As the new year approaches, the Brazilian Air Force welcomed its latest Gripen E fighter, delivered by the Swedish company Saab, as reported on the company's official 'X' (formerly Twitter) page
Germany recently played host to the Principals' Board conference of the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative, marking the first time the conference was held on German soil. The international gathering, held at the Julius Leber barracks in Berlin from December 5th to 7th, brought together high-ranking representatives from the defense ministries and armed forces of Germany, New Zealand, Great Britain, the USA, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, and Norway
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Thales signed a letter of award on December 8 for the supply of the Ground Master 400Α (GM400α) long-range radar system to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). This development is part of the defense cooperation framework between France and Malaysia, marking a continuation of their collaboration since 2009 when the RMAF became the launch customer for the GM400's predecessor
Lockheed Martin conducted a government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system's electronic attack capabilities on a U.S
The French Navy's FREMM frigate Languedoc deployed the Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles in combat to shoot down hostile drones off Yemen, marking the first engagement of the missile system manufactured by MBDA. The event unfolded during a routine patrol mission in the Red Sea, where two drones suspected to have originated from Yemen targeted the multi-mission frigate
In a significant move to aid Ukraine in overcoming the impacts of the Russian blockade in the Black Sea, the United Kingdom is set to transfer two Royal Navy mine-hunting ships to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The announcement was made by Defense Secretary Grant Shapps during the launch of the new Maritime Capability Coalition alongside his Norwegian counterpart
Using technology similar to that of guiding bombs to their targets, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a precision airdrop of water tanks to soldiers battling Palestinians in Gaza. The logistical airdrop involved parachuting approximately 7 tons of water to several hundred IDF soldiers currently engaged in combat in Khan Yunis
Babcock, in collaboration with BAE Systems and Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), is set to develop the ARCHER wheeled mobile artillery system as the UK Ministry of Defence's replacement for the British Army's legacy AS90. Babcock's production facilities in Devonport and Walsall will play a crucial role in consolidating the Archer superstructure and ammunition resupply system
In the most recent test conducted by the U.S