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16 May 2023

Germany to replace Tiger attack helo with H145M

Germany plans to retire its Airbus Helicopters Tiger attack fleet in favour of acquiring more Airbus...

16 May 2023

US Army running SBU variant of Mission Partner Environment

US Army units have begun employing a new variant of the Mission Partner Environment (MPE) network, a...

Air news

15 May 2023

UAS Heavy Lift Challenge reopens to new suppliers

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reopened the Uncrewed Air Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC...

15 May 2023

Ukraine conflict: UK promises ‘long-range attack drones' to Kyiv

The United Kingdom is to deliver to Ukraine “new long-range attack drones with a range of over 200 k...

15 May 2023

USSOCOM eyes loitering systems for EW, other functions

US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is prioritising loitering technologies to support counter-vi...

C4ISR news

12 May 2023

Hanwha Systems to supply CMS for Philippine Navy's OPVs

South Korea's Hanwha Systems has secured a contract worth USD34.5 million to supply its combat manag...

10 May 2023

Elbit Systems to deliver simulators for UK Boxer and Challenger 3 vehicles

Elbit Systems UK has been awarded a contract under Project Vulcan to supply and operate the British ...

09 May 2023

Finland orders night-vision goggles and target acquisition devices

Senop has received a large order from the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command for the provision...

Industry news

16 May 2023

South Korea's KF-21 passes ‘combat assessment' to accelerate production

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 fighter aircraft has passed a “provisional combat suitability...

15 May 2023

EOS launches C-UAS with hard-kill capabilities

Australian company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has launched a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UA...

11 May 2023

Update: Australia to procure MASS decoy system for frigates, destroyers

The Australian government has signed a deal with Rheinmetall Defence Australia (RDA) to procure the ...

Land news

16 May 2023

Austria awards framework agreement for RMMV logistic vehicles

Austria's procurement organisation Bundesbeschaffung GmbH Wien has signed a seven-year framework agr...

15 May 2023

Update: Germany orders 50 more Puma IFVs

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall announced in a joint press release on 15 May that they h...

12 May 2023

DEFEA 2023: EODH presents new-generation protection upgrade kit for Leopard 2 MBT

EODH, the Greek supplier and producer of protection systems for army vehicles, presented its Advance...

Sea news

16 May 2023

Brazil starts construction of Antarctic support ship

The Brazilian privately owned shipbuilder Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA) officially marked the start...

15 May 2023

UK Type 26 frigate Glasgow construction resumes while damage to cables investigated

Work on the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Type 26 City-class frigate Glasgow has resumed at defence prime B...

15 May 2023

JFD set to deliver Shadow Seal tactical diving vehicle to US partner

A new hybrid multimission swimmer delivery vehicle developed by UK-based JFD has commenced sea trial...

Security news

12 May 2023

Royal Navy SSBN Vanguard departs Devonport following completion of refit

The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), HMS Vanguard (S28), h...

08 May 2023

Lockheed Martin to revamp space business

Lockheed Martin's Space business area plans to consolidate its five lines of business into three as ...

19 April 2023

Military clashes in Sudan threaten to become protracted conflict following attempted coup by Rapid Support Forces

Since January 2023, Janes Military Coup Indicator has ranked Sudan among the top three states most l...

Weapons news

12 May 2023

USSOCOM to trial ‘Rapid Dragon' palletised launcher in November

US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to demonstrate its ‘Rapid Dragon' missile launch capability ...

10 May 2023

MAADS air-defence system qualified with CAMM-ER missile

MBDA has qualified the Medium Advanced Air Defence System (MAADS) with its Common Anti-Air Modular M...

11 May 2023

Brazilian Avibras unveils new missile and rocket-launching system

Avibras Indústria Aeroespacial is considering building a prototype of its newly designed Artillery S...
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