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Italian Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini, UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace, and Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 21 December on the development of the Tempest future fighter, the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD)...

The U.S. Coast Guard small unmanned aircraft system for the national security cutter (sUAS for NSC) program recently completed the system operation verification test for the UAS installation onboard USCGC Bertholf (WMSL-750). USCGC Bertholf is the sixth Legend-class NSC to be equipped with UAS...

In an effort to extend ties, IAI’s Aviation Group also relocates manufacturing of business jet’s wings to South Korea Israel Aerospace Industries' Aviation Group won three avionic upgrade contracts for the South Korean Air Force worth approximately $50 million. The upgrades, which include...

Ukrainian Navy Commander Confirms Future Procurements Including Ada-Class Corvettes The commander of the Ukrainian naval forces confirmed the procurement of Ada-class corvettes and Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Talking to a local media, Rear Admiral Alexei Neizhpapa also discussed Mk...

On Tuesday, the Israeli Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Israel and Greece have signed the biggest defense agreement. Following an international tender, the Greek Government approved the Israel MoD’s bidding win to establish a flight academy for the Hellenic Air Force, which will be built...

A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command takes off during a flight training exercise under unfavorable meteorology conditions in mid August, 2020.Photo:China Military The recently concluded China-Pakistan air exercises benefited...

Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah gave an interview to Al Mayadeen TV on 27 December in which he claimed that the group was not seeking war with Israel but reiterated that the group would retaliate against the killing of a Hizbullah commander in Syria in July 2020. Nasrallah’s...

Citing Arab sources, Kan-News, part of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, reported the transit of an Israeli Navy submarine into the Red Sea on the evening of 21 December. According to the report, the submarine had already passed through the Suez Canal on Saturday, 19 December. The...

Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that he wants the country to buy a third squadron of stealth F-35 warplanes from the United States for now while earmarking funds for possible purchases of new F-15 jets. "Right now we have two (F-35) squadrons. I reckon we will expand that. That is...

The Spanish company Escribano Mechanical & Engineering was recently awarded a contract from the DGAM's (Directorate General of Armament and Material) of the Spanish Ministry of Defence for the development of an autonomous, and multiplatform swarm system for ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance...

J-11BG fighter jet with AESA radar. Image via Chinese media Pakistan’s new fighter jet buy could narrow down to China’s J-11B aircraft as the induction of Rafale jets by India has tilted the air power balance in favor of New Delhi. The participation of the J-11B fighter jets in the recently...

U.S. Army's Iron Dome system. Israel on Sunday said it delivered the second Iron Dome battery built by Rafael to the U.S. military. The first battery was handed over to the U.S. Army in September. Ordered last year, the contract included 12 launchers, two sensors, two battlement management...

Austrian Air Force C-130K Hercules transport aircraft. Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner recently told the media that she had commissioned the acquisition of a new transport aircraft to replace the Austrian Air Force's C-130 Hercules. A team will soon begin to draw up the list of...

The Philippine Navy (PN) said Wednesday the surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles of BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) and BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) are scheduled for delivery in October next year and the first quarter of 2022, respectively. "(Deliveries for) the surface-to-air missile is (on)...

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has announced that the Royal Thai Army (RTA) has recently received a supply of Rafael’s SPIKE Medium Range (MR) missiles and launchers following procurement of the missile system earlier this year. The RTA selected the SPIKE MR variant after a process of...

Pakistani JF-17 Thunder China today handed over 14 dual-seat JF-17 aircraft to Pakistan Air Force (PAF) for induction into fighter fleet. Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan attended the ceremony as the chief guest for the induction of dual-seat JF-17 aircraft into...

Ankara and Washington have started talks to form a joint working group regarding Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems and the U.S. sanctions stemming from it, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Dec. 30. Speaking at a news conference, Çavuşoğlu said the working group...

Ukraine MoD Orders An-178 military transport planes The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence ordered three three An-178 military transport aircraft the first such order since the country gained independence in 1991. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi took part in the signing of a contract...

Hellenic Air Force Daedalus Demo Team. Despite the glorious history of the HAF’s acrobatic teams which were first established in the 50s, like the "Four Aces", "Acro Team", "Greek Flame" and the "New Greek Flame", the HAF didn’t have any demo team for approximately four decades. But in the...

According to Sankei Shimbun, Japan is developing a new long-range anti-ship missiles similar to the Tomahawk cruise missiles. It will have a range of up to 2,000 km, which would make it possible to reach targets in China and North Korea. It was revealed on the 28th that the range of the new...