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02 December 2022

UK Typhoon Force shifts focus from Middle East to Eastern Europe

UK Eurofighter Typhoon operations are now predominately orientated to supporting NATO allies in East...

02 December 2022

Israeli Sa'ar 6 corvette tests Barak LRAD air defence missile

The Israeli Navy and Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) conducted the first live-fire trial of the LRA...

Air news

02 December 2022

Partners sign FCAS/SCAF demonstrator deal

The industrial partners heading up the trinational Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat...

02 December 2022

French Senate submits budget request for national future fighter effort

French lawmakers have submitted a request to develop a wholly national future combat aircraft, with ...

30 November 2022

Netherlands MoD publishes Defence Space Agenda

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has published its Defence Space Agenda, detailing the coun...

C4ISR news

25 November 2022

Gurutvaa Systems ramp up Dronaam C-UAS deliveries to IAF

Indian company Gurutvaa Systems has despatched the first bulk production lot of its Dronaam counter-...

24 November 2022

Norway to procure new artillery location radars from Thales

Norway will acquire three new mobile artillery location radars from Thales under a government-to-gov...

18 November 2022

Elbit Systems UK signs MOU with Draken Europe to deliver UAS services

Elbit Systems UK and British company Draken Europe have signed an agreement to collaborate on and su...

Industry news

02 December 2022

Japan sets defence budget target of 2% of GDP

Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada has confirmed a government plan to strongly increase defenc...

30 November 2022

Czechoslovak Group buys ammo maker Fiocchi Munizioni

Czech Republic-based conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG) has expanded its foreign footprint by acq...

22 November 2022

Update: First C-130J-30 for Indonesia produced

The first of five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30s ordered for the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has condu...

Land news

02 December 2022

Colombia buys four Hunter TR-12 MRAP vehicles

The Colombian Ministry of Defense has bought four new Hunter TR-12-22 mine-resistant ambush-protecte...

01 December 2022

BAE Systems reveals vehicle bid for US Army's OMFV competition

BAE Systems announced on 30 November that it has teamed with Elbit Systems of America, Curtiss-Wrigh...

29 November 2022

Finland completes mid-life upgrade of XA-180 APCs

Patria announced in a press release on 23 November that it had completed the mid-life upgrade of the...

Sea news

30 November 2022

First Jan Mayen-class OPV for Norwegian Coast Guard nears completion

Work on the first Jan Mayen-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) on order for the Norwegian Coast Guar...

30 November 2022

Colombian Navy awards contract to COTECMAR for first PES frigate, ocean patrol vessel, and logistic support ship

The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia: ARC) awarded a contract to COTECMAR to build...

29 November 2022

Saab to build two signals intelligence ships for Poland

Swedish defence and security company Saab has been awarded a contract by the Polish Armaments Agency...

Security news

25 November 2022

Update – Changing the guard: Concern over US withdrawal of F-15 jets from Okinawa

The withdrawal of two squadrons of US Air Force (USAF) Boeing F-15C fighter jets from Okinawa has pr...

21 November 2022

Canada eyes larger defence role in Indo-Pacific

Canada plans to bolster its military presence and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region amid growi...

16 November 2022

RAAF refuels South Korea fighter jet for first time

Weeks after signing a formal arrangement to co-operate on air-to-air refuelling, Australia and South...

Weapons news

01 December 2022

Europeans say Iranian satellite launcher could be intermediate-range ballistic missile

The Ghaem-100 satellite launch vehicle (SLV) that Iran unveiled on 5 November could be used as an in...

01 December 2022

US approves FS-LIDS counter-UAV system for Qatar

The US Department of State has approved the sale of counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems es...

01 December 2022

Japan weighs up Tomahawk missile procurement

Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) is considering the procurement of Tomahawk cruise missiles as part...
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