Yearly Archive: 2022

TEHRAN — Iran unveiled domestically-manufactured Simorq (Phoenix) transport aircraft in a ceremony participated by Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani in Isfahan province on Thursday.

The aircraft has been produced by the specialists of the Iran Aviation Industries Organiz…

Russia to start serial production of the fifth-generation light fighter Checkmate in 2027, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said Wednesday at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

Work is in progress on the designer documentation for the light fighter jet Checkmate. Its serial production will begin …

The Royal Navies of Britain and Denmark will work side-by-side to bring the UK’s next generation of warships into service.

The two allies have agreed to work even closer together to maximise the construction, training, and finally, operational opportunities of the Type 31 frigate.

The Royal Na…

GROTON, Conn. — General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it was awarded a modification to the previously awarded Columbia Integrated Product and Process Contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command. The modification has a total value of $313.9 million.

T…

LORIENT, France — On May 13, 2022, Al Emarat, the second Gowind corvette ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Naval Group, was launched in Lorient in presence of an official delegation from the United Arab Emirates Navy.

In 2019, the United Arab Emirates ordered two Gowind corvettes to …

At its meeting on May 19, 2022, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved around 62 million euros for the extension of the Stage 2 satellite communication contract. The Airbus Defense and Space GmbH company operates the large ground station for satellite communication in Weilheim for the…