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06 December 2023

Sweden completes NH90 SAR upgrade

Sweden has received back into service the final NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 – Helikopter (HKP) 14 in nat...

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 ...

Air news

07 December 2023

US Air Force and Navy ground V-22 Osprey fleets

The US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy (USN) grounded their respective V-22 fleets on 6 December, the s...

06 December 2023

Wing Loong II UAV being developed for diverse roles

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is improving the capabilities of its Wing Loong II...

06 December 2023

Italy flies first Block 5 Reaper

The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) has flown its first Block 5 version of th...

C4ISR news

07 December 2023

Vrgineers unveils new mixed reality HMD

Vrgineers has developed a new version of its mixed reality (MR) XTAL head-mounted display (HMD) and ...

06 December 2023

Cubic expands indirect fire training product line

Cubic Defence is expecting a low rate initial production (LRIP) contract for its 81 mm mortar soluti...

06 December 2023

UAE requests AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radars

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested to purchase 18 manportable AN/TPQ-50 Lightweight Counte...

Industry news

06 December 2023

Latvia orders IRIS-T SLM air-defence system

The Latvian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Diehl Defence have announced that they signed a contract o...

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...

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

07 December 2023

First German Type 126 frigate starts construction

Damen Naval held a steel-cutting ceremony for the first Type 126 multi-purpose frigate on order for ...

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 ...

Security news

06 December 2023

UK develops test and evaluation capability for autonomous systems

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 4 December that they have developed, alongside a conso...

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...

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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