Chinas first two Type 075 amphibious assault ships – Hainan and Guangxi – being built for the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently completed full-course training tests including an evaluation on the use of weaponry. During the training program, a formation of the two vessels intercepted missiles from enemy aircraft and became qualified in tests of air defense, a video PLA Navy released on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo platform showed on Sunday
The Brazilian Army, through the Comando Logistico (COLOG) / Diretoria de Material (DMat), has chosen the Centauro II 120 mm system. The Centauro II, produced by Società Consortile Iveco – Oto Melara (CIO), was picked under the Armys Viatura Blindada de Cavalaria Média Sobre Rodas (VBC Cav - MSR 8x8) program
Myanmar has reportedly grounded its JF-17 Thunder aircraft, jointly manufactured by China and Pakistan, due to technical malfunctions. The JF-17 fighters that the Myanmar Air Force commissioned four years ago have structural cracks and other technical issues, analysts and former pilots who monitor the juntas air capabilities told
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The UK Royal Navy will receive the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), outfitted on Type 23 frigates and Type 45 destroyers, in a collaboration with the Norwegian government. Replacing the Harpoon surface-to-surface weapon, due to go out of service in 2023, the NSM anti-ship missile will be ready for operations onboard the first Royal Navy vessel in a little over 12 months
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Russias buying Iran-made loitering munitions as a quick and cheap alternative for use against Ukraine in the ongoing war. In a November meeting, the two parties reached an agreement for Tehran to produce its Kamikaze drones on Russian soil
The Royal Air Force and industry partners have carried out a world-first 100% sustainable fuel flight using a military aircraft, the defence ministry announced Friday. An RAF Voyager – the military variant of an Airbus A330 – took to the skies over Oxfordshire powered entirely by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
A “Russia-made” alleged S-300 missile struck eastern Poland on Tuesday afternoon, marking the first time since Ukraines invasion that weapons came down on a NATO country. But, who fired it? Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have used Russia-made munitions during the nine-month conflict, with the latter deploying Russia-produced missiles as part of its air defense system
The UK Ministry of Defence awarded a £4.2 billion ($5 billion) contract to BAE Systems to manufacture the next five City-class Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy in Glasgow