At the “EDEX 2021” defence material exhibition taking place in Cairo, Egypt, the configuration of Egyptian frigates classified as general purpose was presented. Yesterday, the Alexandria shipyards officially announced the start of construction work on the first frigate to be built in Egypt. The armament of the German MEKO A200 frigates is particularly impressive, consisting […]
French President Emmanuel Macron met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on Friday at the start of a two-day Gulf tour that saw France sell the UAE 80 French-made Rafale warplanes for $18.08 billion (€16 billion). France’s Defense Minister said the deal was France’s largest-ever weapons contract for export while the Minister for […]
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During the “EDEX 2021” international exhibition, South Korean Hanwha revealed that Egypt has shown interest in supplying the 155mm K9 Thunder self-propelled guns and the K10 refuelling vehicles that accompany them. The South Korean company did not disclose further details, but South Korea‘s Yonhap news website wrote that the deal will include co-production and technology […]
The Arab coalition on Thursday carried out air strikes on military targets in Yemen’s Sanaa and Saada, Al-Arabiya TV reported. It further called on civilians not to approach the targeted sites. The coalition said the operation in Sanaa targeted one of the main stores of weapons and other supplies. “In east of Sanaa, we destroyed […]
The signing of the contract follows the selection of Rafale earlier this year, after a first acquisition of second-hand F-16s failed in 2019. Croatia signed a government-to-government deal with France, worth 999 million euros, for the acquisition of 12 second-hand Dassault Rafale during a ceremony in Zagreb on Nov. 25, 2021. The ceremony was attended […]
The US military will re-inforce deployments and bases directed at China and Russia, while maintaining forces in the Middle East adequate to deter Iran and jihadist groups, the Pentagon said Monday, referencing results of a review. The US Defense Department will be upgrading and expanding military facilities in Guam and Australia, underscoring its focus on […]
The Arab coalition struck Iranian Revolutionary Guard experts in Yemen’s capital, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The coalition asked civilians in Sanaa not to gather near the targeted sites. The operation complies with international humanitarian law and its customary rules, the coalition said. The coalition has hit a number of sites in the capital in […]
With a newly formed defence alliance with Britain and the United States, Australia has formally embarked on a hotly contested programme to equip its naval forces with nuclear submarines. The agreement is the first to be signed publicly since the three countries announced in September the formation of a defence alliance, AUKUS, to confront strategic […]
Egyptian Minister of Military Production Mohamed Ahmed Morsi and the president of the Saudi General Organization for Military Industries Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Mady held talks on the possibility of exchanging experiences and manufacturing technology. They met on the sidelines of the Saudi delegation’s visit to Egypt to participate in the Second International Defense Expo, which […]
