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01 July 2022

Poland signs for AW149 helicopters

Poland has signed for Leonardo AW149 helicopters, two weeks after the country's defence minister sai...

28 June 2022

Update: Sikorsky to deliver hundreds more Black Hawks to US Army and FMS customers

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted Sikorsky to deliver 255 H-60 Black Hawk helicopter...

Air news

01 July 2022

US Army interested in enhanced M-SHORAD capability for ground threats

The US Army wants soldiers using the Stryker-based Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) weapo...

30 June 2022

Ukraine conflict: Baykar to commit entire Bayraktar production to Ukraine

Turkey's Baykar will devote all its capacities to meet the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces, Ukra...

29 June 2022

South Korea backs proposal to acquire additional F-35s

A defence subcommittee of the South Korean government has backed a proposal to purchase additional L...

C4ISR news

30 June 2022

Sweden signs for GlobalEyes

The Swedish government has contracted Saab to deliver two GlobalEye airborne early warning and contr...

29 June 2022

Indian Army orders mountain variant of WLR

The Indian Army has ordered six units of a new “mountain variant” of a weapon location radar (WLR) s...

24 June 2022

US Army acquisition head eyes tenure priorities, lessons learned from time on Capitol Hill

Douglas Bush's tenure helping guide and craft defence policy from the legislative side of the govern...

Industry news

01 July 2022

Aerojet Rocketdyne shareholders elect CEO slate to board

A slate of candidates led by Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO Eileen Drake has won the publicly traded company...

29 June 2022

Parker's bid for Meggitt advances

UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Kwasi Kwarteng is “minded...

28 June 2022

Hyundai to supply Philippine Navy with six OPVs in USD573 million contract

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured a contract to supply the Philippine Navy with six new 2,4...

Land news

29 June 2022

GDLS wins US Army's ‘light tank' competition, deliveries to begin in early 2024

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) will build the US Army's new ‘light tank' and has received a US...

24 June 2022

Ukraine conflict: PzH 2000s transferred to Kyiv

The Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) is now part of Ukraine's artiller...

24 June 2022

Australia considers reduction in IFV requirement

The scope of a multi-billion dollar programme to supply the Australian Army with up to 450 tracked i...

Sea news

01 July 2022

Australia to assess potential defects of Guardian-class patrol boats

Australia's Department of Defence (DoD) and shipbuilder Austal are flying specialists to several Pac...

30 June 2022

Lockheed Martin, US Navy seek to develop operational concepts for ship-board laser

As the US Navy (USN) and Lockheed Martin work through the installation of the company's High Energy ...

29 June 2022

Vestdavit receives contract to supply telescopic davits for Royal Danish Navy frigates

Norwegian manufacturer Vestdavit has developed a new telescopic davit system that will be retrofitte...

Security news

30 June 2022

Ukraine conflict: NATO invites Finland and Sweden to become alliance members

NATO leaders invited Finland and Sweden to become the alliance's 31st and 32nd members on the first ...

29 June 2022

Japanese minesweepers collide in waters off Iwo Jima

Two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) mine countermeasure vessels (MCMVs) have collided in w...

29 June 2022

NATO to increase high-readiness forces to more than 300,000

Allied leaders meeting in Madrid for the NATO summit being held from 28 to 30 June will agree to inc...

Weapons news

23 June 2022

Russia's Sarmat heavy ICBM to enter service at end of year

Russia's first RS-28 Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) will begin combat duty a...

23 June 2022

IWI details new ACE Sniper rifle

Israel Weapons Industry (IWI) representatives provided further details of the company's new ACE Snip...

20 June 2022

Eurosatory 2022: Lockheed Martin outlines the road ahead for Javelin

Lockheed Martin representatives outlined the road map for the Javelin anti-armour weapon system at E...
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