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U.S. Navy Commissions 26th Virginia-class Submarine – USS Idaho (SSN 799)

The Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Idaho (SSN 799) in a traditional ceremony held Saturday, April 25, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. The ceremony marked the…

ASELSAN 2026 Q1 Financial Results Announced

ASELSAN announced its inflation-adjusted financial results for the first quarter of 2026. According to the disclosure made to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP), ASELSAN resolutely continued its growth momentum with…

EDGE Charts Defence Manufacturing Progress at Make It in the Emirates 2026

EDGE Group will participate as an Enablement Partner at Make It in the Emirates (MIITE) 2026, spotlighting its landmark achievements in supply chain localisation, smart manufacturing, talent development, and technological…

Thales will deliver hundreds of next generation protected vehicles Bushmasters to the Australian armed forces

Thales Australia has welcomed an investment of AU$750 million from the Australian Government in sovereign defence capability and will work hand in glove with the Australian Government to deliver an…

Peru Selects Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Block 70 to Strengthen Its Sovereignty and Strategic Alliance with the United States

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) celebrates the Government of Peru’s selection of the F-16 Block 70 to modernize the nation’s fighter fleet and strengthen its defense capabilities. This multirole fighter will…

ASELSAN hosts Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte

ASELSAN, Türkiye’s leading defense company and Europe’s fifth most valuable defense firm, hosted NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at its Gölbaşı Technology Base in Ankara, where it delivered a comprehensive presentation of its cutting-edge, multi-domain…

ASELSAN Leads with Broad Portfolio and Local Partnerships at DSA 2026

ASELSAN marked a strong presence at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2026 Exhibition with a broad range of products and by signing a strategic agreement, reinforcing local partnerships, long-term presence,…

GA-ASI Selected by U.S. Navy PMA-281 for Collaborative Autonomy Mission Planning and Debrief Project

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) was selected by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA-281 for the Collaborative Autonomy Mission Planning and Debrief (CAMP) project. The initiative…

GA-ASI Completes MQ-9B ‘Flight Into Known Icing’ Flight Tests

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has conducted a series of flight tests aimed at certifying the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI). The flight…

Germany’s Final Type 424 SIGINT Ship Enters Production

On Thursday, at the Peene-Werft shipyard in Wolgast, the first steel cutting for the third and final Type 424 SIGINT (signals intelligence) vessel in the series officially took place in…