The first of six 3600-ton frigates, the Chungnam (FFG-828), built for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, was
The UK Minister for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk attended the ceremony to officially begin construction on the Royal Navys future HMS Birmingham at BAE Systems Govan shipyard in Glasgow. The steel cut marked the official start of build on the fourth of eight Type 26 frigates
The Czech Republics First Deputy Minister of Defence František Šulc and Air Force Commander Brigadier General Petr Čepelka participated at the ceremony marking the handover of the first H1 helicopter to the Czech Armed Forces in the Bell Textron factory in Amarillo, Texas. Eight UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters and four AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters will replace the Czech Air Forces obsolete Mi-24V/35 helicopters
Northrop Grumman and Shield AI have been chosen by the U.S
The Brazilian Navy and Águas Azuis laid keel for the Brazilian Navys Tamandaré frigate at thyssenkrupp Estaleiro Brasil Sul in Itajaí, Santa Catarina. Aguas Azuis is a special purpose entity (SPE) formed by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Embraer Defense & Security and Atech
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army is using its J-20 stealth fighters to practice ground attack scenarios by the American F-35 aircraft. The PLA apprehends that both ground and carrier based F-35 jets will be deployed by the Pentagon in any confrontation over the South China Sea (SCS)
NATO air policing drills saw Polish MiG-29 and F-16 fighters, French Rafale jets and Dutch F-35 stealth jets simulating aircraft intercepts and conducting approach, handover and escort procedures. Polish MiG-29 and Netherlands F-35 jets took off from Malbork Air Base to fly integration training in Polish airspace
The Pentagons national defense budget pegged at $886.3 billion is "the most strategy aligned budget in history” and is aimed at “strategic competition with China," a top defense official has said
Italy is reportedly planning a massive purchase of Leopard 2A7 tanks from Germany for approximately €8 billion. This was reported recently by Italian news agency
Egyptian Air Forces Rafale fighters have become the first export Rafales to reach 10,000 flight hours, Dassault Aviation announced Wednesday. In the presence of senior Egyptian authorities and Dassault Aviation representatives, a ceremony to celebrate the Rafale's 10,000 flight hours was held last week at Gebel el Basur Air Base (Beheira, Egypt) where the Air Force's Rafale "Wild Wolves" squadron is stationed