The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) received two Fani-class mine countermeasures vessels (MCMV) on August 14. Based on the Frankenthal-class, the two Fani-class MCMVs were built by the German shipyard, Abeking & Rasmussen, and delivered from Bremerhaven Port to Surabaya using a heavy load carrier, Combi Dock I
Following the Nord Stream gas pipeline blowing up, Russia's Rubin Design Bureau has developed an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to continuously monitor threats to oil and gas pipelines on the seabed. On September 26, 2022, four explosions rocked the $23 billion Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that carried natural gas from Russia to Europe
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and team have developed a small form factor prototype kit for cyber threat hunting that is designed to detect and counter malicious activity on U.S
Rheinmetall will reportedly handover several Luna new generation drone systems to Ukraine by year-end. The package will consist of a ground control station with several drones, a launch catapult and military trucks,
Russian defense ministry will soon receive a batch of Su-57 combat aircraft powered by new Saturn Izdelie-30 engines. This was reported by Russia's government-owned Zvezda
Russian Helicopters will showcase at the ARMY-2023 Forum an upgraded version of the Ka-226T multi-purpose helicopter built using lighter materials and which comes with increased range. In an official release, the company said the upgraded aircraft is adapted for flights in the mountains and over the water surface
The Philippines is planning to deploy more aircraft and ships besides tapping reservists to counter aggressive Chinese fishing vessels within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “Yes, definitely we have plans to deploy more ships and even our aircraft to secure our EEZ
MD Helicopters (MDH) announced a contractwith a Middle East customer to provide six Cayuse Warrior Plus Attack/Scout aircraft with precision weapons capability and six armed MD 530F glass cockpit upgrades. The twelve aircraft will support counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations by providing area security, tactical reconnaissance, convoy escort, and drug interdiction throughout the country
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)
Navantia laid the keel at Spains Ferrol shipyard for the first of five F110 frigates being built for countrys Navy. The construction of the first pilot blocks of the F-111, the first of its class, began in April 2022 in a cut of first steel ceremony led by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez