Indonesia Receives first C-130J-30 Super Hercules
Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara /TNI AU) has taken delivery of the first of five C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters.
Defence News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
DASAL and IGG signs an MoU at IDEX2023
DASAL Aerospace Technologies and International Golden Group (IGG) signed a MoU during the IDEX2023 held in Abu Dhabi between 20-24 February.
Navy / Maritime
Space
Bilateral Relations
Sensors
China Constructs Secret Facility for Military Vessels
Virginia-based geospatial intelligence company BlackSky claimed the construction of a secret naval facility for military vessels on the coast of Cambodia.
Air
Saudi Arabia's Steps in FCAS
Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia said that he signed a LoI with his British counterpart regarding Saudi Arabia’s participation in FCAS.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Boeing Offers T-7A Trainer Jet to RAAF
Boeing offered an announced T-7A trainer to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at Avalon 2023 Australian International Airshow.
Air
India Purchases 70 HTT-40 Aircraft from HAL
India announced that the government approved the purchase of a total of 70 Hindustan Turbo Trainer (HTT)-40 aircraft from HAL.
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
Urban Delivers Refracter Alloy-Coated Barrel to the Navy
Urban Savunma has delivered the first upgraded barrel of Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 anti-aircraft guns to the Turkish Navy.
Air
Modernisation
Engine and Transmission
Rolls-Royce Tests B-52 Stratofortresses New Turbofans
Rolls-Royce North America conducted engine tests with F130 engines that will power 76 B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers in the future.
Defence Politics
Finland Forges Ahead of Sweden Toward NATO Membership
The Finnish parliament ratified legislation approving the Nordic country’s accession to NATO. Hungary objects to the two countries’ NATO application.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Repkon Exhibits its Flow-Forming Technology at IDEX
Repkon Defence, exhibited its products and services at IDEX2023, held on February 20-24, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Country
ASELSAN's Annual Turnover Increases by 75 Per Cent
ASELSAN’s annual turnover increased by 75 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 35.3 billion TL.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
UK to Purchase Javelin ATGMs
The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Kingdom of Javelin Missiles for an estimated cost of $125.13 million.
Land
Poland to Buy 1400 Borsuk IFV
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and Polish Armaments Group, PGZ, signed a contract to buy 1400 Borsuk AICV.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Japan to Acquire 400 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
Japan has revealed that it wants to acquire 400 Tomahawk cruise. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, "We plan to acquire 400 missiles"
