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Philippine Navy vessels today evaded harassment by Chinese Coast Guard boats and managed to complete their resupply mission to the Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) which is anchored at the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This is the third such incident in two months
A police investigation into the October 7 Hamas attack on the Nova festival in Israel has revealed that an IDF combat helicopter that arrived at the scene from the Ramat David base fired at he Hamas operatives and apparently also hit some of the revelers who were there. While most of 4400 participants who attended fled before the Hamas operatives arrived, 364 people were killed,
Russia and Myanmar will practice how to repel unmanned boats attacking warships besides anti-submarine operations in their first-ever joint naval exercise from November 7-9 in the Andaman Sea. Repelling drone boats is a relatively new concept to naval warfare and has arisen from Ukrainian explosive-laden unmanned boats that have rammed against Russian warships in the Black Sea
The Royal Australian Navy has announced the integration of Rheinmetall Defence's "Multi-Ammunition Soft Kill System" (MASS) to its naval fleet, a technology that is designed to protect warships from kinetic and non-kinetic attacks. The MASS system employs an electromagnetic "screen" or "shield" to thwart, confuse, jam, or disable guidance systems embedded in anti-ship missiles and laser-guided munitions that pose threats to vessels at sea
India has granted the first 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) clearance in the defense sector, with Swedens Saab receiving approval to establish a facility dedicated to the production of components for the Carl-Gustaf system. The FDI proposal, valued at just under INR 500 crore ($60 million), received the green light last month
In response to recent damage to critical undersea infrastructure, NATO's Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) fleet is ramping up patrols in the Baltic Sea. This decision comes in the wake of two undersea cables between Estonia and Sweden being compromised, raising concerns about potential threats in the region
In a historic milestone, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on November 2 that an F-35I Adir fighter jet successfully intercepted a cruise missile, marking the first known use of the American-made stealth fighter for this purpose. The interception took place as part of a broader effort to defend Israeli airspace from increasing airborne threats originating from the south
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in the past month, Russian air defense systems thwarted multiple threats, destroying a total of 37 Ukrainian aircraft and six U.S
Italy is reportedly in discussions to sell two Pattugliatore Polivante d'Altura (PPA) Paolo Thaon class multipurpose patrol boats to Indonesia. The ships to be sold would be among those already being built for the Italian navy in order to accelerate delivery, Italian junior defense minister Matteo Perego di Cremnago was quoted as saying by