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Fourth Soleimani-class catamaran enters IRGC service
Feb 4, 2025, 14:35 by Jeremy BinnieThe fourth Shahid Soleimani-class missile catamaran has entered Iranian service, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) revealed on 3 February.Full story -
Navantia completes barge shock testing for F-110 frigate programme equipment
Feb 4, 2025, 13:50 by Kate TringhamSpanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia has successfully completed all of the barge shock qualification tests for electrical and propulsion equipment for the Spanish...Full story -
Armenia procuring 155 mm Trajan howitzers
Feb 4, 2025, 13:50 by Alexander PetrenkoArmenia has started the process of procuring another batch of 155 mm artillery systems, this time an unknown number of French-Indian-produced Trajan towed howitzers.Full story -
Spain's SATNUS completes first ‘loyal wingman' flight trials for FCAS/SCAF
Feb 4, 2025, 13:35 by Gareth JenningsSpain's SATNUS consortium has completed its first flight trials campaign, geared at developing unmanned ‘loyal wingman' technologies for the Future Combat Air...Full story -
Denmark plans acquisition of three new Arctic patrol ships
Feb 4, 2025, 10:50 by Neil DeeThe Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced plans to acquire three new Arctic patrol ships to replace the Royal Danish Navy's (RDN's) Thetis-class patrol ships....Full story -
Germany signs CAVS NEMO work package with Patria after joining programme
Feb 4, 2025, 10:50 by Nicholas FiorenzaGermany signed a Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) work package with Patria for the NEMO self-propelled mortar on 31 January after joining the programme, the Finnish...Full story -
Denmark funding, training Ghana Navy with USD1.4 million simulator
Feb 4, 2025, 09:50 by Tamara RozouvanDenmark is helping the Ghana Navy prepare for self-sufficient training by 2026 with a USD1.4 million bridge simulator, Lieutenant Colonel Lasse Sand, Denmark's defence...Full story -
Lockheed Martin wins new contract to support Singapore's upgraded F-16s
Feb 4, 2025, 08:35 by Akhil KadidalThe Singapore government will spend USD8.7 million to procure spares in support of the country's Lockheed Martin F-16C/D/D+ Block 52 upgrade programme, a Ministry of...Full story -
Thales awarded contract to supply SonoFlash sonobuoys for French Navy
Feb 4, 2025, 04:20 by Kate TringhamThe French defence procurement agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement: DGA) has awarded Thales a contract to equip the French Navy with its new SonoFlash combined...Full story -
Update: USAF awards two USD3.5 billion contract modifications for NGAP prototypes
Feb 4, 2025, 04:05 by Zach RosenbergThe US Air Force (USAF) awarded two contract modifications to General Electric (GE) and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) on 27 January, each raising the financial ceiling on USD975...Full story -
Congolese rebels capture Belarusian attack UAV
Feb 3, 2025, 16:35 by Jeremy BinnieAt least one jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was found after Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) rebels captured Goma International Airport in the east of the...Full story -
French Navy's future MPA replacement programme moves to next phase
Feb 3, 2025, 15:50 by Kate TringhamThe French Navy's Patmar (Patrouille Maritime) programme to replace its Dassault Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) in the 2030s has taken another step forward...Full story -
Advent Marti C2 system integrated into Türkiye's TCSG-553 aircraft
Feb 3, 2025, 14:20 by Megha SaravananHavelsan's Advent Marti aviation command-and-control (C2) system was “successfully integrated into Türkiye's Coast Guard Command's CN-235 aircraft, including the...Full story -
Despite funding and progress, US Navy maintenance woes continue, GAO notes
Feb 3, 2025, 12:20 by Michael FabeyThe US Navy (USN) continues to face surface-ship maintenance hurdles despite spending tens of billions of dollars for such work through the initial years of the decade,...Full story -
India conducts VSHORADS flight trials
Feb 3, 2025, 12:20 by Sohini MandalIndia's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted additional flight trials of its very-short-range air-defence system (VSHORADS) to finalise...Full story -
Zephyr HAPS completes initial Kenya-based testing
Feb 3, 2025, 11:05 by Gareth JenningsAirbus Defence and Space subsidiary company AALTO has completed initial flight trails of the Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) out of its newly established...Full story -
India announces 9.5% increase in 2025–26 defence budget
Feb 3, 2025, 08:35 by Jon GrevattIndia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 1 February a 2025–26 defence budget of INR6.81 trillion (USD78.4 billion).Full story -
Cummings Aerospace unveils Hellhound turbojet-powered loitering munition
Feb 3, 2025, 07:05 by Andrew WhiteCummings Aerospace has unveiled a 3D-printed, turbojet-powered loitering munition, which the company calls the Hellhound S3.Full story -
L3Harris records strong 2024, sees growth continuing through 2025, 2026
Feb 3, 2025, 05:50 by Jeremiah CushmanL3Harris had a strong 2024, Christopher Kubasik, chairman and CEO for L3Harris, said during an earnings call on 30 January, noting important programme wins, including...Full story -
Netherlands procures Skyranger 30 air-defence systems
Jan 31, 2025, 16:50 by Nicholas FiorenzaDutch Defence Minister Gijs Tuinman announced on 29 January that his ministry was procuring 22 Skyranger 30 air-defence systems to counter unmanned aircraft systems...Full story