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NNS awarded aircraft carrier maintenance contract as USN faces hurdles in public yard improvement programme
The US Navy (USN) awarded Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ), cost-plus incentive and award contract with a potential...Full story -
Kenya rededicates first domestically refitted patrol ship
Kenya's President William Ruto officially rededicated the Kenya Navy's patrol ship KNS Shupavu on 29 July in a ceremony that marked a major milestone for the East...Full story -
IDEF 2023: FNSS lifts lid on Kaplan Hybrid power system
FNSS exhibited its Kaplan Hybrid vehicle powerpack for the first time at the 16th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) held in Istanbul from 25 to 28 July.Full story -
IDEF 2023: FNSS displays Pars Scout 8×8 for first time
FNSS exhibited its Pars Scout 8×8 special purpose vehicle for the first time at the 16th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) held in Istanbul from 25 to 28 July.Full story -
Denmark replacing radars in coastal regions
Denmark is to replace two of its coastal air-defence radars to enhance the surveillance of its airspace, Janes has learnt.Full story -
French Navy commissions first POM offshore patrol vessel
The French Navy commissioned its first new Félix Éboué-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), also known as the Patrouilleur d'Outre-Mer (POM), into service on 25 July.Full story -
IDEF 2023: TDU Defense Systems presents Kirpi armoured vehicle decoy
TDU Defense Systems presented an inflatable Kirpi armoured vehicle decoy at the 16th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) held from 25 to 28 July in Istanbul. TDU...Full story -
IDEF 2023: EDePro displays Hurricane 262 mm surface-to-surface rocket
Serbian company Engine Development & Production (EDePro) displayed its new Hurricane 262 mm unguided surface-to-surface rocket at the 16th International Defence Industry...Full story -
Pentagon, Joint Staff drafting CJADC2 campaign plan
US Department of Defense (DoD) officials are conducting a series of analyses, geared towards developing a new campaign plan for the Combined Joint All Domain Command and...Full story -
IDEF 2023: Roketsan plans to introduce UAV-230 missile in 2024
Roketsan's UAV-230 air-to-surface supersonic missile is in its final qualification phase and is scheduled to begin series production by the end of 2023, the company...Full story -
L3Harris picks EOS Defense Systems for VAMPIRE programme
L3Harris has selected Alabama-based EOS Defense Systems to support the Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) Rocket...Full story -
North Korea showcases Hwasong-18 ballistic missile at parade
North Korea has for the first time displayed its Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a public event. The weapon was showcased at a parade on 27 July...Full story -
Raytheon UK eyes US opportunities and APNT role for Landshield, receives further UK orders
RTX business unit Raytheon UK is “seeking ways to get involved in the US Army Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing System (MAPS) and Dismounted APS (DAPS)...Full story -
Airbus pitches A400M for IAF MTA project
Airbus has pitched its A400M ‘Atlas' aircraft in response to a request for information (RFI) by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA)...Full story -
L3Harris names new head of newly acquired Aerojet Rocketdyne
US defence contractor L3Harris Technologies has installed a new leader at Aerojet Rocketdyne following its acquisition of the California-based propulsion manufacturer.Full story -
Northrop Grumman declines to bid for US Air Force's NGAD programme
Northrop Grumman will not submit a bid to build the US Air Force's (USAF's) Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter aircraft, company CEO Kathy Warden told on a 27...Full story -
Update: Poland signs for Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft
Poland has signed a contract for Saab 340 Erieye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to protect its national airspace.Full story -
First new LCT 200-70 landing craft arrives in Angola
The first of two new 70 m landing craft being built by French shipbuilder Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN) in Cherbourg for the Angolan Navy has arrived in...Full story -
UK sets out future space domain awareness requirements
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the UK Space Agency have published a joint space domain awareness (SDA) report that outlines their potential future requirements.Full story -
IDEF 2023: BMC to power Sefine Shipyard's USV
Turkey-based BMC Power, a subsidiary of BMC Automotive and Trade Industry, will equip Sefine Shipyard's Marlin unmanned surface vessel (USV) with its Azra Marine diesel...Full story