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28 March 2023

Canada issues LOR for Poseidon MMA

Canada has issued a letter of request (LOR) to the US government for the Boeing P-8A Poseidon mariti...

29 March 2023

South Korea finalises CH-47F acquisition

The South Korean government said it has finalised the acquisition of Boeing CH-47F heavy-lift transp...

Air news

29 March 2023

Israel launches new surveillance satellite

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) of Israel launched its latest surveillance satellite onboard the Shavi...

28 March 2023

Airbus trials autonomous aerial refuelling of unmanned aircraft

Airbus Defence and Space has trialled the autonomous air-to-air refuelling (AAR) of unmanned aerial ...

27 March 2023

Turkey showcases TB3 UCAV ahead of first flight

Turkey's Baykar has showcased its Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) ahead of its u...

C4ISR news

29 March 2023

Update: IAF to procure radars, radar warning receivers from BEL

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed two separate contracts with public sector undertaking (P...

28 March 2023

Austria acquires new tactical radios from Thales

The Austrian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with Thales for the provision of its Sq...

24 March 2023

Sweden procures tactical communication centres

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has ordered new containerised tactical communicati...

Industry news

29 March 2023

Finland and Sweden jointly procure rifles from Sako

Finland and Sweden are jointly procuring assault and sniper rifles from Finnish company Sako. The Sw...

29 March 2023

Pentagon budget 2024: US military services report USD12.6 billion in ‘unfunded priorities'

The six US military services have told Congress they have identified more than USD12.6 billion in “u...

28 March 2023

Malaysia issues tender for anti-tank guided missiles

The Malaysian Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has requested bids for the supply of 18 medium-range anti...

Land news

29 March 2023

Ukraine conflict: Leopard 2A6 and Challenger 2 MBTs delivered to Kyiv

Ukraine has received German Leopard 2A6 and UK Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs). The German Min...

28 March 2023

RBSL commences Boxer MIV production

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) inaugurated its production line for the British Army's Boxer Mec...

27 March 2023

BMC rolls out new Altay

BMC unveiled an upgraded version of the Altay main battle tank (MBT) on 22 March.

Sea news

29 March 2023

FNSS delivers first Zaha MAVs to Turkish navy

Turkey's FNSS Savunma Sistemleri has started delivering the first new Zaha Marine Assault Vehicles (...

29 March 2023

Dutch marines to procure 20 new landing craft to replace LCVPs

The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) has outlined plans for the replacement of the Netherlands Marine...

29 March 2023

Philippine Navy to receive two ex-US Navy Cyclone-class boats

The Philippine Navy is set to receive two more Cyclone-class coastal patrol boats that were formerly...

Security news

17 March 2023

DSEI Japan 2023: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries develops new C-UAS and cyber-security capabilities

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has developed a new laser system to counter unmanned aerial vehicl...

15 March 2023

US DoD weapons chief favours more co-production

William LaPlante, US undersecretary of defence for acquisition and sustainment, said on 14 March tha...

14 March 2023

US UAV downed in Black Sea following mid-air collision with Russian Sukhoi Su-27

A US Air Force (USAF) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehi...

Weapons news

29 March 2023

US Army investing in extended-range Precision Strike Missile

US defence companies have begun competing for the fourth increment of the Precision Strike Missile (...

23 March 2023

Ukraine conflict: Ukrainian troops trained on Patriot faster than expected

The soldiers selected by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to train on the Patriot missile battery complet...

17 March 2023

US Air Force seeks USD500 million for hypersonics research

The US Air Force (USAF) requested USD500 million for hypersonic weapons research and development in ...
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