The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) took delivery of "Al Diriyah,” the second of five Avante 2200 class corvettes built by Navantia, in a ceremony held at the facilities of the Naval Base of La Carraca, in San Fernando (Cádiz). The contract for the construction of five corvettes entered into force in November 2018
Russias Rostec-owned Ruselectronics holding has developed electronic components to replace American-made communications equipment of SSJ-100 Superjet and MC-21 aircraft. The technical parameters of the new devices make it possible to completely replace American products in the on-board radio communication equipment, state-owned Rostec said in a
Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has won a contract for engineering and design from the U.S
The UK Ministry of Defence's Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Future Capability Group (FCG) awarded a four-year contract valued €71 million to Leonardo to deliver the Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System (RWUAS) Technology Demonstration Programme (TDP), "RWUAS CCD Phase 3 TDP”. This programme funded through Defence Innovation, will include the flight of an advanced uncrewed VTOL prototype referred to by the UK MOD as “Proteus”
Fincantieri held a steel cutting ceremony for the second Logistic Support Ship (LSS) for the Italian Navy on Wednesday. The ceremony took place at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard, where the LSS will be entirely built and delivered in 2025
European MBDA presented at the Farnborough Airshow its vision for weapon effects optimisation in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). As part of its involvement in the FCAS programme, MBDA is developing a Weapon Effects Management System
The US Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the award of two prototype agreements worth over $1.3 billion to set up 28 satellites providing the initial missile warning/missile tracking capability of the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA)
British laser weapon Dragonfire designed under Laser Directed Energy Programme (LDEW) led by MBDA, has successfully begun a series of trials. The first of these trials recently conducted by the Dragonfire consortium – a joint industry and UK MOD collaboration between MBDA, Leonardo, QinetiQ and Dstl – at low power proved the system can track air and sea targets
Belarus plans to put into service Mi-35 attack helicopters and S-400 air defense systems – both produced by Russia – “in the near future." "In the near future, the issue is being worked out and the Mi-35 attack helicopter, as well as the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, will be put into service," Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic, Major General Dmitry Mikholap said on the air of the STV channel on Sunday
Estonia could soon order M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for $500 million, now that the U.S