The United States and Sweden have commenced lobbying to sell fighters to Thailand which is looking to replace its ageing F-16s and Gripen jets. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on June 30 Sunday that the U
The Canadian defense ministry has announced the start of construction for the countrys new fleet of Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) today. The new fleet will be known as River-class destroyers, with the first three ships named His Majestys Canadian Ships (HMCS) Fraser, Saint-Laurent, and Mackenzie
The Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière dArmement (OCCAR) has exercised an option to build the fourth new-generation submarine under the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) program for the Italian Navy. The
Due to air defense system issues on the frigate Iver Huitfeldt during its deployment in the Red Sea, Denmark will modify its NATO contribution by stationing frigates at Danish ports for the latter half of 2024. Initially, the frigates Iver Huitfeldt and Niels Juel were scheduled to alternate as the flagship of NATO's naval force (SNMG1) from July to November 2024
The delivery ceremony of the Gowind corvette Al Emarat, ordered by the United Arab Emirates from Naval Group, took place on June 27, 2024, in Lorient. The event was attended by an official delegation from the U
Boeing has entered into a contract with Lockheed Martin Australia to supply the deployed communications components for the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) next-generation Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) under the AIR6500 program. Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) will provide hardware and software solutions for voice and data services within the JABMS command and control framework
North Korea has started delivering large batches of 130-mm high-explosive fragmentation shells OF-482M to Russia, intended for use with long-range 130-mm M-46 cannons. These projectiles have a range of 27,490 meters, equivalent to the performance of the 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, despite lacking bottom pressurization gas generators, as per
BAE Systems has awarded a contract worth up to €42 million (1 billion Czech Koruna) to Tatra Defense Vehicle, a Czech company, for the welding, paint, and installation of hull insulation for BvS10 vehicles. This contract is part of the new three-nation Collaborative All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV-3N) program
Boeing has completed the upgrade and life extension of the first two service life modification (SLM) F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets. The programs first aircraft were delivered for upgrading in mid-2023
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