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Australia receives first Arafura-class vessel
Australia's Department of Defence (DoD) has taken delivery of the country's first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), the department disclosed in a statement on...Full story -
France orders 100 upgraded Leclerc XLR tanks
The Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, announced on 28 January that it had ordered 100 more upgraded Leclerc XLR main battle...Full story -
Indonesia set to receive first PPA by mid-2025
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is on track to deliver the first of two multirole offshore patrol ships (Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura: PPA) on order for the...Full story -
F-35, missile programmes deliver solid results for Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin attained solid results in the fourth quarter of 2024 despite charges on two classified programmes, James Taiclet, chairman, president, and CEO of...Full story -
FMS deal funds continued Aegis design and integration for Canada
Lockheed Martin received a three-year USD280.4 million contract modification on 17 January from US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to fund continued development and...Full story -
IAV 2025: Milrem Robotics reveals armed UGV to be supplied to Ukraine, teases launch of 8×8 RCV
Estonia-based Milrem Robotics revealed the upcoming supply of its first armed THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) at Defence iQ's...Full story -
Development costs, strike hit Boeing's bottom line
Boeing continues to recover from a series of production and safety issues as well as last year's International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)...Full story -
UK MoD awards Elbit further night-vision goggles contract for British Army
UK-based manufacturing and engineering company Instro Precision, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems UK, was awarded a GBP16 million (USD19.9 million) “contract uplift” by the...Full story -
UK MoD awards air training contract to Draken Europe
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Draken Europe GBP173 million (USD215 million) for air training services.Full story -
French Army receives first MEPAC armoured mortar carrier
The French Army received its first Griffon Mortier Embarqué Pour l'Appui au Contact (MEPAC) 6×6 self-propelled 120 mm mortar carrier on 19 December 2024, the Direction...Full story -
UK declares FOC for Commando Merlin HC4/4a helicopter
The United Kingdom has declared full operating capability (FOC) for its fleet of Leonardo Commando Merlin HC4/4a assault helicopters.Full story -
UAE accepts first Rafale combat aircraft
The first of 80 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft have been formally handed over to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it was announced on 29 January.Full story -
Australia announces investment for new AGM-88G acquisition
Four months after the US State Department announced its approval of the sale of a new batch of AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER)...Full story -
Lithuania forms 1st Division
Lithuania established its 1st Division during a ceremony in Rukla on 28 January. The formation will consist of the Lithuanian army's Iron Wolf, Žemaitija, and reserve...Full story -
Update: Japan to procure V-BAT UASs
US-based Shield AI has secured a contract to supply an undisclosed number of its V-BAT small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...Full story -
New Fast Response Cutter arrives in Alaska as US Coast Guard bolsters regional forces
The US Coast Guard (USCG) acknowledged the arrival of a new Fast Response Cutter (FRC) in Kodiak, Alaska, on 29 January, a week after it confirmed it was surging...Full story -
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 -
Sudanese Armed Forces finds electronic warfare system at major RSF base
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) discovered what was identified as a Belarusian-made electronic warfare system when it captured a major Rapid Support Forces (RSF) base...Full story -
US Army rushing to field FPV UAS to experimental units
A new first-person view (FPV) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) currently being staffed through the requirements process is on track to be fielded to the US Army's...Full story -
Indonesian firm unveils P2 Tiger APC
Indonesian firm PT Sentra Surya Ekajayais (PT SSE) has unveiled a prototype of its new P2 Tiger armoured personnel carrier (APC) to meet requirements in the Indonesian...Full story