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Saab eyes potential procurement programmes in Canada

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Saab has an extensive history in Canada, supplying the surveillance radar and fire-control system for Halifax-class frigates, Carl Gustaf anti-tank systems, and training...

Rheinmetall inaugurates plant in Romania

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Rheinmetall posted on LinkedIn on 16 May that it was inaugurating a defence plantin Mediaș, Romania, the same day.

Poland completes receipt of Turkish UAVs

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Poland has received the last of 24 Baykar Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Türkiye.

US Navy seeks to replenish, bolster surface forces following successful Red Sea operations

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While underscoring effective US Navy (USN) surface-fleet operations in the Red Sea since October, Rear Admiral Fred Pyle, USN surface warfare director, acknowledged a...

Ukrainian UGV undergoes trials in Estonian exercise

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A Ukrainian-made unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), Sirko-S1, is undergoing trials in Estonia during Exercise ‘Spring Storm', held between 6 and 17 May.

Ukraine conflict: Germany pays for US HIMARS for Kyiv, Canada provides air-defence funding

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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced during a visit to Washington, DC on 8–9 May that Berlin would pay for US High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems...

Feature: US Army's race for new howitzers, munitions takes off after modernisation effort scuttled

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US land forces want an artillery system that is more mobile and more lethal. While cutting-edge technology development failed to produce a production-ready system, the...

Germany opts for US rather than European F-35 assembly

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Germany is to have its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft built in the United States rather than Europe, Janes was told on 6...

Ukraine conflict: Hensoldt sending additional six TRML-4D radars to Ukraine

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Ukraine is receiving another batch of TRML-4D ground-based air-defence radars from Hensoldt to strengthen the country's air defence.

UK seeks mobile launcher for tactical UAVs, possibly for Ukraine

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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking to acquire a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) portable solution for the launching of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

Ukraine unveils Mbombe 6 with Spys ROWS

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A video released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 18 April shows a South African Mbombe 6 6×6 armoured vehicle equipped with a Ukrainian remotely...

Ukraine conflict: Lithuania transfers L-39 light combat jet to Kyiv

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Lithuania has successfully transferred an Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatros light strike jet to Ukraine, transporting the aircraft in the back of a freight lorry.

Ukrainian ex-Royal Navy minehunters to be temporarily based in Portsmouth

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The Ukrainian Navy's two newly acquired ex-Royal Navy (RN) Sandown-class mine-countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) have been temporarily homeported at Portsmouth Naval Base,...

Canada unveils CAD33.8 billion defence budget for 2024–25

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The Canadian government released its fiscal year (FY) 2024 defence budget on 16 April. The document projects spending of CAD33.8 billion (USD24.6 billion) in 2024–25,...

US Navy secretary calls for funds to replenish weapons stocks after defence against Iranian attacks

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After providing defence against recent Iranian missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks – as well as other attacks in or near the Red Sea – the US Navy (USN)...

Navy League 2024: Unmanned surface and aerial vehicles move from experimental to operational considerations

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Military planners and operators are beginning to consider unmanned surface and aerial vehicles in a more operational light given recent successes in experiments and in...

Germany restructures Bundeswehr

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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced in a press conference on 4 April that he had approved the restructuring of the Bundeswehr in response to Russia's...

Ukraine conflict: Lithuania sends mobile command vehicles to Ukraine

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Lithuania has supplied an undisclosed number of M577 armoured command vehicles to the Ukrainian army.

Ukraine conflict: Australian Wedgetail completes European mission

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The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has withdrawn its Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft that had been deployed to Europe to...

DoD issues new strategy for commercial space capabilities

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The US Department of Defense (DoD), for the first time, has issued guidance on how the Pentagon will continue to and possibly accelerate integration of commercial,...

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