Keel of the third ship (Yard- 12653) of the Indian Navy P17A class stealth frigates was laid on 10 Sep 2020. The keel laying ceremony was conducted through an e-platform in the presence of Vice Admiral R B Pandit, Chief of Staff, HQWNC and Vice Admiral Narayan Prasad CMD of MDL Shipyard, an Indian MoD release said
Estonian Defense Forces' (EDF) along with United States Army and the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup, practiced firing a M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) at their central polygon training area in Harju County, Estonia. Commander of the EDF Maj
The Indonesian Ministry of Defence has asked Thales Group to modernize KRI Usman-Harun multi-role light frigate. In March 2020, Indonesias defence ministry formally launched the modernisation, signing an agreement with lead contractor, PT Len, and Thales, to upgrade KRI Usman-Harun – with completion expected by 2023, Thales said in a
The first Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) has driven off the BAE Systems production line to be delivered to the U.S
A team from the French munitions manufacturer, MBDA is expected in Athens on September 3 to discuss the supply of missiles and other munitions for the proposed Rafale fighter jets that Greece is likely to purchase. The discussions would center on the prospect of acquiring state-of-the-art missiles such as Meteor, Mica NG and SCALP
The Indian Army has accused China of transgressing into its territory near southern bank of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh in the intervening night of August 29-30. Talks between India and China have been stuck in a stalemate since mid-July
A day after China accused a United States frigate of trespassing in a part of the South China Sea (SCS) where it is holding naval exercises including firing of the DF-16 anti-ship missile dubbed ‘carrier killer, the US commerce department sanctioned several Chinese companies involved in construction of SCS islands besides accusing Beijing of escalating the militarization of the SCS. The Trump administration on Wednesday added two dozen Chinese companies to a government list that bans them from buying American products
China on Sunday launched the first Type-054 frigate being built for the Pakistan Navy. “Launching ceremony of 1st state of the art Type-054 class frigate for Pakistan Navy, was held at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard, China
Russian defense industry is presently committed to ship $15 billion worth of military equipment to India and expects another contract for Igla-S MANPADS soon. “Everything is going smoothly with Indian partners
France today deployed two Rafale fighter jets to La Sude, Crete which were previously flown to Cyprus from August 10 to 12 for an exercise. The move is seen as an attempt to check the military presence of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean which is proceeding with hydrocarbons survey amidst a dispute with Greece