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U.S. Agrees to Sell SM-6 Missile Interceptors to South Korea
November 15, 2023 @ 03:42 AMThe State Department has greenlit a $650 million sale of Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) shipborne missile interceptors and related equipment to South Korea, bolstering the Asian ally's security capabilities. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced a potential government-to-government Foreign Military Sale in response to South Korea's request for 38 SM-6 Block I missiles, vertical launch system canisters, training aids, and related equipment
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China-Pakistan to Conduct their First Joint Sea Patrol as Part of Sea...
November 14, 2023 @ 05:04 AMChina and Pakistan have launched the Sea Guardians-3 joint maritime exercise, including their first joint sea patrol in Karachi, with reciprocal observers and Chinese participation in the exercise alongside Pakistani anti-submarine patrol aircraft. Spanning seven days from November 11 to 17 in the waters and airspace of the northern Arabian Sea, the exercise is divided into two phases: shore-based exchanges and maritime joint operations
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Slovakia Cancels Military Aid Package to Ukraine
November 9, 2023 @ 06:18 PMThe Government of Slovakia canceled a Euro 40 million military aid package to Ukraine, its 14th since the war with Russia began in 2022. The Slovak Ministry of Defense had prepared the assistance package, but the new government under President Robert Fico rejected it under its policy of stopping or limiting military aid to Kyiv
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Yemen Releases Video of Shooting Down U.S. MQ-9 Drone
November 9, 2023 @ 09:26 AMYemeni Armed Forces aired video footage on Wednesday evening, showcasing the interception of an American MQ-9 drone, which they claimed was involved in hostile and surveillance activities in Yemeni territorial waters. The thermal images captured the drone's hostile maneuvers above Yemen's waters, targeted by a surface-to-air missile, resulting in ignition and downing
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Navantia, Austal, and Civmec Propose 'Tasman Class' Corvettes for Australian Navy
November 8, 2023 @ 08:22 AMNavantia Australia, in partnership with Australian shipyards Austal and Civmec, has proposed the design and construction of six corvettes for the Australian Navy. The collaborative effort, known as the Tasman class, is based on Navantia's Avante class design and incorporates high-level anti-air, anti-surface, anti-submarine, electronic, and asymmetric warfare capabilities
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First-ever Russia-Myanmar Naval Exercise to Practice Repelling Unmanned Boats
November 7, 2023 @ 11:57 AMRussia and Myanmar will practice how to repel unmanned boats attacking warships besides anti-submarine operations in their first-ever joint naval exercise from November 7-9 in the Andaman Sea. Repelling drone boats is a relatively new concept to naval warfare and has arisen from Ukrainian explosive-laden unmanned boats that have rammed against Russian warships in the Black Sea
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Taiwan Aims for Mass Production of Maritime Drones by 2026
November 6, 2023 @ 11:24 AMTaiwan is eyeing the commencement of mass production of maritime drones, uncrewed surface vessels with a speedboat-like appearance, in 2026, contingent on the successful outcome of military tests conducted by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology. Senior government officials announced this development to
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NASAMS Missiles in $125M Military Aid to Ukraine
November 4, 2023 @ 04:51 AMA mix of weaponry that includes National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, artillery rounds, TOW missiles and Javelin and AT-4 antiarmor systems is earmarked for Ukraine in the
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Latest Unmanned Surface Vessels in German Aid Package for Ukraine
November 3, 2023 @ 07:33 AMGermany has announced the dispatch of new Sonobot 5 unmanned surface vessels as part of its latest military aid package. This update was posted on the official website of the German government
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Israel Deploys Arrow Missile Defense System for the First Time in Ongoing...
October 31, 2023 @ 02:50 PMThe Israeli Defense Forces have employed the Arrow missile defense system for the first time to strike Hamas targets since the commencement of hostilities. The announcement was made via the
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U