Safran and Finland strengthen ties with advanced navigation systems 26/02/2025 | Editorial Team In a landmark agreement announced on February 25, 2025, Safran Electronics & Defense has solidified its partnership with the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) by supplying… [read more]

Iranian drone carrier SHAHID BAGHERI in service 24/02/2025 | Michele Cosentino On February 6, 2025, Iran unveiled its latest naval innovation, the drone carrier SHAHID BAHMAN BAGHERI, commonly referred to as SHAHID BAGHERI. The ceremony, held… [read more]

CEA radars to cue the Australian Army’s Long Range Fires 18/02/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Richard Marles has visited the CEA radars production facility at Fyshwick, Canberra, to announce the award of a $272 million… [read more]

Northrop Grumman to upgrade Japanese E-2Ds with SATURN UHF radios 06/02/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Northrop Grumman was recently awarded a US Department of Defence (DoD) contract worth US$ 57 million for the integration of second-generation Anti-Jam Tactical Ultra High… [read more]

UNITY: new overarching contract for delivery and support of UK nuclear submarine reactor cores 30/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministry of Defence has announced the signing of a new mega-contract, with an estimated value of £9 billion, with Rolls Royce for the delivery… [read more]

Poland orders a support and rescue ship for the Baltic 28/01/2025 | Giuliano da Fre' The year 2024 ended with the start of a new naval programme for Poland. On 27 December, a contract worth around EUR 230 million was… [read more]

New Delhi picks Germany for future submarine (and confirms SCORPENE as well) 24/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar and Marco Giulio Barone India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has cleared state-owned shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and its German partner ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) to proceed with… [read more]

JMSDF Opts for Shield AI V-BAT 24/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has selected Shield AI’s V-BAT Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The announcement made by Shield AI also stated that the… [read more]

Rheinmetall Secures Major Contract for Bundeswehr Logistics Vehicles 21/01/2025 | Sally Passey In a significant development for Germany's military logistics capabilities, Rheinmetall has been awarded a substantial contract by the Bundeswehr to supply 568 logistics vehicles. This… [read more]

Indian Air Force eyeing kamikaze drone based Anti-Swarm Drone Systems 16/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently issued a Request For Information (RFI) for the procurement of a Kamikaze Drone Based Anti-Swarm Drone Systems (KD-ASDS). Swarm… [read more]

Indian Navy Boosts Combat Edge with New Inductions 15/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Navy commissioned three combatant platforms into service on 15 January, in a first for the service. INS NILGIRI, the lead ship of the PROJECT… [read more]

Japan Pursuing Large AMRAAM Buy 13/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Japan will proceed with a massive Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) purchase following the recent U.S. State Department approval for the sale of up to… [read more]

Chinese Supplied FK-3 SAM Systems Operational with Serbia 13/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Chinese-made FK-3 Surface to Air Missile (SAM) Air Defence (AD) system, an export version of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited’s (CASIC) HQ-22… [read more]

New Submarines for Turkey 10/01/2025 | Michele Cosentino On 2 January 2025, during the customary weekly press conference, a spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Defence announced the first steel cuttings for three… [read more]

Slovakia chooses Embraer's C-390 16/12/2024 | Tommaso Massa On December 10, the Slovak Defence Minister, Robert Kalinák, during an official visit to Brazil, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Brazilian Ministry… [read more]

India Orders Final Batch of Sukhoi SU-30 MKIs, Commissions New Russian Built Frigate 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Ministry of Defence has awarded state-owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with a contract for license manufacture of 12 additional Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft along… [read more]

SLAF Inducts Beechcraft King Air 350 Gifted by RAAF 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) has formally inducted a Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft into service at SLAF base in Ratmalana. According to a… [read more]

Germany expands its U-212CD fleet 12/12/2024 | Giuliano da Fre' Political tensions and the winds of recession do not seem to be affecting the plans to strengthen Germany's military apparatus. In the past few days,… [read more]

A new missile destroyer for the South Korean Navy 10/12/2024 | Michele Cosentino On 27 November, the JEONGJO THE GREAT missile destroyer, the lead unit of the programme known as KDX-III Batch 2, was handed over to the… [read more]

Fincantieri delivers TRIESTE LHA to the Italian Navy 09/12/2024 | Pietro Batacchi The TRIESTE amphibious assault aircraft carrier has been delivered to the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) on December 7. The ceremony was attended by the President of… [read more]