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18 October 2023

ADEX 2023: KAL-ASD develops new Strix-like UAV

Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) has developed a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanne...

18 October 2023

ADEX 2023: KAL-ASD unveils new loitering munition

Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) has unveiled its new KUS-SX unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), w...

Air news

17 October 2023

ADEX 2023: South Korea seeks sales for MPUH rotary UAV

With development of South Korea's new multi-purpose unmanned helicopter (MPUH) complete, the governm...

11 October 2023

AUSA 2023: Quantum-Systems unveils Twister small UAV

Quantum-Systems unveiled the Twister small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Association of the U...

13 October 2023

France bets big on space, cyber, and robotics in new defence budget

France has allocated over a billion euros towards the space, cyber, and robotics domain in 2024, acc...

C4ISR news

17 October 2023

Ukraine's digital natives drive C4 capabilities

Ukraine's progress in digital transformation (DT) has been one of the reasons behind its resilience ...

11 October 2023

Update – AUSA 2023: General Micro Systems demos manpackable tactical operations centre

General Micro Systems (GMS) are demonstrating a manpackable computer prototype of its X9 Spider fami...

12 October 2023

Moldova procures new tactical air-defence radar

Moldova has acquired a new tactical air-defence radar from Thales following a meeting between the Fr...

Industry news

17 October 2023

AUSA 2023: Roshel details Senator MRAP vehicle

Canada's Roshel showcased a mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) variant of the Senator smart armo...

09 October 2023

AUSA 2023: Army is ‘confident' it will field hypersonic weapons this year

Despite testing delays, army officials are bullish that a new Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) co...

05 October 2023

Ukraine conflict: Ukraine to receive additional batch of reconnaissance systems from Germany

Ukraine will receive an additional batch of automated reconnaissance systems from Rheinmetall, funde...

Land news

17 October 2023

IDF fits armour canopies to tanks

Some of the Merkava IV tanks that have been deployed to the border with the Gaza Strip have had meta...

12 October 2023

Sweden upgrades Leopard 2s

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) announced on its website on 10 October that it had...

12 October 2023

Sweden commissions preliminary design work on its new CV90s

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and BAE Systems Hägglunds announced on 11 October ...

Sea news

18 October 2023

Brazil lays the keel of polar ship NPo Almirante Saldanha

Brazilian privately owned shipbuilder Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA) on 17 October laid the keel of ...

18 October 2023

BAE Systems starts construction of new shipbuilding hall for Type 26 frigates

BAE Systems has started construction of a new covered assembly hall at its Govan facility on the Riv...

17 October 2023

Update: UK to deploy naval task group and surveillance assets to Eastern Mediterranean

The UK government has announced plans to deploy a Royal Navy (RN) task force and surveillance aircra...

Security news

17 October 2023

Japan to procure additional Type 10 tanks, Type 19 howitzers

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) will procure additional Type 10 main battle tanks (MBTs)...

13 October 2023

AUSA 2023: Taking lessons from Ukraine, US ground forces look for more advanced manufacturing to boost readiness

The war in Ukraine is reshaping how the US Army is looking at logistics and readiness as the service...

12 October 2023

Israel-Gaza: Situation update, 12 October 2023

1510 h local time: “The air force continues to vigorously attack terrorist infrastructure throughout...

Weapons news

17 October 2023

Germany to base Arrow and Chinooks in Holzdorf

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visited Holzdorf Air Base, 100 km south of Berlin, on 16 Oct...

17 October 2023

Ukraine conflict: Netherlands to donate more Patriot missiles

The Netherlands will donate more Patriot air-defence missiles to Ukraine, Dutch Defence Minister Kaj...

13 October 2023

Ukraine conflict: Western countries pledge more air-defence equipment

Air-defence equipment was among the kit Western countries pledged to supply Kyiv in the lead-up to a...
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