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Denmark funding, training Ghana Navy with USD1.4 million simulator
Denmark is helping the Ghana Navy prepare for self-sufficient training by 2026 with a USD1.4 million bridge simulator, Lieutenant Colonel Lasse Sand, Denmark's defence...Full story -
Lockheed Martin wins new contract to support Singapore's upgraded F-16s
The Singapore government will spend USD8.7 million to procure spares in support of the country's Lockheed Martin F-16C/D/D+ Block 52 upgrade programme, a Ministry of...Full story -
Thales awarded contract to supply SonoFlash sonobuoys for French Navy
The French defence procurement agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement: DGA) has awarded Thales a contract to equip the French Navy with its new SonoFlash combined...Full story -
Update: USAF awards two USD3.5 billion contract modifications for NGAP prototypes
The US Air Force (USAF) awarded two contract modifications to General Electric (GE) and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) on 27 January, each raising the financial ceiling on USD975...Full story -
Congolese rebels capture Belarusian attack UAV
At least one jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was found after Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) rebels captured Goma International Airport in the east of the...Full story -
French Navy's future MPA replacement programme moves to next phase
The French Navy's Patmar (Patrouille Maritime) programme to replace its Dassault Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) in the 2030s has taken another step forward...Full story -
Advent Marti C2 system integrated into Türkiye's TCSG-553 aircraft
Havelsan's Advent Marti aviation command-and-control (C2) system was “successfully integrated into Türkiye's Coast Guard Command's CN-235 aircraft, including the...Full story -
Despite funding and progress, US Navy maintenance woes continue, GAO notes
The US Navy (USN) continues to face surface-ship maintenance hurdles despite spending tens of billions of dollars for such work through the initial years of the decade,...Full story -
India conducts VSHORADS flight trials
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted additional flight trials of its very-short-range air-defence system (VSHORADS) to finalise...Full story -
Zephyr HAPS completes initial Kenya-based testing
Airbus Defence and Space subsidiary company AALTO has completed initial flight trails of the Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) out of its newly established...Full story -
India announces 9.5% increase in 2025–26 defence budget
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 1 February a 2025–26 defence budget of INR6.81 trillion (USD78.4 billion).Full story -
Cummings Aerospace unveils Hellhound turbojet-powered loitering munition
Cummings Aerospace has unveiled a 3D-printed, turbojet-powered loitering munition, which the company calls the Hellhound S3.Full story -
L3Harris records strong 2024, sees growth continuing through 2025, 2026
L3Harris had a strong 2024, Christopher Kubasik, chairman and CEO for L3Harris, said during an earnings call on 30 January, noting important programme wins, including...Full story -
Netherlands procures Skyranger 30 air-defence systems
Dutch Defence Minister Gijs Tuinman announced on 29 January that his ministry was procuring 22 Skyranger 30 air-defence systems to counter unmanned aircraft systems...Full story -
First French Navy Falcon 2000 Albatros MPA takes flight
The first Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000 Albatros maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) destined for the French Navy has conducted its maiden flight, a French Navy official has...Full story -
Norway's Defence Research Establishment reports progress in UAV swarm technology
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Defence Research Establishment (Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt: FFI) has reported “significant progress” in information...Full story -
France orders air-defence systems
The Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, announced on 28 January that it had ordered EUR600 million (nearly USD623 million)...Full story -
Romania completes 48th Fighter Squadron with latest F-16 delivery
The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) has completed the standing up of the 48th Fighter Squadron (FS) at its 71st Air Base at Campia Turzii in the northwest of the country, the...Full story -
US naval officials note increasing tensions in the US Arctic and High North
Chinese and Russian forces are increasing their patrols and operations in the US waters of the Arctic and High North latitudes, according to US naval officials.Full story -
Bulgaria receives first F-16
Bulgaria has received its first Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft during a ceremony at the manufacturer's Greenville facility in South...Full story