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26 January 2022

Qatar receives M-346 jet trainers

Qatar has received its first Leonardo M-346 Master advanced jet trainer aircraft from Italy, the man...

26 January 2022

US approves Egyptian C-130J purchase

The United States has approved the sale to Egypt of 12 Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules airlifters fo...

Air news

26 January 2022

Spain approves Eurodrone participation

Spain has formally approved its participation in the Eurodrone project, joining partners France, Ger...

25 January 2022

MQ-8C Fire Scout on maiden USN deployment

The US Navy (USN) has commenced a first shipborne deployment of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial...

25 January 2022

Algeria receives C-130J transport aircraft

The Algerian Air Force has received its first Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical tran...

C4ISR news

26 January 2022

German NH90 helicopters to receive Rohde & Schwarz Soveron radios

Rhode & Schwarz has been contracted to equip the German Navy's NHIndustries NH90 Multi-Role Frigate ...

26 January 2022

British Army upgrades air defence capability

The British Army's Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) capability, developed by Lockheed ...

25 January 2022

Monolit-BR coastal defence radars enter service with Russia's Western Military District

The Monolit-BR coastal defence radar has entered service with the Leningrad Naval Base in Russia's W...

Industry news

26 January 2022

US FTC sues to block Lockheed Martin's purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit on 25 January seeking to block US defence contrac...

24 January 2022

Elbit Systems UK builds British team to compete for domestic UAS projects

Elbit Systems UK has formed and will lead a British industrial team of suppliers to compete for emer...

19 January 2022

Piaggio Aerospace relaunches sale process

Piaggio Aerospace announced on 19 January that it has formally restarted the process for finding a n...

Land news

26 January 2022

Oshkosh Defense builds hybrid-electric JLTV demonstrator

Oshkosh Defense has unveiled a hybrid-electric Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (eJLTV) that would enabl...

26 January 2022

IAV 2022: German joint fire support teams to be equipped with Boxers with Kongsberg Protector RWS

The Bundeswehr has ordered two prototype Boxers fitted with Kongsberg's Protector RS4 remote weapon ...

25 January 2022

IAV 2022: Japan builds amphibious assault vehicle demonstrator

Japan is building an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) demonstrator that is expected to be completed ...

Sea news

26 January 2022

Year-long continuing resolution could delay submarine Columbia, US Navy official says

A year-long continuing resolution (CR) to freeze funding could cause delays to the Columbia-class (S...

26 January 2022

Rolls-Royce to supply IPMS, conditioning monitoring systems for German Type 126 frigates

Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems has been awarded a contract by Damen to supply its latest-ge...

24 January 2022

Slow progress: The Royal Malaysian Navy's modernisation challenges

In a ceremony held on 18 December at the facilities of China's Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group i...

Security news

25 January 2022

Update: India selects Saab's AT4 as its new single-shot weapon

The Indian Armed Forces have selected Saab's AT4 as their new single-shot weapon.

24 January 2022

UK Royal Air Force announces retirement destinations of its BAe146 fleet

The UK Royal Air Force announced on 21 January that of its remaining four BAe146 aircraft, the two B...

24 January 2022

Russian Aerospace Forces received two more Su-57 in late 2021

The third and fourth production Su-57 aircraft were delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) ...

Weapons news

24 January 2022

India selects Saab's AT4 as its new single-shot weapon

The Indian Armed Forces have selected Saab's AT4 as their new single-shot weapon.

20 January 2022

Update: Houthis claim long-range cruise missile attack on UAE

The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) implied a significant increase in the range of its Quds...

20 January 2022

USAF delays ARRW production decision, eyes revamped test plan

US Air Force (USAF) leaders are postponing making an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (AR...
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