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UK to axe ageing helicopters to save costs
The United Kingdom is to axe its oldest military helicopters as part of an effort to plug a GBP500 million (USD632.4 million) hole in the defence budget, ahead of the...Full story -
Norway announces shortlist for new frigate acquisition
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has shortlisted France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States as potential partners for Norway's future frigate...Full story -
UK to scrap Watchkeeper as cost-saving measure
The United Kingdom is to scrap its Thales WK 450 Watchkeeper unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as part of a wider raft of retirements geared at plugging a...Full story -
Shield AI teams with JSW Defence to bring V-BAT drones to India
Shield AI is partnering with JSW Defence, part of the JSW Group, to manufacture its V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in India.Full story -
US Navy issues RFI on possible second Constellation-class frigate shipbuilder
The US Navy (USN) issued a request for information (RFI) on 15 November to identify potential ship construction sources for the Constellation-class guided-missile...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Russia claims to have been struck by ATACMS
Ukraine has fired the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at Russia, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. In a statement reported by TASS state news agency on...Full story -
HII to build two carriers in dry dock simultaneously for first time
Completing another renovation of its Dry Dock 12 that enables concurrent construction of two aircraft carriers for the first time, HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS)...Full story -
Latvia selects ASCOD, orders Patria 6×6 C2 vehicles
Latvia has selected the ASCOD tracked armoured vehicle and ordered Patria 6×6 command-and-control (C2) armoured vehicles. General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS)...Full story -
Carrier USS George HW Bush finishes planned incremental availability
With the completion of sea trials off the coast of Virginia in mid-November, aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) concluded its 10-month planned incremental...Full story -
Rheinmetall wins contract to build Canadian recovery vehicles
Rheinmetall's HX 8×8 trucks will replace Canada's ageing fleet of recovery vehicles by 2028, the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) announced in a 14 November...Full story -
Finnish forces contract Bittium for new radios
As part of its ongoing tactical communications upgrade, the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) has begun serial procurement of Bittium's software defined radios (SDRs) – the...Full story -
Airbus opens SIRTAP production line
Airbus has opened a new production line for the SIRTAP unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at its Getafe facility near Madrid, Spain.Full story -
PLA Air Force showcases new reconnaissance-strike UCAV
A new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) shown at Airshow China 2024 may potentially be a replacement for older variants of the Wing Loong series of unmanned...Full story -
Airbus delivers first H145M light attack helicopter to Germany
The first H145M Leichter Kampfhubschrauber (LKH) helicopter for Germany has been delivered from Airbus Helicopters' Donauwörth production facility.Full story -
India conducts first test of long-range hypersonic missile
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted a flight test of the country's first long-range hypersonic missile, the Ministry of Defence...Full story -
UK commences SPEAR 3 launch trials
The United Kingdom has commenced launch trials of the MBDA Selective Precision Effects At Range (SPEAR) 3 precision-strike missile, with the Royal Air Force (RAF)...Full story -
FAVS 2024: Portugal ponders Pandur II prospects
Portugal is trying to decide whether to upgrade its Pandur II armoured fighting vehicles or replace them with infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs). Lieutenant Colonel Marco...Full story -
German government funds Ukrainian satellite imagery through ICEYE and Rheinmetall
Rheinmetall, Finnish synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery company ICEYE, and the Ukrainian government signed a contract on 11 November to try and meet...Full story -
US DoD announces new round of Replicator unmanned aerial vehicle selections
US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced a slate of airframes set to be included in the Replicator programme in a 13 November statement.Full story -
South Korea completes long-range radar development
South Korea has completed the development of a new long-range, air-defence radar, the country's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 18...Full story