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01 December 2022

Japan to acquire two additional KC-46 tankers

Japan has ordered two additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)...

01 December 2022

Greece interested in surplus UK Hercules airlifters

Greece has shown interest in acquiring from the United Kingdom an undisclosed number of soon-to-be-r...

Air news

30 November 2022

Netherlands MoD publishes Defence Space Agenda

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has published its Defence Space Agenda, detailing the coun...

11 November 2022

Airshow China 2022: AVIC displays Wing Loong-10 in PLAAF colour

China's state-owned aerospace and defence prime Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has di...

25 November 2022

UK MoD issues PQQ for ISR space project

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for Project Ober...

C4ISR news

25 November 2022

Gurutvaa Systems ramp up Dronaam C-UAS deliveries to IAF

Indian company Gurutvaa Systems has despatched the first bulk production lot of its Dronaam counter-...

24 November 2022

Norway to procure new artillery location radars from Thales

Norway will acquire three new mobile artillery location radars from Thales under a government-to-gov...

18 November 2022

Elbit Systems UK signs MOU with Draken Europe to deliver UAS services

Elbit Systems UK and British company Draken Europe have signed an agreement to collaborate on and su...

Industry news

30 November 2022

Czechoslovak Group buys ammo maker Fiocchi Munizioni

Czech Republic-based conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG) has expanded its foreign footprint by acq...

22 November 2022

Update: First C-130J-30 for Indonesia produced

The first of five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30s ordered for the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has condu...

21 November 2022

Thales, PT Len to upgrade Indonesian corvettes

The Indonesian Navy's (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL's) four Diponegoro-class cor...

Land news

01 December 2022

BAE Systems reveals vehicle bid for US Army's OMFV competition

BAE Systems announced on 30 November that it has teamed with Elbit Systems of America, Curtiss-Wrigh...

29 November 2022

Finland completes mid-life upgrade of XA-180 APCs

Patria announced in a press release on 23 November that it had completed the mid-life upgrade of the...

24 November 2022

Finland exercises option for 38 more K9 SPHs

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen has approved the Finnish Defence Forces' (FDF's) proposal t...

Sea news

30 November 2022

First Jan Mayen-class OPV for Norwegian Coast Guard nears completion

Work on the first Jan Mayen-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) on order for the Norwegian Coast Guar...

30 November 2022

Colombian Navy awards contract to COTECMAR for first PES frigate, ocean patrol vessel, and logistic support ship

The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia: ARC) awarded a contract to COTECMAR to build...

29 November 2022

Saab to build two signals intelligence ships for Poland

Swedish defence and security company Saab has been awarded a contract by the Polish Armaments Agency...

Security news

25 November 2022

Update – Changing the guard: Concern over US withdrawal of F-15 jets from Okinawa

The withdrawal of two squadrons of US Air Force (USAF) Boeing F-15C fighter jets from Okinawa has pr...

21 November 2022

Canada eyes larger defence role in Indo-Pacific

Canada plans to bolster its military presence and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region amid growi...

16 November 2022

RAAF refuels South Korea fighter jet for first time

Weeks after signing a formal arrangement to co-operate on air-to-air refuelling, Australia and South...

Weapons news

01 December 2022

US approves FS-LIDS counter-UAV system for Qatar

The US Department of State has approved the sale of counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems es...

01 December 2022

Japan weighs up Tomahawk missile procurement

Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) is considering the procurement of Tomahawk cruise missiles as part...

22 November 2022

JMSDF demonstrates enhanced BMD capabilities with first SM-3 Block IIA firing

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has demonstrated its ability to engage in enhanced co-...
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