The United Arab Emirates Navy has officially commissioned its second Gowind-class corvette, “Al Emarat“. Commissioned last month on February 2, 2025, the vessel’s delivery ceremony took place on June 27,… Continue reading "UAE Navy Commissions its Second Gowind-class corvette, Al Emarat"
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"
Belgium has received its first French Griffon armored vehicle as part of the CaMo (Capacité Motorisée) program. Alexandre Dupuy, Director of System Activities at KNDS France, confirmed the delivery during… Continue reading "Belgium Receives First Griffon Armored Vehicle Under CaMo Program for Local Assembly"
France has delivered a number of Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets to the Ukrainian Air Force. As the war continues and Ukraine’s embattled airforce continues to conduct combat air patrols, strike… Continue reading "Mirage 2000 Take to the Ukrainian Skies"
Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier has officially presented the first Rafale F4 fighter jet built for the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAE AF). The event was attended by French… Continue reading "Dassault Aviation Unveils First Rafale F4 for UAE Air Force"
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 Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced through social media accounts that it plans to raise defense spending to 5-6% of annual domestic GDP starting from 2026. The decision comes after… Continue reading "Lithuania Claims 6% GDP Spending On Military By 2026"
On the night of 15-16 January, a French Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated and locked on by a S-400 anti-air system aiming radar over the Baltic Sea. The… Continue reading "Atlantique 2 Targeted By S-400 Aiming Radar Over Baltic"
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine provides another example of the integration of Soviet equipment with modern weapons systems manufactured in the West. Caused by an extreme lack of post-Soviet ammunition,… Continue reading "Ukrainian Su-25s Integrated With French AASM ‘Hammer’ Guided Bombs"
Kazakhstan has officially received the first of two Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft it ordered from Airbus Defence and Space in 2021. With this delivery, Kazakhstan became the ninth… Continue reading "Kazakhstan Receives First Airbus A400M Atlas Military Transport Aircraft"