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29 November 2023

Lithuania acquires H145M helicopters for special forces and other roles

Lithuania has acquired three Airbus Helicopters H145M rotorcraft that its State Border Guard Service...

29 November 2023

Romania receives first F-16s from Norway

Romania has received from Norway the first of 32 surplus Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat...

Air news

29 November 2023

Spain signs for SIRTAP UAS

Spain has acquired the Airbus SIRTAP unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the manufacturer announced on 2...

28 November 2023

US DoD Inspector General recommends delay for US Navy MQ-25A purchase

A report by the US Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) recommended a delay to the US ...

28 November 2023

Canadian MQ-9 Reaper operational capability delayed to 2028

Canada's planned purchase of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper under th...

C4ISR news

28 November 2023

US Army developing intel analysis, combat weather apps

The US Army is developing a new slate of advanced software designed to improve collection, dissemina...

22 November 2023

Germany's F126 frigates to be equipped with Systematic's C2 software

Germany's F126 frigates will be equipped with Systematic's command-and-control (C2) software, the co...

22 November 2023

Netherlands opts for L3Harris radios for major digitisation programme

L3Harris Technologies has been selected by the Netherlands Armed Forces to supply its radios for the...

Industry news

24 November 2023

Israel signs Arrow contract with Germany

The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on X (formerly Twitter) on 23 November that its Dire...

16 November 2023

US approves AIM-9X Block II+ sale to South Korea

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II+ shor...

16 November 2023

Edge announces MANSUP anti-ship missile orders

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces has signed a letter of intent covering a AED1.2 billion ...

Land news

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...

24 November 2023

Germany procures Dingo 2s to replace vehicles donated to Ukraine

The budget committee of the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, on 16 November approved funding for the...

Sea news

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...

28 November 2023

India test-fires extended-range BrahMos on soon-to-be-commissioned destroyer

India has carried out another test fire of its extended-range (ER) BrahMos PJ-10 supersonic cruise m...

28 November 2023

French DGA orders first seven OPVs for French Navy

The French defence procurement agency, Directorate General of Armament (DGA), has ordered seven new ...

Security news

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...

03 November 2023

HII expects to break into new markets through AUKUS

HII sees the AUKUS agreement made by Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States for submar...

Weapons news

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...

22 November 2023

ABBS unveils Dragon UGV mine-clearing concept

United Kingdom-based company Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems (ABBS) displayed its Dragon mine-cle...
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