India’s Ministry of Defence granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for acquisition proposals of the armed forces amounting to ₹28,732 crore ($3.56 billion). This was decided in a Defence Acquisition Council… Continue reading "India To Procure Guided Pinaka Rockets, Carbines And Drone Swarms"
Ismail Demir, President of the Turkish Presidency of Defense Industry, announced that SUNGUR, Turkey’s first Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS), developed as part of the Portable Air Defense Missile System… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Man-Portable Air Defense System SUNGUR Enters Service"
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded prototype agreements worth $1.3 billion for the construction of the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer satellites. The agreements were awarded to L3Harris Technologies, Inc. of… Continue reading "Space Development Agency Awards Tracking Layer Satellite Agreements"
Airbus recently announced at the Farnborough Air Show that its A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has become the first tanker aircraft anywhere in the world to be certified for daylight… Continue reading "Airbus’ A330 MRTT Certified For Daylight Automatic In-Flight Refueling"
4 new landing craft ordered from Turkey’s Anadolu Shipyard have been handed over to the Qatar Emiri Navy at a ceremony at Anadolu Shipyard‘s site in Tuzla, Istanbul. A total… Continue reading "Anadolu Shipyard Delivers 3 Different Classes of Landing Craft to the Qatari Emiri Navy"
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) conducted a test launch of the S-520-RD1 sounding rocket on 24 July from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. According to JAXA, the… Continue reading "Japan Conducts first Successful Scramjet Engine Test"
The Polish government has confirmed that it is in talks with South Korea for a wide-ranging series of arms procurements, saying that it expects contracts formalizing the procurements to be… Continue reading "Poland: Korean Arms Buy Contract Signings Expected"
On Thursday, 21 July, the US State Department announced that it has approved the possible sale of a large package of weaponry for Kuwait’s Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. According to a… Continue reading "Kuwait To Purchase Bombs & Missiles for its Eurofighter Typoons from United States"
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) commenced Operation Maha Tahi on July 22nd. Over three months, Kiwi forces will provide security support to Pacific Law Enforcement, and Defence authorities. Announcing the… Continue reading "Aotearoa New Zealand Kicks Off Operation Mahi Tahi"
Exercise Marine Aviation Support Activity 22 concluded on 22 July. The exercise aimed to enhance cooperation and interoperability between the Philippine Marine Corps and the United States Marine Corps. MASA… Continue reading "US and Philippines Conduct Marine Aviation Exercise"