On 25 April 2024, Croatia took delivery of the last Rafale F3-R fighter jet ordered from the French company Dassault Aviation. The arrival of the latest aircraft, which represents a… Continue reading "Croatia’s Rafale Fleet is Now Complete with Final Delivery"
The keel of USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12), the U.S. Navy’s seventh Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship, was laid during a ceremony on April 16 at Austal USA’s Mobile,… Continue reading "Austal USA Begins Construction of U.S. Navy’s Next-Generation Rescue Ship, USNS Solomon Atkinson"
The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk – FMV) ordered an undisclosed number of Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact Radars (GM200 MM/C) from Thales Nederland on April 4, 2025, to… Continue reading "Sweden to Replace Legacy PS-871 Radars with Thales GM200 MM/C"
The Latvian and Lithuanian Ministries of Defence have signed a contract with the Finnish company Marine Alutech Oy Ab for the procurement of combat boats to be developed on the… Continue reading "Lithuania and Latvia Order Watercat M18 Armored Modular Craft from Marine Alutech"
Italy has deployed SAMP/T ground-based long-range air defense systems to Lithuania as part of the Rotational NATO Air Defense Model approved at the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July 2023.… Continue reading "Italy Deploys SAMP/T Air Defense Systems to Lithuania as Part of NATO’s Rotational Defense Model"
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) has signed a 10-year framework agreement with Arcturus UAV Inc., a subsidiary of the American company AeroVironment, to supply JUMP20 fixed-wing drones… Continue reading "Denmark Aims to Enhance Military Capabilities in the Arctic and North Atlantic Regions with JUMP20 UAVs"
The Indonesian Air Force is one step closer to welcoming its first A400M tactical transport aircraft. In an X post, Airbus confirmed that the aircraft, production number MSN148, has entered… Continue reading "Indonesia’s First A400M Enters Final Assembly Line Ahead of 2025 Delivery"
The Royal Netherlands Navy has received the first two of four Mk. II Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Ships undergoing a mid-life modernization (MLU) program. The ships, modernized by De Haas… Continue reading "Royal Netherlands Navy Receives First Two Modernized LCU Ships for Enhanced Amphibious Operations"
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) launched a new mission, “Baltic Sentry,” to deter attempts by any state or non-state actor to damage critical undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea… Continue reading "NATO Launches “Baltic Sentry” Mission to Safeguard Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea"
The Department of Land Forces (Direzione Armamenti Terrestri—DAT) of the Italian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the Iveco-Oto Melara Consortium (CIO), an equal partnership between Iveco and… Continue reading "Iveco-Oto Melara Supplies 76 New Armored Vehicles to the Italian Army"