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27 January 2023

Lockheed Martin rolls out first KC-130J for Germany

The first Lockheed Martin KC-130J tanker-transport aircraft for Germany was rolled out of the compan...

27 January 2023

RAF grounds Hawk T2 training jets following engine problem

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has grounded its fleet of BAE Systems Hawk T2 training aircraft followi...

Air news

27 January 2023

Ukraine to receive additional tranche of UAVs

Ukraine has ordered an additional tranche of reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

26 January 2023

Italian industry signs up to GCAP future fighter project

Italian industrial partners officially signed up to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) on 26 Jan...

24 January 2023

Royal New Zealand Air Force retires P-3K2 Orion aircraft

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will retire the last three of its P-3K2 Orion maritime patro...

C4ISR news

27 January 2023

Swedish Army to get new mobile communications platforms

Elbit Systems is to equip the Swedish Armed Forces with new mobile tactical communications stations.

27 January 2023

German Army to receive additional batch of Future Soldier C2 systems

Rheinmetall is to expand delivering its latest dismounted Future Soldier command-and-control (C2) sy...

23 January 2023

Eurodrone to be equipped with SIGINT capability

Hensoldt has been awarded a contract to develop an intelligence capability for the Eurodrone platfor...

Industry news

27 January 2023

Columbia programme running ahead of contract schedule, GD CEO says

Amid government oversight concerns about lead-ship construction delays of the new Columbia-class str...

27 January 2023

Comtech eyes new partnerships to fill capability gaps

Comtech Telecommunications Corporation is forming “strategic relationships” with six companies to fi...

25 January 2023

Update: KAI, Northrop Grumman partner to develop VTOL UAVs

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop vertical take-...

Land news

27 January 2023

IAV 2023: EuroTrophy set for ‘silent mode' capability

A set of electro-optical (EO) sensors is under development for the EuroTrophy active protection syst...

27 January 2023

IAV 2023: Sweden plans two brigades for expeditionary operations

Sweden is planning two brigades for expeditionary operations, Janes learnt at Defence iQ's Internati...

27 January 2023

Ukraine conflict: FFG and Pearson Engineering to supply minefield breaching equipment to Ukraine

Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) and Pearson Engineering announced that they would supply ...

Sea news

27 January 2023

Scottish shipyards seek more clarity over future naval ship orders

A UK parliamentary select committee has said that the lack of certainty across the whole of the gove...

26 January 2023

Pakistan receives second modernised Khalid-class submarine

The Pakistan Navy has received its second modernised Khalid (Agosta 90B)-class diesel-electric subma...

25 January 2023

Fincantieri launches LPD for Qatar

Fincantieri launched the landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious assault ship it is building for Qata...

Security news

25 January 2023

Raytheon Technologies to merge two defence businesses

Raytheon Technologies (RTX) plans to streamline its organisation by combining its two defence-focuse...

02 January 2023

AAR Corp welcomes new US law on used aircraft parts

US-based aircraft maintenance provider AAR Corporation could benefit from a provision in the recentl...

20 December 2022

EU's iMUGS programme conducts final technology demonstration

Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS), the European Union's (EU's) programme for a commo...

Weapons news

25 January 2023

IAV 2023: Elbit presents Crossbow turreted mortar

Elbit Systems presented the Crossbow 120 mm turreted mortar at Defence IQ's International Armoured V...

23 January 2023

Ukraine conflict: Defence contact group meeting fails to agree to send Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv

The Ukraine Defense Contact Group met at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on 20 January but failed to com...

19 January 2023

Ukraine conflict: UK accelerates Mobile Fires Platform programme

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced to the House of Commons on 16 January that he is accelera...
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