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European Patrol Corvette Program to Get More EU Funds

European Patrol Corvette Program to Get More EU Funds

ROME — Nations teaming to build a flagship European corvette with the help of EU funding are looking ahead to a €200 million, or $202 million, investment from the bloc’s defense coffers next year to build the first prototype.

The so-called European Patrol Corvette (EPC) program, which teams Ita…

UAE Looking to Buy 120 Turkish TB2 Drones: Report

UAE Looking to Buy 120 Turkish TB2 Drones: Report

ISTANBUL — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is said to be engaged in lengthy negotiations with a Turkish company behind pioneering drones that earned fame for their critical role in several conflicts, including in Ukraine, a report claimed on Thursday.

Talks with Baykar are focused on a supply of…

France, US Tussle to Sell Fighter Jets for India’s New Carrier

France, US Tussle to Sell Fighter Jets for India’s New Carrier

French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has offered to equip India’s homemade aircraft carrier with Rafale jets, but the French firm faces stiff competition from America’s Boeing, which is pitching F-18 fighter planes for the new vessel.

India this week commissioned the 43,000-ton INS Vikr…

Philippines Military Win Additional $700M Modernization Funding

Philippines Military Win Additional $700M Modernization Funding

MANILA –– The Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (AFPMP) is assured of receiving at least another PHP40 billion (approx.. $700 million—ed.) in fresh funding for the military’s capability-building procurement projects, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said on Sunday.

Western National Armament Directors to Meet on Ukraine Aid

Western National Armament Directors to Meet on Ukraine Aid

WASHINGTON — A U.S.-led meeting of armaments directors from around the world will take place in Brussels on Sept. 28, the Pentagon’s acquisitions chief said Friday.

The meeting, coordinated with NATO, will be under the auspices of the 50-nation Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which is dedicated …


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