Saudi Arabias air defenses shot down several ballistic missiles and drones launched by Yemeni Houthi rebels. Spokesman for the armed forces of Yemen, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said in a televised statement this morning that they are targeting number of targets in Riyadh, Jeddah, Taif, Jizan, Najran and Asir
Russias state-owned Rosoboronexport has detailed the multi-million dollar AK-203 assault rifles project it signed with India, as well as others in the pipeline. On December 6, a contract for AK-203s was signed between the joint Russian-Indian company Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) which was established in March 2019 and the Indian Ministry of Defense for production of over 600,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles in India and supply to the country's security, defense and law enforcement agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that a new sea-based hypersonic missile will enter combat duty in Russia as of next year. "We have carried out a test, and a successful one
Navantia and Telefónica Tech have begun to work on the development of a reinforced cybersecurity system for the Spanish Navys S-80 class submarines. Navantia and the Ministry of Defense have worked on the design of an advanced system that will be incorporated into submarines in the final phase of construction
The Russian Navy launched a Tsirkon hypersonic missile from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate from the White Sea to hit a sea target at a range of over 400 km. In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said the Northern Fleets frigate conducted another test-launch as part of the final stage of hypersonic missile armament trials
The French Navy has commissioned the first FREMM-DA multi-mission frigate with enhanced air defense capability, Alsace. Alsace was handed over to the Navy by French shipbuilder Naval Group in April
Dassault Aviation announced Monday that the Rafale contract with Egypt “has entered into force.” It could mean that production of 30 Rafale jets, contracted in May 2021 has begun following the completion of the previous contract to supply 24 jets
Israeli firm Rafael said today it is establishing a joint venture with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) to produce Trophy active protection systems (APS). EuroTrophy, the JV, will be based in Germany
Pakistan Navy on Monday officially took delivery of the first Type 054A/P frigate from China, the largest warship the country has ever exported. The PNS Tughril was commissioned at Hudong Zhonghua (HZ) Shipyard, China
Germany and Israel announced successful live fire test of Rafael-made Trophy Active Protection System (APS) from the German Armys Leopard 2 tanks recently. Rafael said in a statement that the Trophy APS, designed for anti-armor attacks, was integrated onto the tanks after a government-to-government agreement was reached in February