JAKARTA — The Rafale order by Indonesia was officially effective after Indonesia paid an advance to France. Spokesman for Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, revealed that the contract for the six Rafale jets has been effective since September 9, 2022.

“As of September…

PENTAGON — American and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, in the first military freedom of navigation operation since U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China.

USS Higgins, a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, and HMCS…

The State Conglomerate (Concern) Ukroboronprom is building an ammunition manufacturing factory together with a NATO member state. Ukroboronprom makes no mention of the name of the partner nation or any specifics regarding the construction of the plant.

The state concern indicates that this is the…

OWEGO, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed price contract to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Procured via the U.S. Government’s Foreign Military Sales agreement, the new aircraft will add a third ‘Romeo…

China’s armed forces are capable of blockading Taiwan, a senior U.S. Navy official said, pointing to the size of the country’s navy, which is the world’s largest and growing at a rapid pace.

“They have a very large navy, and if they want to bully and put ships around Taiwan, they very much can do…