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19 January 2024

Netherlands to induct final Apaches into remanufacturing process

The last Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters to be r...

19 January 2024

EndureAir develops Sabal logistics UAVs

Indian firm EndureAir Systems has developed two new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for military log...

Air news

17 January 2024

Edge, Baykar integrating guided bombs with Bayraktar TB2 UAV

The Emirati defence group Edge is working with Baykar to integrate its Desert Sting guided bomb on t...

17 January 2024

Ethiopia inducts new Su-30 fighters, Akinci UAVs

Ethiopia has received new Sukhoi Su-30 ‘Flanker' fighters and Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı armed unmanned...

15 January 2024

Netherlands to deploy Reapers to Romania

The Netherlands is to deploy General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned...

C4ISR news

19 January 2024

Ukraine conflict: Russia equips T-80BVM tank with new C-UAS

A new counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) known as Saniya, developed by Russian company 3MX, has ...

18 January 2024

Leonardo upgrades BriteCloud EAD with ‘smart' features

The UK-based electronic warfare (EW) business of Leonardo has upgraded the large aircraft variant of...

15 January 2024

Ukraine conflict: Russia has lost 90% of its equipment in Krynky due to shortage of EW, UK MoD says

Russia is said to have lost approximately 90% of its military equipment in Krynky, Kherson, likely b...

Industry news

17 January 2024

North Korea set for modest increase in defence spending

North Korea said on 16 January that it expects to spend 15.9% of total government expenditure in 202...

16 January 2024

Australia awards contract for guided missile production

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has awarded a contract worth AUD37.4 million (USD24.9 mil...

09 January 2024

Brazil commissions second Riachuelo-class SSK

The Brazilian Navy's Submarine Development Program (Programa de Desenvolvimento de Submarinos: PROSU...

Land news

19 January 2024

Sweden orders mobile air-defence systems

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) ordered mobile short-range air defence (MSHORAD) s...

16 January 2024

Sweden plans to contribute to NATO's forward presence in Latvia

The Swedish Armed Forces announced on their website on 9 January that they plan to contribute army u...

16 January 2024

Serbia to spend nearly EUR740 million on new weapons

Serbia will spend nearly EUR740 million (USD810. million) in 2024 on new military equipment, Serbian...

Sea news

17 January 2024

German Navy acquires new Deep Trekker Revolution ROVs

The German Navy has taken delivery of six new Deep Trekker Revolution remotely operated vehicles (RO...

12 January 2024

Malaysia receives first batch of G2000 Mk II attack craft

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has taken delivery of its first locally built G2000 Mk II fast interc...

12 January 2024

Surface Navy 2024: Navy secretary calls for comprehensive navy shipbuilding review

US Navy (USN) Secretary Carlos Del Toro has told Nickolas Guertin, assistant secretary of the Navy f...

Security news

19 January 2024

Pakistan launches retaliatory strike on Iran

Pakistan's military conducted a retaliatory airstrike on Iran on 18 January in response to Tehran us...

18 January 2024

European Commission launches collaborative land combat project

A project to enhance and accelerate collaborative combat for European land forces has been launched ...

05 January 2024

Lithuania acquires new counter-battery radars from Netherlands

Lithuania has acquired new Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact radars (GM200 MM/C) to str...

Weapons news

19 January 2024

Japan inks letter of acceptance for Tomahawk missiles

Japan has concluded a letter of acceptance (LOA) that paves the way for the country to acquire the T...

17 January 2024

Northrop Grumman fires LGM-35A Sentinel second-stage motor

Northrop Grumman has fired the second-stage solid-fuel rocket motor for the LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear...

15 January 2024

North Korea claims launch of solid-fuel missile with hypersonic payload

North Korea has claimed that the weapon it tested on 14 January was a solid-fuel intermediate-range ...
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