of KF-21 jet parts and armored vehicles. President Yoon Suk Yeol and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte announced the agreement on Saturday in a joint statement after their summit talks held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru
dias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the countrys first long-range hypersonic missile from its launch side off the coast of Odisha late on November 16. This hypersonic missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1,500 kms for the Armed Forces, a DRDO release said
AeroVironment (AV) has announced Project GOLD, a software update for its Puma 3 AE and Puma LE uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). These updates improve the systems' ability to operate in environments where GPS and communication signals are unreliable, unavailable, or jammed
PT PAL Indonesia, in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Defense (Kemhan), has conducted the keel laying for the second Merah Putih (Red White) Frigate. The ceremony, held at the Submarine Divisions hangar of PT PAL Indonesia, involved the laying of the main structural component, initiating the ship's official lifespan calculation
Even as Russian President Vladimir Putin called German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz to discuss a possible settlement to the Ukraine stalemate, Dutch Armed Forces Commander General Onno Eichelsheim said that there is a serious possibility that he (Putin) will attack a NATO country if he wins the war in Ukraine. Speaking in Bunnik, Eichelsheim described Putin as the "biggest threat at the moment," emphasizing that a Russian victory could trigger large-scale deployments of Dutch soldiers to NATOs eastern flank
The Polish Armed Forces will strengthen their reconnaissance capabilities with the addition of 52
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BAE Systems has started building a new plant in UKs Sheffield for the development and production of M777 howitzers. This marks a £25 million investment aimed at revitalizing the UKs artillery manufacturing sector
Patria and the Latvian Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement for the production and delivery of 56 additional Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles, designated as command and control (C2) units. This expands the deliveries already underway as part of the multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme
China has officially inaugurated the $3.5 billion Chancay port in Peru, marking its first Beijing-funded port in Latin America