A France-led initiative to acquire 1,500 Mistral 3 ground-to-air defense missiles was announced among five projects selected by the European Commission on November 14, the French General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) announced today. The project, under the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through Common Procurement Act (EDIRPA), aims to enhance air and missile defense across nine European nations, including Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Romania, Spain, Slovenia, Denmark, and France
Turkish Firm CTech has been awarded a contract by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) to provide Satellite Communication (SATCOM) modems This contract follows a competitive tender process under NATOs “Satellite Communications Transmission Services” Capability Package, aimed at modernizing and securing the Alliances satellite communication infrastructure. CTechs SecureARX system, a jam-resistant, and secure satellite communication solution, was selected to replace older versions of EPMS
Russia claims to have intercepted five out of six U.S
Even as Russian President Vladimir Putin called German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz to discuss a possible settlement to the Ukraine stalemate, Dutch Armed Forces Commander General Onno Eichelsheim said that there is a serious possibility that he (Putin) will attack a NATO country if he wins the war in Ukraine. Speaking in Bunnik, Eichelsheim described Putin as the "biggest threat at the moment," emphasizing that a Russian victory could trigger large-scale deployments of Dutch soldiers to NATOs eastern flank
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted a test flight of its Gray Eagle STOL unmanned aircraft on November 12, 2024, launching it from the South Korean Navys amphibious landing ship, Dokdo, near Pohang
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In a first, Hezbollah, also known as the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, claimed responsibility for an aerial attack targeting Israels Ministry of Security in Tel Aviv. According to Hezbollahs statement cited by group-aligned
The South Korean (ROK) Navy yesterday tested the takeoff of the General Atomics "Mojave" drone from the ROKS Dokdo, exploring the potential to convert the amphibious assault ship into a drone carrier. This was the second takeoff of the Mojave from a flight deck, after a test on the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales last year, and the first instance of launching a fixed-wing drone from a large vessel, as the ROK Navy had previously only operated VTOL UAVs
The Yemeni Armed Forces reported conducting two extended military operations targeting U.S
China has increased its military flights into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) by 300%, according to the U.S