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31 August 2022

USAFE ‘excited' to learn SwAF aircraft dispersal techniques

The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) is to learn how the Swedish Air Force (SwAF) conducts the wartim...

31 August 2022

Defense & Security 2022: Royal Thai Army expands artillery production

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is continuing to expand its programmes to produce mortar systems and howit...

Air news

31 August 2022

Gripen E fires Meteor missile for first time

The Saab Gripen E fighter has conducted its first firing of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-...

30 August 2022

Defense & Security 2022: Royal Thai Air Force Academy reveals M-Pseudo SAT concept

The Royal Thai Air Force Academy (RTAFA) unveiled the ‘M-Pseudo SAT' concept at the Defense & Securi...

30 August 2022

Defense & Security 2022: ATIL unveils DP-20/A MALE UAS

Thai firm Aero Technology Industry Company Limited (ATIL) unveiled the DP-20/A medium-altitude long-...

C4ISR news

26 August 2022

Morocco requests ground command-and-control systems from US

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Morocco for ground co...

26 August 2022

Nigerian Air Force using targeting pod with JF-17

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter has been seen carrying what is almost cer...

24 August 2022

GDLS offers glance at Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle prototype design

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) is disclosing additional details about its ‘new, purpose-built'...

Industry news

31 August 2022

Poland signs execution contracts for K2 MBTs and K9 SPHs from South Korea

Poland signed execution contracts with South Korean industry for K2 main battle tanks (MBTs) and K9 ...

30 August 2022

Aircraft parts makers Mecachrome, WeAre to join forces

Mecachrome has finalised previously disclosed plans to acquire fellow French aerospace parts manufac...

29 August 2022

Saab CEO ‘frustrated' at slow pace of Gripen sales

Saab's president and CEO, Micael Johansson, has told reporters of his ‘extreme frustration' at the l...

Land news

31 August 2022

BAE Systems workers to strike at US ground vehicle factory

About 800 unionised workers who build tracked and wheeled military vehicles at a BAE Systems plant i...

31 August 2022

Slovakia orders Patria AMV XP 8×8 vehicles from Finland

Slovakia and Finland, along with Patria, signed a government-to-government agreement on 30 August on...

30 August 2022

Defense & Security 2022: Paramount partners with Thailand on Mbombe 4

South Africa's Paramount Group has formed a partnership with Thai firm Jatunapas and the government'...

Sea news

31 August 2022

Defense & Security 2022: Bangkok Dock proposes modified Krabi-class OPV to Thai navy

Bangkok Dock shipyard is proposing a series of modified Krabi-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) t...

26 August 2022

First Saudi Avante 2200 corvette arrives in Jeddah

The first Al Jubail Avante 2200-class corvette on order for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) has ...

18 August 2022

Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll starts post-life extension upkeep

The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Type 23 Duke-class frigate HMS Argyll has started its post-life extension...

Security news

18 August 2022

Boeing, Northrop Grumman join 3D printing push

Boeing and Northrop Grumman have signed up to participate in the Biden administration's Additive Man...

15 August 2022

Taiwan engages US on missile sustainment

Taiwan has awarded the US a contract to sustain missile systems operated by the Republic of China Ai...

28 July 2022

US lawmakers advance bill to boost chip making

The US Senate on 27 July passed a Pentagon-backed bill that would provide USD76 billion to shore up ...

Weapons news

31 August 2022

UK seeks new RCVs for explosive ordnance disposal

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking to procure 50 medium-sized remote-controlled vehicles (R...

17 August 2022

Germany procures C-UAS capability from ESG

The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BA...

17 August 2022

First Saudi THAAD sites expected to be completed in 2026

The first four sites for Saudi Arabia's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems are expe...
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