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05 December 2023

New mortar AMPV variant prototype to make exhibition debut mid-2024

The newly designed 120 mm mortar variant of the Armoured Multi Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) will make its ...

05 December 2023

Portugal eyes F-35 buy

The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft could emerge as the next combat aircraft in the inve...

Air news

05 December 2023

Update: US CV-22B Osprey crashes in Japanese waters

A Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey of the US Air Force (USAF) has crashed in Japanese waters.

05 December 2023

South Korea selects KC-390 for acquisition

The South Korean government has announced that it has selected the Embraer KC-390 Millenium transpor...

04 December 2023

South Korea launches first military spy satellite

South Korea has launched its first military reconnaissance satellite using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

C4ISR news

05 December 2023

Hensoldt, Rafael partner for naval ECM

German sensor house Hensoldt has teamed with Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to offer the G...

04 December 2023

Still facing hurdles for Pillar 1, AUKUS countries detail Pillar 2 ambitions

While questions remain about the ability of Australia, the UK, and the US (AUKUS) to meet submarine ...

01 December 2023

British Army soldiers embed with Japanese army for first time

British Army soldiers embedded with the Japan Ground Self‐Defense Force (JGSDF) for the first time d...

Industry news

04 December 2023

Defence acquisition jumps ahead across Europe in 2022, but research lags

Total defence spending across the European Union (EU) in 2022 was EUR240 billion (USD260.6 billion) ...

01 December 2023

Parting shot: PAF inducts JF-17 Block III aircraft

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has started to induct into service the latest version of the Pakistan A...

30 November 2023

Lockheed Martin flies first production F-35s equipped with TR-3 upgrade

Lockheed Martin has flown the first production F-35s equipped with Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) hardw...

Land news

01 December 2023

Bundeswehr orders Dingo 2s to replace vehicles donated to Ukraine

The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany's Fe...

28 November 2023

British Army Foxhounds to take on command role

Up to 50 of the British Army's Foxhound vehicles will be converted into command variants under a GBP...

28 November 2023

Upgraded German Puma IFV deliveries delayed

The German Federal Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 27 November that deliveries of upgraded Pu...

Sea news

04 December 2023

Spanish Navy commissions first S-80 Plus-class submarine

The Spanish Navy's first new S-80 Plus-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) has been commissioned i...

30 November 2023

Damen awarded contract for Portuguese Navy's new multi-purpose vessel

Damen Shipyards Group has been awarded a contract for the design, construction, and outfitting of a ...

29 November 2023

Iran commissions replacement Caspian frigate

The Northern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) officially received its new frigate o...

Security news

05 December 2023

AUKUS leaders tout Pillar 1 submarine achievements and goals despite US submarine production lag

US, UK, and Australian leaders noted their AUKUS agreement Pillar 1 milestones and plans on 1 Decemb...

27 November 2023

Taiwan initiates mass production of Sky Sword II air-defence system

Taiwan's state-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has started th...

08 November 2023

Taiwan Army orders additional Kestrel anti-tank weapon systems

Taiwan's Republic of China Army (RoCA) has ordered an additional 5,962 Kestrel individual shoulder-l...

Weapons news

04 December 2023

NNSA details US nuclear warhead modernisation timeframes

The US is undergoing large-scale recapitalisation of its nuclear deterrent capability, with warheads...

24 November 2023

Ukraine conflict: Ukrainian air defence employs passive sensors for detection and tracking

Representatives from Skyfortress – a Ukrainian non-governmental organisation – have disclosed detail...

22 November 2023

Germany orders PARM anti-tank mines

The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany's Fe...
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