India Commissions First Naval Air Squadron in Visakhapatnam
Indian Naval Air Squadron 324 (INAS 324) was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Eastern Naval Command with a commissioning ceremony held at INS Dega.
Defence News
Navy / Maritime
Air
Navy / Maritime
Air
Malaysian Navy Gets Two Italian AW139 Maritime Helicopters
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has officially received and commissioned its first two Leonardo AW139 multipurpose maritime helicopters.
Land
Air
Unmanned Systems
Malaysian PM visits TUSAŞ and MKE Corp Facilities in Turkiye
The Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob visited Turkey to take a closer look at the defence and aerospace companies.
Air
France, Germany, and Sweden launch a airlifter program
France, Germany, and Sweden signed an agreement to launch the FMTC program, which intends to deliver an air lifter between C-130 Hercules and A400M.
Air
Ground Testing Photos of KF-21 Leaked
The ground test photos of Korean KF-21 Boramae (formerly known as KF-X) leaked. The aircraft is spotted during the ground tests.
Air
Bilateral Relations
France Promotes its CAS Doctrine in Nigeria
France has promoted its defence industry infrastructure and military doctrine on light utility and combat helicopters to equip the Nigerian infantry.
Air
Modernisation
Tunisia Gets Modification for T-6C Aircraft
US Department of Defence awarded a $90,686,042 worth contract to Textron for the Tunisia T-6C aircraft procurement effort.
Unmanned Systems
Israel’s Hermes 900 Wins Contract in Thailand
The Royal Thai Navy has awarded Elbit Systems, an Israeli aerospace company, to provide seven Hermes 900 Kochav drones for $112.2 million.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Greek Parliament approves AAV-7 and MQ-9 UAV Acquisition
Greek Parliament approved the acquisition of the US AAV-7 and MQ-9 SeaGuardian UAV. The program will cost $ 700 million in total.
Navy / Maritime
Delays Impede the Construction of Finnish Warships
The construction of four new Finnish Navy Pohjanmaa-class corvettes will be delayed by up to one and a half years, the tabloid Iltalehti reported.
Weapon / Missile
US Navy and USAF to Test High-Power Microwave Missile
The AFRL and the Office of Naval Research are completing testing of an advanced, high-power microwave missile known as HiJENKS.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Portugal Unveiled a Mother Ship Design for UAVs
The Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa) presented a mothership design for UAVs. The plan is called PNM (Plataforma Naval Multifuncional).
Unmanned Systems
Fund-Raising to Donate TB2 to Ukraine Gets Global
First, Lithuanian people raised funds to donate TB2 UAV to Ukraine. According to Defense Express, the third wave of fundraising is coming from Poland.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Greece is setting up a defence umbrella against Turkish UAVs
According to the Greek publication Ekathimerini, Greece sets precautions against Turkish UAVs on the islands and in critical locations around the country.
