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01 June 2023

Indian Army upgrades Konkurs-M ATGW with thermal imagers

The Indian Army has upgraded its 9K111‐1M Konkurs‐M anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) systems with Bang...

31 May 2023

‘Air Defenders' assemble ahead of NATO's largest aviation exercise

The first aircraft to take part in Exercise ‘Air Defender 2023' has arrived in Germany, ahead of wha...

Air news

05 June 2023

Future Artillery 2023: Italy modernises artillery

The Italian Army's plans for its artillery corps were presented on the second day of Defence iQ's Fu...

02 June 2023

Ukraine to receive Starlink services under US deal

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted SpaceX to provide its Starlink satellite communica...

02 June 2023

Ukraine conflict: Ukraine orders 300 UAVs

Ukraine has ordered 300 additional reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from German-based ...

C4ISR news

31 May 2023

Denmark extends service life of AN/TPS-77 radars

The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition Logistics Organisation (Forsvarsministeriets Materiel: FM...

30 May 2023

Netherlands to acquire new portable radios

The Netherlands will replace all of its existing portable ground-to-air radios as part of the broade...

26 May 2023

Quantum navigation sensor tested by RN

A prototype quantum sensor device developed by Imperial College London completed the first period of...

Industry news

01 June 2023

Update: Oshkosh to buy aviation ground equipment firm JBT AeroTech

US-based truck manufacturer Oshkosh Corporation plans to expand its offering by acquiring JBT Corpor...

01 June 2023

GAO finds problems with F-35 costs and technology in new report

On 30 May the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report about the Lockheed Martin ...

26 May 2023

South Korea approves mass production of fourth batch of K2 MBTs

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved the mass production of ...

Land news

05 June 2023

Future Artillery 2023: Sweden rebuilding artillery from scratch

Sweden has been rebuilding artillery from scratch over the last decade, following neglect after the ...

02 June 2023

Qatar displays upgraded VAB APCs

Qatar unveiled its modernised 6×6 Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB) armoured personnel carriers (APCs...

01 June 2023

South Korea to upgrade K9A1 howitzers

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced plans to upgrade K9A1 ...

Sea news

02 June 2023

Italian parliament green lights construction of third Near Future Submarine

The Italian parliament has approved construction of the third Type 212 Near Future Submarine (NFS), ...

01 June 2023

Portugal issues tender for final tranche of Viana do Castelo OPVs

Portugal's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a tender for the acquisition and construction of six...

30 May 2023

Triumphant on water: Singapore to ‘do more with less' in replacing Victory class

For much of its existence since it was established in 1967 the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) – th...

Security news

05 June 2023

Country Overview: Turkey

Janes Country Stability Indicators (JCSI) Country NameTurkey SynonymRepublic of Türkiye, Türkiye Cum...

31 May 2023

US says PLA J-16 conducted ‘unsafe' manoeuvre ahead of RC-135

The United States has said that a Chinese Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) J-16 fighter aircraft ...

26 May 2023

US contractors told to brace for government debt crisis

The US Professional Services Council (PSC) is urging its member companies to prepare for the possibi...

Weapons news

05 June 2023

Future Artillery 2023: Slovakia transforms artillery

Janes learnt details of the plans for the Slovak Armed Forces' artillery on the last day of Defence ...

02 June 2023

Moldova receives EU-funded military equipment

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova has received its first batch of European Union (EU)-fund...

01 June 2023

Future Artillery 2023: KNDS proposes arming EuroPULS MRL with NSM

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann-Nexter Defense Systems (KNDS) is proposing that the Precise and Universal Laun...
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