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11 March

Angola’s First Multi-Mission Corvette Launched in France

UAE firm EDGE Group and French shipbuilder CMN Naval have launched the first-of-class BR71 MK II Combattante corvette for the Angolan Navy in Cherbourg, France.

11 March

Christine Casimiro

Saudi Arabia Turns to Ukraine for Air Defense Weapons Amid Iran Strikes

Saudi Arabia has turned to Ukraine to counter Iranian drone and missile attacks, reportedly signing a contract and negotiating a separate “huge deal” that could be finalized this week.

11 March

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Turkey Launches First Dedicated Stand-Off Electronic Warfare Aircraft

A business jet has been given a new life as Turkey’s first dedicated stand-off jammer, marking a key milestone in the country’s airborne electronic warfare capabilities.

11 March

Christine Casimiro

US Clears $930M Sale of M142 HIMARS, GMLRS to Sweden

The US State Department has approved a $930-million foreign military sale of Lockheed Martin’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Sweden.

11 March

Eagle 6x6 in a medical vehicle variant. Photo: General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS)

Jodesz Gavilan

Med‑Eng Wins $86M Contracts for Mowag Eagle Blast Seats

Cadre Holdings subsidiary Med-Eng has secured $86.4 million in contracts to supply blast-attenuation seats for new Mowag Eagle military vehicles built by General Dynamics European Land Systems.

11 March

Jodesz Gavilan

Blighter Wins Eastern Europe Contract for B400 Border Surveillance Radars

UK defense firm Blighter has won a contract to supply ground surveillance radars to an unnamed Eastern European army to strengthen monitoring along the country’s borders.

10 March

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Warplanes Down Drones in Middle East, Conduct ‘Defensive’ Sorties for UAE

British warplanes have begun "defensive air sorties" in support of the United Arab Emirates amid the ongoing war.

10 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Kills 4, Wounds 16 in East Ukraine

Russian strikes killed four people and wounded more than a dozen others in the embattled eastern Ukrainian town of Sloviansk.

10 March

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukrainian UAV Dominates First Round of Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Competition

A fiber-optic unmanned aerial vehicle is one step closer to official deployment with the US Army after topping the first phase of the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance program.

10 March