Germany stopped selling weapons to Saudi Arabia over the war on Yemen’s Houthi militia. It has now started selling weapons to Saudi Arabia again, to intercept missile attacks from the same Houthis aimed at Israel.
The Republic of Korea has selected the Brazilian Embraer C-390 for its transport aircraft requirement for an order estimated to be approximately worth USD 540 million. The C-390 was competing against the Lockheed Martin C-130J and the Airbus A400M, in a contest similar to the ongoing airlifter requirement of the Indian Air Force.
Here’s your chance to check out the capabilities of the Embraer C-390 airlifter, with Chief Commercial Officer of Embraer Defense and Security, Frederico Lemos, guiding a tour of the aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2023.
Boeing F-15 Chief Pilot, Matt Giese and Executive Director, Robert Novotny explain the capabilities of the latest F-15EX variant and describe how they flew the F-15QA in a display at the Dubai Airshow 2023, in this special video report on the fighter aircraft.
Enjoy this special video report of the flightline at the Dubai Airshow 2023 held earlier this month.
Israel has two objectives: dismantling of the Hamas regime in Gaza and safe recovery of the hostages abducted on Saturday. Israel will have to prioritise between the two because it is doubtful if both objectives can be pursued and achieved at the same time.
A year after the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia has developed new underwater drone technologies that could prevent future incidents.
Taiwan launched its new Hai Kun submarine last week. Find out what role it is expected to play in the defence of the island nation against a potential Chinese invasion.
Russia’s Rubin Design Bureau has developed the multi-mission, unmanned submersible for surveys, mapping, search and salvage operations, monitoring and sentry duties, with potentially indefinite endurance capabilities and expandable or customisable payloads depending on mission requirements.
According to Airbus, ‘The first 16 C295s of the 56 aircraft on order will be assembled at the San Pablo Sur site in Seville, Spain, with the second aircraft due to be delivered in May 2024 and the next 14 rolled out at a rate of one per month until August 2025.’
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has published a new video to instruct potential Russian sources on how to get in touch with them. As such, the 1 minute and 34 seconds-long video is subdued as it begins — from the background music and narrator’s voice, it could be an advertisement for a new insurance policy or investment fund offered by a Swiss bank.
The U.S. Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit and the Indian defence ministry’s iDEX will throw open two challenges ‘focused on undersea communication and maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance’ to start-ups later this month.
Embraer executives are in India to scout for industrial partners and brief the IAF on the aircraft, which might have a compelling case over the competing Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules and Airbus A400M airlifters.
Indonesia has also recently placed orders for a total of 42 Dassault Rafale fighters. But the F-15EX is very different — being in a much higher weight class, to begin with. The export version of the aircraft delivered to Indonesia will be designated the F-15IDN.
The Vindhyagiri is a P17A-class frigate being built by GRSE for the Indian Navy.
