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Moldova procures new tactical air-defence radar
Moldova has acquired a new tactical air-defence radar from Thales following a meeting between the French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu and Moldovan...Full story -
Sweden upgrades Leopard 2s
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) announced on its website on 10 October that it had signed a contract on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces with...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Belgium joins Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands in promising F-16s to Kyiv
Belgium has joined Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands in pledging the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft to Kyiv.Full story -
Israeli company participating in army loitering munition programme
Israeli-based company UVision is developing a smaller munition in its family of loitering munitions that will participate in the US Army's only loitering munitions...Full story -
RAF reconstitutes 31 Squadron as new Protector unit
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has reconstituted 31 Squadron ‘Goldstars' to operate the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B Protector RG1...Full story -
AUSA 2023: US Army North working to forecast the ‘Future of Homeland Defense'
US Army North is examining the impact of emerging technologies on homeland defence through to 2040, with implications for how the ground service would project power in...Full story -
AUSA 2023: Thales pitches SquadNet radio for SBU-E communications
Thales Defense & Security is offering its SquadNet small form factor handheld radio to support the US Army's emerging requirement for communications solutions in the...Full story -
AUSA 2023: L3Harris, Palantir team up on tactical CJADC2 solution
L3 Harris is teaming up with data analysis company Palantir Technologies to develop a joint, tactical-level solution to support the Pentagon's Combined Joint All Domain...Full story -
Nigerian Air Force receives two more DA62 surveillance aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of two more Diamond DA62 surveillance aircraft on 11 October, its director of public relations announced later that day.Full story -
AUSA 2023: Army to reduce crew size, explore new engine for redesigned Abrams
The new Abrams M1E3 main battle tank (MBT) design – with General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) as the prime contractor – will use various subsystem competitions to reduce...Full story -
US MQ-9 unit to redeploy from Kyushu to Okinawa
The US military is redeploying a unit of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9s from Kyushu island to Okinawa to enhance intelligence, surveillance, and...Full story -
AUSA 2023: US Army seeks proposals for XM919 Individual Assault Munition
The US Army is moving ahead with a long-planned effort to consolidate and update its shoulder-launched munitions (SLMs) and issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the...Full story -
UK's first underwater surveillance ship enters service
The UK's first underwater surveillance ship, RFA Proteus, entered service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) during a ceremony held on the Thames in London on 10...Full story -
Milkor 380 UAV makes maiden flight
The Milkor 380 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has made its maiden flight, the company announced on 6 October.Full story -
AUSA 2023: Sig Sauer details toxic fume fix for NGSW
As the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) programme enters its limited-user test phase, Sig Sauer says its XM7 and XM250 meet the army's requirements for toxic fumes.Full story -
Airbus completes A3R automatic aerial refuelling trials
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has completed trials of the automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) system for its A330-200 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft.Full story -
Janes Chief Technology Officer Phil Smith recognised as CIO 100 winner for the second year in a row
Oct 11, 2023, 12:34 by User Not FoundJanes, the leading open-source defence intelligence provider, is proud to announce that Chief Technology Officer Phil Smith has been named winner of the prestigious CI0 100 Awards for the second year in a row.Full story -
British Army receives first Archer SPH from Sweden
The British Army received its first Archer 6×6 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) from Sweden on 29 September, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 6 October. The...Full story -
Philippine, US navies up complexity of Exercise ‘Sama Sama' 2023 with anti-submarine serial
The Philippine and US navies have increased the complexity of an annual bilateral exercise by including an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) serial in the drills.Full story -
AUSA 2023: Quantum-Systems unveils Twister small UAV
Quantum-Systems unveiled the Twister small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2023 symposium in Washington, DC,...Full story