Indonesia and France today signed a letter of intent for the former to procure additional units of Rafale Jets, Light Frigates and Scorpene Submarines besides CAESAR artillery guns and ammunition. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Indonesian counterpart were present at the signing ceremony in Jakarta today
Germany plans to provide funding to Ukraine for the development and mass production of cruise missiles with a range of up to 2,500 kilometers. During Wednesday's meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, new military assistance to Ukraine will be announced Including technical components that will allow Ukraine to create cruise missiles
France is highly concerned about the performance of the Rafale fighter and is maintaining close communication with India to obtain first-hand information regarding its reported downing during an India-Pakistan air duel on May 7. A spokesman of the French Ministry of Defense's Armed Forces Staff said during a briefing in Paris yesterday that if the relevant information is true, this will be the first time that a Rafale fighter jet has been damaged in actual combat in its 20 years of service
The UK has signed an agreement with Mauritius to secure the future of the strategically critical UK-US military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. This new deal ensures its continued operation for at least the next century
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Germany is reportedly preparing Taurus missile deliveries to Ukraine following the lifting of restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Kyiv. Germany, following the U,K
China's State Council and the Central Military Commission have jointly published a set of regulations on protecting military industrial facilities from unauthorized access. The regulations which will take effect on September 15, aim to safeguard the security of key military industrial facilities, ensure their operational effectiveness, and maintain the normal conduct of military research, production, and related activities, the Chinese militarys official website, Chinamil
South Koreas KF-21 fighter project is at risk of losing Indonesia, its 20% partner in the venture, besides potential customers -Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, all of which have evinced interest in joining the Turkish KAAN Jet in recent months. At the LIMA show in Malaysia last week, Korea Aerospace Industries(KAI) CEO Kang Goo-young told Korean reporters, “deteriorating ties with Jakarta could shift the regional dynamic
Russian President Vladimir Putin's helicopter found itself in the middle of a large-scale attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) drones while on a visit to the Kursk region on May 20. This was reported by the commander of the air defense division, Yuri Dashkin, on the Rossiya-24 TV channel
The Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) are introducing the Bombardier Global 6500, which will receive the military designation TP 106 will replace the state airline's current Gulfstream IV (TP 102C) and Gulfstream G550 (TP 102D) aircraft. At the same time as the TP 106 is being introduced, the Swedish Armed Forces are beginning the introduction of the S 106 (GlobalEye), an advanced radar surveillance system based on the same Bombardier platform, the SAF said in a release