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August 24, 2026

New European operators need local customers willing to back them from their earliest stages. At Hydra Space we apply this principle in practice: we always prioritize…

The fourth aircraft carrier of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), provisionally known as Type 004, continues taking shape at the Dalian shipyard, where new…

In this context, it adds, its Blackbeard development “is an example of what the United States can do when private capital and government work together.” Thanks to its work, the company that…

Previously, the company states, it had “already sparked great interest among customers, delegations and industry professionals at ILA Berlin 2026 and at the International Aeronautics…

Germany also maintains contacts with Ukrainian industry on various arms production programmes.ELSA, the European frameworkGermany's strategy is also part of the European…
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The A3-001 represents, according to the company, a possible further evolution of that technological activity. The time gap is relevant: the demonstrators that Saab intends to fly before…

The first five F-110s have 16 Mk 41 vertical launch cells, a configuration that has sparked much debate for being considered insufficient in the current threat landscape, and which the Navy…

Germany's Rheinmetall integrates Hensoldt's Twinvis passive radar into its Skynex air defence system
The architecture is also designed for operations against drones and C-RAM-type threats. The integration demonstrated at Timber Express expands the system's possible uses by allowing…
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The A3-001 represents, according to the company, a possible later evolution of that technological activity. The time difference is relevant: the demonstrators that Saab intends to fly before…

Under the Spain Space brand, eleven Spanish companies are gathering at booth 1035 to showcase their technological capabilities at one of the world's leading events for…

Stacie Pettyjohn, of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), warned that "Ukraine serves as a battlefield for understanding how drone warfare is reshaping combat…

The two largest airlines in the Sultanate of Oman are experiencing a leadership shakeup. On August 20, 2026,… The post Oman Air and SalamAir announce leadership changes on the same day appeared…

Over the past months and years, the United States Armed Forces have been advancing the development of a new generation of air-to-air missiles, characterized by an increasingly greater…
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The growing trend of using military aircraft for pilot training. Nelson During, editor-in-chief, DefesaNet Since the announcement that the Gripen F will take on a central role in the conversion…

The submarine S-82 Narciso Monturiol, the second of the S-80 series, and its mixed crew from shipbuilder Navantia and the Navy, is completing an intense schedule of harbour and sea trials…

Only a few days remain until the Altenrhein airfield anniversary, held from August 28 to 30. Preparations are on schedule, and already the…

Harvard models show that pulsations in the final centuries of a supermassive star's life eject a compact, nitrogen-rich cocoon capable of mimicking the Little Red Dots…

Korean Air will launch a nonstop route between Seoul-Incheon and Melbourne, operating three times a week from December 18 to March 14, 2027.

Etihad Airways has recently announced a new seasonal service between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Gothenburg (GOT). The service will begin on December 17 2026, and run four times a week until March 21 2027…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s Tejas Mk2 programme is approaching a pivotal juncture in its avionics and weapons architecture, with the... The post Tejas Mk2 Set to Enter…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Japan’s offer of its Mogami-class frigate to India has generated considerable interest, but according to a source... The post India Eyes Japanese…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Indian Air Force’s ageing An-32 transport fleet is unlikely to disappear immediately even after the induction... The post IAF’s An-32 Fleet…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The claim circulating in some Pakistani defence analysis circles that the JF-17 Block III is sufficient to... The post Tejas Mk2 vs JF-17 Block III…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. A new Philippine-bound BrahMos Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile System appears to have been spotted in India during trials,... The post Philippines’…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Turkish media appears to be increasingly attempting to connect India with the rapidly worsening strategic rivalry between... The post Turkish Media…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Nearly three decades after the Indian Air Force began inducting the Sukhoi family of fighters, the Su-30MKI... The post Nearly 30 Years Later…
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This report was originally published on IDRW.org. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on Monday to take part in... The post NSA Doval to visit China on Monday to…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asserted that India is capable of becoming a global shipbuilding hub,... The post India capable of becoming…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Iran had prepared for a potential war with the US for four decades, including contingencies such as... The post Iran’s decades-long war planning…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday said the convergence of streams like space technology, AI, quantum... The post ‘Space, AI, other…