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Update: Indian government positioning for Rafale M acquisition
The Indian government appears to be positioning itself for the procurement of 26 Dassault Rafale M carrier-based fighter aircraft for the Indian Navy.Full story -
Leonardo progresses Excalibur with second 757 airframe acquired for flight-testing
Leonardo has acquired a second 757 airframe for its Excalibur Flight Test Aircraft (FTA) project to de-risk the Tempest future fighter that the United Kingdom is...Full story -
Otokar unveils Alpar unmanned armoured vehicle
Otokar unveiled its Alpar heavy tracked unmanned armoured vehicle in Arifiye, Sakarya, on 13 July.Full story -
China launched 26 aircraft to monitor US P-8
The flight of a US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft over the Taiwan Strait on 13 July prompted China to launch 26 combat aircraft, according to the...Full story -
Thailand uses DP16 UAV to test-fire laser-guided bombs
Thailand's Aero Technology Industry Company Limited (ATIL), which is partly controlled by the state-owned Defence Technology Institute (DTI), has test-fired laser-guided...Full story -
Thales awarded contract for Dreadnought submarine masts
Thales has been awarded a GBP169 million (USD220 million) contract to equip the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Dreadnought nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs)...Full story -
Tent maker Rekord Structures grows workforce, manufacturing space
US-based tent manufacturer Rekord Structures nearly doubled the size of its US workforce with its recent acquisition of the Eureka! Military and Commercial Tents product...Full story -
India moves closer towards procuring more Kalvari SSKs
The Indian Navy has edged closer towards acquiring another three Kalvari (Scorpene)-class diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) now that the plan has been endorsed by a...Full story -
US Navy completes structural upgrades on Dry Dock 5 at Bremerton yard
The US Navy (USN) finished structural upgrades meant as interim seismic mitigation on Dry Dock 5 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility...Full story -
Ukraine's new Sandown-class minehunters conclude MCM training with ‘Sea Breeze'
The Ukrainian Navy has completed its first multinational exercise series, ‘Sea Breeze 2023', operating the service's two newly acquired ex-Royal Navy (RN) Sandown-class...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: NATO deepens co-operation with Kyiv until it meets conditions for alliance membership
Allied leaders meeting on the second day of the 11–12 July NATO summit in Vilnius agreed to a multi-year assistance programme for Ukraine until it meets the conditions...Full story -
Australia gives initial approval for battlefield command project
The Australian government has given a‘first-pass' or initial approval for the Department of Defence's (DoD's) LAND 200 Phase 3 Battlefield Command Systems project that...Full story -
US CRS report underscores Polar Security Cutter schedule uncertainty as USCG cites need for more icebreakers
As the US Coast Guard (USCG) is planning for a bigger fleet of new icebreakers, the service is facing continued uncertainty about the delivery schedule for its proposed...Full story -
Teaming up: Seoul pursues MUM-T capability for helicopters
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has launched an ambitious programme to develop manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) and air-launched effects (ALEs) technologies to be...Full story -
North Korea confirms test firing of another Hwasong-18 missile
North Korea has confirmed that the missile it fired on 12 July was a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), marking another milestone in the country's...Full story -
China expanding YY-20 aerial refueller fleet
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is operating more Xi'an Aircraft Company Ltd (XAC) YY-20A air-to-air refuellers than before.Full story -
Thales Group to buy Cobham Aerospace Communications
France's Thales Group has agreed to acquire Cobham Group's Aerospace Communications (AeroComms) business for USD1.1 billion, expanding its military and civil aviation...Full story -
US Navy secretary touts unmanned operations for ‘UNITAS' exercise
US Navy (USN) Secretary Carlos Del Toro emphasised the potential for unmanned systems during the ‘UNITAS' exercise in his keynote speech on 12 July in Cartagena,...Full story -
DARPA transfers new tactical data-sharing software to DoD
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently transitioned control of experimental software, designed to streamline and secure data sharing between...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Ukraine to receive large batch of Black Hornet nUASs
Norway will donate 1,000 ‘drone' kits to Ukraine, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 12 July.Full story