Dassault Aviation plans to increase the production of its Rafale jets to four per month as the current order backlog has reached 233 aircraft. To support the nearly doubling of its production rate, the company recently inaugurated a new manufacturing and integration site in Cergy, northwest of Paris, besides setting up a joint venture with Indias Tata Advanced Systems to produce two Rafale fuselages per month in the Indian city of Hyderabad starting 2018
IG Drones has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian state government of Uttar Pradesh to set up an Advanced Drone Manufacturing and R&D Facility in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor. According to IG Drones, the new facility will focus on the mass production of the FPV Striker Drone, with an annual target of 100,000 units
Damen Naval has signed a contract with Danish company Terma A/S for the supply of the C-Guard Decoy Launching System to be fitted on the PES frigate currently under construction for the Colombian Navy. The PES frigate, based on Damen Navals SIGMA 10514 design, marks Colombias first locally built vessel of its class
A high-level delegation from Italys Defense Ministry visited Baykars facilities in Tekirdağ and Istanbul to examine the companys unmanned aerial platforms and defense technologies. On October 7, Baykar said in a statement that the delegation was led by Italian Deputy Minister of Defense Matteo Perego di Cremnago and included Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Antonio Conserva, Army Commander Lieutenant General Carmine Masiello, and Deputy Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto
Uralvagonzavod Group, part of Russias state-owned Rostec, recently delivered a new batch of tank support combat vehicles (BMPTs) to Russian troops. The deliveries come ahead of Russias Ground Forces Day and mark the first detailed update on BMPTs in several years
A joint team from HII, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the U.S
Two new F-16 Block 70 aircraft arrived at Bulgarias Graf Ignatievo Air Base
GE Aerospace handed over the fourth F404-IN20 engine to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on September 30, 2025. The delivery is part of a $716 million contract signed in 2021 for the supply of 99 engines to power the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A fighter jets
MBDA has signed a contract with Italys National Directorate of Naval Armaments for the production of the TESEO MK2/E anti-ship missile, which is currently under development for the Italian Navy. The contract covers the supply of new generation TESEO MK2/E anti-ship missiles, which will equip new units of the Italian Navy
Japan will provide 10 surveillance drones worth about ¥500 million ($3.36 million) to Sri Lankas navy, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced after talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Tokyo on Monday