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Australia shortlists designs for general purpose frigate programme
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has shortlisted Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) from Germany to progress...Full story -
Austria signed for EUR73 million SitaWare BMS supply
Austria's armed forces announced a major digitalisation with a EUR73 million (USD77 million) contract with Danish defence software company Systematic for its SitaWare...Full story -
Hensoldt's Optarion mission support system successfully tested with Bundeswehr helicopters
Hensoldt's Optarion mission support system was used to connect an NH90 and a TIGER helicopter via a secure datalink to the Bundeswehr's digital command network without...Full story -
Update: Raytheon UK wins extension to UK CAST contract
Raytheon UK, part of RTX's Raytheon business, has been awarded a two-year extension of its Command and Staff Training (CAST) contract with the British Army, the company...Full story -
Update: Vietnam receives five T-6C trainer aircraft
The US government has delivered the first five of 12 contracted Textron Beechcraft T-6C Texan II training and light combat aircraft to the Vietnam People's Air Force...Full story -
Update: Indian MoD negotiates ATAGS deal with Bharat Forge
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has started negotiations with Pune-based Bharat Forge Limited (BFL) over a contract to procure the company's 155 mm/52 calibre Advanced...Full story -
Update: Chinese FH-909 rotary-wing UAV shows design improvements
Images of the Aerospace Times Feihong Technology Corporation's (Feihong's) new FH-909 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at...Full story -
Update: British Army to receive 10,000 dual-channel, fused weapon sights
Further details of the status of the British Army's procurement of 10,000 in-line optical sights were revealed in an announcement by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) on...Full story -
Update: Türkiye flies TB3 UCAV from Anadolu aircraft carrier
Türkiye has flown its Baykar Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time from the deck of the TCG Anadolu (L 400) landing helicopter dock...Full story -
Update: Nigeria deploys new attack helicopters to northwest
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed two of its new Turkish Aerospace T129 Atak helicopters to a new base at Katsina's Umar Musa Yaradua Airport, it was revealed on...Full story -
Update: 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...Full story -
Guardian Metal Resources works to onshore tungsten production
Guardian Metal Resources is seeking to develop its Pilot Mountain project in Nevada to bring tungsten production back to the United States, Oliver Friesen, CEO of...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Swedish spares package covers 14 Gripens, defence minister says
Sweden has included spare parts for 14 Saab JAS 39 Gripen combat aircraft that it intends to transfer to Ukraine at a later date.Full story -
Australia selects Damen's LST 100 for heavy landing craft programme
Australia's Department of Defence (DoD) has selected Damen Shipyards Group's Landing Ship Transport 100 (LST 100) to meet the Australian Army's requirement for a new...Full story -
UK to retire Albion-class amphibious assault ships, one Type 23 frigate, and Wave-class tankers by March 2025
The UK government has announced plans to retire Royal Navy (RN) Albion-class amphibious assault ships HMS Albion (L 14) and HMS Bulwark (L 15), the Duke-class (Type 23)...Full story -
New Zealand to procure VAMTAC utility vehicles
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with URO Vehículos Especiales SA (UROVESA) to procure the Spanish company's VAMTAC 4×4 high-mobility...Full story -
Croatia signs for TB2 UCAVs from Türkiye
Croatia has signed for the Baykar Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) from Türkiye.Full story -
Netherlands orders NASAMS and NOMADS air-defence systems
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace announced in a press release on 21 November that it had signed a NOK12 billion (USD1.08 billion) contract with the government of the...Full story -
Romania formally joins international F-35 programme
Romania has formally joined the international programme for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), signing a letter of offer and acceptance...Full story -
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