- + Airbus rolls out first A400M for Kazakhstan—Airbus has rolled out the first of a pair of A400M Atlas transport aircraft for the Republic of Kazakhstan, following the application of its new paint...
- + Hensoldt to consider Eurofighter EK Step 2 options after buyout of ESG—Hensoldt is considering how to proceed with its plans to offer a new airborne electronic attack (AEA) capability to Germany, following its recent acqu...
- + UK continues to open up A400M tactical capabilities, with low-level paradrop now cleared—The United Kingdom continues to open up the tactical capabilities of the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Airbus A400M Atlas C1 fleet, with the announcement ...
- + India test-fires manportable anti-tank guided missile—India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army have test-fired a manportable anti-tank guided missile (M...
- + Australia awards contract for P-8A upgrades—Boeing has been awarded a AUD139.5 million (USD90.1 million) contract to upgrade the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF's) P-8A Poseidon fleet. [Categ...
- + Navy League 2024: Saildrone's wind-powered USVs provide alternative for monotonous missions—Saildrone's family of wind- and solar-powered unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) offer a way to free up manned naval assets for more important missions,...
- + Navy League 2024: US Navy leadership touts amphibious-ship investments as cost and readiness concerns continue—US Navy (USN) leaders are touting the investments being planned for the country's naval amphibious fleet and associated resources, even as government ...
- + UDT 2024: Type 212 NFS lithium-ion battery system tests move forward—Tests of the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery system for the Italian Navy's Improved Todaro (Type 212 NFS)-class submarines are moving forward, according ...
- + UDT 2024: IAI/Aerotor unveil APUS 25 long-range endurance quadcopter—Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Aerotor Unmanned Systems have joined forces to develop a novel unmanned quadcopter designed for long-range endur...
- + India issues tender for 97 additional Tejas Mk 1As—The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a tender to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the procurement of 97 additional Light Combat Airc...
- + UDT 2024: Aselsan to start work on second Deringöz AUV variant—Aselsan has outlined plans to start expanding its family of Deringöz autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) this year as the first prototype under deve...
- + UDT 2024: Aselsan progresses development of mini Düfas towed active sonar system—Turkish manufacturer Aselsan is progressing development of a miniature version of its Düfas low-frequency towed active sonar system for unmanned surfa...
- + Australia orders Boxers to export to Germany—The Australian government signed a production agreement with Rheinmetall Defence Australia on 10 April for over 100 Boxer Schwerer Waffenträger Infant...
- + USMC plans to buy high-power ULTV variant—The Ultra Light Tactical Vehicle (ULTV) programme – a US Marine Corps (USMC) replacement for the ageing Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) – will now include ...
- + Leonardo announces new CTTP training partner—US-company Cole Engineering Services Inc (CESI) is joining Leonardo's Team Aurelian for the upcoming British Army's Collective Training Transformation...
- + FIDAE 2024: Embraer sees market for 490 Super Tucanos—Embraer Defence & Security sees a market for up to 490 A-29 Super Tucano trainer and attack aircraft over the next two decades, Embraer president ...
- + FIDAE 2024: Brazilian Air Force signs MOU with Embraer to study special mission C-390—The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Embraer on 10 April at the FIDAE 2024 airshow in Santiago, Chile, to ...
- + Singapore's fleet of H225M, CH-47F helicopters attain full operational capability—The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has declared full operational capability (FOC) for its fleet of H225M medium-lift helicopters and CH-47F he...
- + IT²EC 2024: Babcock unveils new immersive training system—Babcock unveiled a new modular, immersive training system at the International Training Technology Exhibition & Conference (IT²EC) 2024 held from ...
- + NATO selects SitaWare as primary C2 system for land operations—Systematic's SitaWare Headquarters (HQ) software has been selected by NATO as its primary command-and-control (C2) solution for land operations. [Cate...
- + IT²EC 2024: Latest version of BISim's VBS4 to feature munition-equipped UAVs—The latest version of Bohemia Interactive Simulations' (BISim's) Virtual Battlespace 4 (VBS4) environment will feature munition-equipped unmanned aeri...
- + IT²EC 2024: Saab to continue supporting British Army live training—The British Army has signed a GBP60 million (USD75.7 million) three-year support contract with Saab to improve its live training capability. [Category...
- + Navy League 2024: Findings from shipbuilding review spur US Navy secretary to seek foreign aid—Rocked by results of a recently completed shipbuilding study lambasting progress on new aircraft carriers, submarines and other major US Navy (USN) pr...
- + FIDAE 2024: Honduras purchases two additional Airbus H145s—The Honduran Ministry of Defense has purchased two Airbus H145s, the company announced on 10 April at the FIDAE 2024 air show in Santiago, Chile. Hond...
- + Navy League 2024: Bell targets V-280 manned, V-247 unmanned platforms as replacement for USN MH-60R/S helicopters—The US Navy (USN) is starting to look for its next-generation maritime strike platform. Bell is offering a variant of its V-280 Valor tiltrotor teamed...
- + FIDAE 2024: Boeing targets Brazil for P-8 sale—Boeing anticipates a requirement for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft from Brazil, for which it is pitching the P-8. [Category: a30e25c2-4d7c-47f...
- + Serbia set to acquire Rafale fighters from France—Serbia and France will seal a deal on the procurement of 12 newly produced Rafale fighters for the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (RV i PVO) in the...
- + UDT 2024: DSIT debuts DogFish multimission sonar system—DSIT Solutions publicly unveiled its new multimission sonar system designed for operation onboard underwater vehicles at the Undersea Defence Technolo...
- + Taiwan army to procure new rifles—The Republic of China Army (RoCA) will procure nearly 25,000 new 5.56×45 mm assault rifles called XT112 to replace in-service T65 and T91 assault rifl...
- + China tests HH-100 cargo UAV—The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is preparing its HH-100 large cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for flight-testing. [Category: 7e4...
- + Burkina Faso receives Akinci UAVs—Burkina Faso now has at least two Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) made by Turkish company Baykar, it was revealed on 8 April, when th...
- + IT²EC 2024: BAE Systems and VRAI partner to bolster fast jet pilot training—BAE Systems has partnered with VRAI to leverage extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI) in order to enhance pilot training. [Category: ...
- + Navy League 2024: Submarine builder cites need for Virginia-class equipment orders with proposed budget cut—Following the US Navy (USN) decision to cut an expected Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) from its proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal,...
- + Eurofighter economic impact study touts hundreds more potential sales—An economic impact study report published by the Eurofighter consortium on 9 April has predicted the potential sale of hundreds more of the multirole ...
- + Germany restructures Bundeswehr—German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced in a press conference on 4 April that he had approved the restructuring of the Bundeswehr in respons...
- + Navy League 2024: Collins Aerospace shows off latest cockpit technology—Collins Aerospace is demonstrating its latest cockpit technology for sixth-generation manned combat aircraft at the Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2024 glo...
- + Ukraine conflict: Lithuania sends mobile command vehicles to Ukraine—Lithuania has supplied an undisclosed number of M577 armoured command vehicles to the Ukrainian army. [Category: e6e540b3-9252-4df7-8a34-dadf35b814db]
- + UK seeks Next Generation Red Air pilot training—The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking commercial contractors to deliver Next Generation Red Air (NGRA) pilot training for the Royal Air Force (R...
- + Navy League 2024: Dry dock RCOH work completed for aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis—HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division completed the dry dock portion of the refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of Nimitz-class aircraft c...
- + India's Tata launches Earth observation satellite—India's Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has launched an Earth observation satellite that can be leveraged by the Indian Armed Forces to enhance s...
- + Australia, Japan, Philippine, US navy vessels carry out inaugural South China Sea exercise—Naval vessels from four countries have completed an inaugural South China Sea exercise known as the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA)....
- + South Korea launches second reconnaissance satellite—South Korea has launched a second reconnaissance satellite to strengthen military preparedness against possible threats from North Korea. [Category: a...
- + Navy League 2024: MQ-4C Triton programme picks up speed after attaining IOC—Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft achieved initial operational capabilit...
- + Navy League 2024: Raytheon Technologies seeks to improve ESSM operations in cluttered RF environment—As the first Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 units start to make their way to areas like the Red Sea, Raytheon Technologies is working on fu...
- + Navy League 2024: Raytheon focuses on RAM production, enhancements—Raytheon Technologies is ramping up RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) production as it works on improving operational missile communication capab...
- + Rheinmetall to supply Mission Master SP UGVs to Japan for testing—German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has signed a “multimillion-dollar” contract with the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) to supply thr...
- + Special Report: Germany begins ordering new Boxer variants—The Bundeswehr is procuring its first specialised versions of the Boxer, placing orders with Rheinmetall for Skyranger 30 air-defence systems mounted ...
- + Navy League 2024: E-2D Advanced Hawkeye brings latest command-and-control technology to US fleet—The E-2 Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft has been the eyes of US Navy carrier strike groups for more than 60 years. The...
- + Italy retires AMX light strike jet—The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militaire Italiana: AMI) has retired its Aeritalia Macchi eXperimental (AMX) light attack aircraft after 35 years o...
- + UAV attack on Myanmar capital part of co-ordinated effort, says official—An attack on Myanmar's administrative capital by resistance forces using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was part of the opposition National Unity Gro...
- + Update: North Korea test-fires Hwaseong-16Na intermediate-range hypersonic missile—North Korea test-fired a “new” solid-fuelled intermediate-range hypersonic missile known as Hwaseong-16Na for the first time on 2 April, state-run Kor...
- + Netherlands seeks systems integrator for Foxtrot programme—The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) is looking for a systems integrator to assist with running the Foxtrot tactical digitisation programme, Jane...
- + Chess Dynamics selected to supply electro-optical systems for Hunter class—Chess Dynamics has been selected by BAE Systems to supply the former's SeaEagle fire-control electro-optical (FCEO) system for the Royal Australian Na...
- + India test-fires Agni-Prime ballistic missile—India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test-fired the Agni-Prime medium-range ballistic missi...
- + Danish frigate Iver Huitfeldt returns from Red Sea deployment—The Royal Danish Navy (RDN) frigate HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F 361) returned to Naval Station Korsør, Denmark, on 4 April following its deployment in the ...
- + US heavy icebreaker Polar Star completes Antarctic deployment, starts life-extension recapitalisation work—Having completed a 138-day deployment to Antarctica on 31 March to support Operation ‘Deep Freeze 2024', US Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Polar Star (WAGB...
- + IWI unveils Arbel accuracy-improvement electronic firing system—Janes has learnt that a new small-arms system that promises to improve the accuracy of shooters' follow-on shots by a factor of two to three times was...
- + Taiwan earthquake damages RoCAF combat aircraft—The Taiwanese government has said the 3 April earthquake in the country damaged eight combat aircraft of the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF). [Cat...
- + Australian Army tests remote firing capability of uncrewed APC—The Australian Army's Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO) and Electro Optic Systems (EOS) have conducted a re...
- + US Navy seeks funding increase for aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis to cover overhaul redelivery delay—The US Navy (USN) is requesting an additional USD731.7 million for the refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis (...
- + Iraq announces start of VN22 armoured vehicle production—Iraq's state-owned defence industry has said it has begun producing Norinco VN22 6×6 armoured vehicles. [Category: e6e540b3-9252-4df7-8a34-dadf35b814d...
- + Netherlands retires 52-year-old air surveillance radar—The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has retired its 52-year-old Medium Power Radar (MPR) based in Nieuw Milligen, the Netherlands Ministry of Defe...
- + Belgium orders R7 ROVs from Exail—Exail has been contracted to supply six R7 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for the Belgian Navy, the company announced on 2 April. [Category: ddf69c...
- + KAI proposes FA-50 for RTAF fighter requirement—Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has proposed a sale of its FA-50 light fighter aircraft to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), which seeks to acquire ne...
- + Lockheed Martin expands possibilities for SkyKeeper C2 system—Lockheed Martin UK (LMUK) has finished upgrading the British Army's Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) capability and is developing future...
- + DoD issues new strategy for commercial space capabilities—The US Department of Defense (DoD), for the first time, has issued guidance on how the Pentagon will continue to and possibly accelerate integration o...
- + Indian defence exports grow strongly, MoD says—Indian defence exports reached INR210.83 billion (USD2.5 billion) in fiscal year (FY) 2023–24, an annual increase of 32%, the Indian Ministry of Defen...
- + Steller Systems reveals trials of offshore insertion craft scaled demonstrator—UK ship design house Steller Systems has performed sea trials of a subscale concept demonstrator intended to prove a novel hullform that could be expl...
- + Brazil launches third Riachuelo-class SSK—Brazilian shipbuilder Itaguaí Construções Navais (ICN) launched the third unit of the Riachuelo-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK), S Tonele...
- + US Navy seeks to address major programme delays caused by shipbuilding's new normal of worker and supply shortages—Major US Navy (USN) shipbuilding programmes are running one to three years behind schedule due in a large part to the lack of a sufficient workforce a...
- + Missile test incorporates new SPY radar and Australian assets—The US Navy (USN) and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intercepted an advanced medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) test target using the Standard Missil...
- + Update: Lithuania contracts NT Service for urgent C-UAS procurement—Lithuania-based NT Service has been contracted to deliver counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UASs) to the Lithuanian military to meet an urgent requ...
- + US Army eyes dismounted A-PNT capability—The US Army's combat capabilities development directorate is seeking industry input on an Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT) capability ...
- + Naval Group bags contract for two Scorpene Evolved submarines—Naval Group has secured the contract for two lithium-ion batteries-equipped Scorpene Evolved diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) with the Indonesian gov...
- + South Korea approves production plan for 40 KF-21s—A South Korean announcement of an estimated KRW7.92 trillion (USD5.85 billion) production plan for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae ...
- + Taiwan set to produce new vehicles, assault rifles—The Republic of China Army (RoCA) has granted the permission to produce a new direct fire support variant of the Cloud Leopard 8×8 wheeled armoured co...
- + Feature: Arctic formations taking shape in US Army—Life in the Arctic can shift from -40ºF with 20 to 30 mph winds one week to the snow melting away as temperatures climb closer to 40ºF every day the n...
- + Indian Army test-fires BrahMos, Akash missiles—The Indian Army test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and the Akash semi-mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) in two separate exercises that...
- + Hanwha initiates production of Australian Huntsman vehicles—South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace initiated the production of the first AS9 ‘Huntsman' self-propelled howitzer (SPH) and AS10 armoured ammunition resuppl...
- + Japan deploys anti-ship missile unit in Okinawa—The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has deployed an anti-ship missile (ASM) unit known as the ‘7th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment' at the JG...
- + Malaysia investigates ‘critical problems' plaguing fleet of PT-91M tanks—Malaysia has formed a joint investigation team to rectify a list of “critical problems” that plague the country's fleet of PT-91M ‘Pendekar' main batt...
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