Indonesia has activated the second tranche of orders for Rafale fighters produced by Frances Dassault Aviation, with the Southeast Asian country now holding firm commitments for 24 aircraft. In February 2022, Jakarta signed agreements for the acquisition of 42
Israels RAFAEL has won a new contract with an Asian nation to provide comprehensive maintenance support services for operational systems employed by its navy. The multi-year agreement is estimated at 100 million Shekels ($30 million) and will include maintenance services for the navys TYPHOON and MINI-TYPHOON remotely-controlled naval weapon stations, Naval SPIKE ER and NLOS missile systems, EO surveillance systems, as well as EW Integrated Decoy Systems (IDS)
China and the United Arab Emirates (U.A
The recent incident involving Chinas “harassment” of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has pushed the latters allies to offer help. On August 8, Japan and the Philippines signed an exchange of note for a 1
Pakistans National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (NASTP), which was officially opened on August 4 signed a cooperation agreement with Turkish Drone maker, Baykar for R & D. With the R&D studies that Baykar will carry out within NASTP, the foundation of the comprehensive cooperation to be carried out in the future has been laid
Israels Defense Ministry said the U.S
South Korea would not have to receive approval from Germanys Office for Economic Affairs and Exports (BAFA) if Berlin confers a NATO-like status to the country. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said it is planning to “quickly” obtain the nod from German Federal Ministry of Economic and Climate Protection (BMWK)
The Netherlands will award a contract to build four submarines by first quarter of 2024. Dutch Secretary for Defence Christophe van der Maat informed the House of Representatives July 28 that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received replies to its invitation to tender for the delivery of four new submarines
The European Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has awarded Naviris and Eurosam a contract for the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) of the French and Italian Horizon frigates. The two co-contractors, Naviris and eurosam, will work with MBDA Italia, MBDA France and Thales for the new generation of Principal Anti-Air Missile System & Long-Range Radar (PAAMS & LRR) to be installed on the frigates
Saab has submitted four C718 Expeditionary submarines as its bid for the replacement of Netherlands current submarines. The C718s are modular which allows for incorporation of new technologies in the future