The second MMPV for the Bulgarian Navy was launched successfully at the MTG Dolphin Shipyard on December 12, 2024. Both multipurpose modular patrol vessels are being built in Varna under… Continue reading "Bulgarian Navy’s Second Multipurpose Patrol Vessel ‘Smeli’ Launched"
A new training facility has been opened at the Combat Manoeuvre Center (CMC) in Bovington, UK for use by crews of the soon to be operational Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle.… Continue reading "New State-of-the-Art Ajax Training Facility Opens in Bovington"
As Turkey waits for TAI’s indigenously developed fifth-generation fighter jet, the KAAN, to enter service in the 2030s, it continues to seek workarounds to modernize its aging air force to… Continue reading "Turkey’s Eurofighter Procurement Talks Make Progress: Two RAF Typhoon Jets Land in Ankara"
On 16 December 2024, Portugal signed a contract with Brazilian manufacturer Embraer to purchase 12 A-29N Super Tucano aircraft worth around €200 million. The ceremony took place at the OGMA… Continue reading "Portugal Becomes First NATO Customer for Embraer’s A-29N Super Tucano"
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"
TCG Akhisar (P-1220), Turkey’s first indigenously developed Hisar-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), left the port for its first sea cruise experience on December 12, following the flag hoisting ceremony held… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Hisar Class OPV TCG Akhisar Starts Sea Trials"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced December 16 that it had signed a contract for the sale of three MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems to the Polish Ministry… Continue reading "Poland Signs Contract For Three MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones"
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) held the steel-cutting ceremony of the first Next-Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) for the Indian Navy on December 16, 2024. The contract for the acquisition of six… Continue reading "Cochin Shipyard Starts Construction of the First Next-Generation Missile Vessel for the Indian Navy"
The chief of the Russian Armed Forces’ radiation, chemical, and biological defense troops was killed alongside his aide in a bombing in the early hours of December 17. Lieutenant General… Continue reading "Russian CBRN Defense Chief Killed In Moscow Bomb Blast"
Amid the chaos and uncertainty in the Middle East, Israel continues its efforts to improve its defense capacity. In line with this, the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) has ordered… Continue reading "Israel Expands Naval Power With $780 Million Order For Reshef-Class Missile Ships"