Saturday 2 November, 2024

News Desk

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Belgium and Netherlands launch frigate programme

Belgium and Netherlands have recently announced the launch of a joint frigate programme that will replace their current multipurpose frigates with four new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates. The programme...

Boeing to upgrade KC-46A Pegasus fleet

Boeing has won a $184 million contract from the USAF to upgrade the communication systems on the KC-46A. According to Boeing, the upgrades will include line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications...

Finland becomes 31st member of NATO

Finland has officially become the 31st member of NATO, the world's largest military alliance, after a unanimous vote by the Turkish parliament. Finland's accession to NATO marks a historic shift...

U.S. Navy commissions USS Santa Barbara

The U.S. Navy has a new addition to its fleet of littoral combat ships (LCS): the USS Santa Barbara, which was commissioned on 1 April at Naval Base Ventura...

Dutch navy to receive twenty new landing craft

The Royal Netherlands Navy is set to receive twenty new landing craft to enhance its amphibious capabilities and replace its aging fleet of landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVP) vessels....

Turkish Navy takes delivery of new amphibious combat vehicles

The Turkish Naval Forces Command (TNFC) has received the first batch of Zaha Marine Assault Vehicles (MAVs) from FNSS, a leading Turkish defence company. The MAVs are amphibious armoured...