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Update: Indra supplies surveillance radars for Indian Navy vessels
Spanish company Indra has begun delivery of the naval version of its Lanza 3D surveillance radar to the Indian Navy, in collaboration with its Indian partner company,...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Estonia and Latvia jointly procure IRIS-T air-defence system
Estonia and Latvia are jointly procuring the IRIS-T air-defence system, the two Baltic states' defence ministers announced in Riga on 21 May. Latvian Defence Minister...Full story -
LIMA 2023: Mazagon unveils MCM swarm system for Indian Navy
Indian company Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) unveiled a model of its autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) swarm concept at the Langkawi International Maritime...Full story -
LIMA 2023: Meteksan pitches latest ULAQ USV variant to Southeast Asian countries
Turkish firm Meteksan Defence unveiled a model of the new search-and-rescue (SAR) variant of its ULAQ unmanned surface vessel (USV) at the Langkawi International...Full story -
UK Human Machine Teaming programme reopens to new suppliers
The UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Human Machine Teaming (HMT) programme reopened to new suppliers on 22 May.Full story -
Virgin Orbit to sell assets and shut down
Financially troubled Virgin Orbit plans to sell its assets to four winning bidders and cease operations, the US-based small satellite launch provider announced on 23...Full story -
Rocket fuel: US Army expanding ammonium perchlorate sources for artillery
The US Army is in the midst of a massive effort to ramp up its production capacity for artillery, but will still have to contend with supply chains for the fuel that...Full story -
LIMA 2023: KAI says Malaysia keen to order 18 additional FA-50s
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said that Malaysia's order of 18 FA-50 light combat aircraft will be followed by a second order of an additional 18 aircraft.Full story -
EU launches Next Generation Medium Helicopter programme
The European Union (EU) has launched the Next Generation Medium Helicopter (NGMH) programme geared at converting future rotorcraft technologies into fieldable solutions,...Full story -
Lima 2023: Sypaq UAS generating APAC interest after use in Ukraine
The Australian company Sypaq has reported a surge in interest within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) in its “cardboard” unmanned aerial systems (UASs) after their use in...Full story -
Portugal activates KC-390 aircraft squadron
The Portuguese Air Force (FAP) formally activated its new transport squadron on 20 May.Full story -
US Navy awards T-AGOS 25 contract
The US Navy (USN) awarded Austal USA a contract with a potential value of USD3.2 billion for the detail design and construction of up to seven T-AGOS 25 class ocean...Full story -
F/A-18 Block III gearing up for first deployments
The US Navy (USN) has inducted around 33 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Block IIIs into the air fleet, including around 20 for operational squadrons VFA-25 and VFA-113, with...Full story -
Thai marines receive amphibious APCs
Thailand's Defence Technology Institute (DTI) has delivered an unknown number of locally developed 8×8 amphibious armoured personnel carriers (AAPCs) to the Royal Thai...Full story -
RAF receives final A400M airlifter
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has received into service the last of its Airbus A400M C1 Atlas airlifters currently under contract.Full story -
FAdeA delivers a new Pampa, presents Pucará cockpit modernisation
Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) delivered the ninth IA-63 Pampa III to the Argentine Air Force, and showcased a new modernised cabin for the IA-58 Pucará Fénix on...Full story -
Indian industry reaches production milestone
The value of defence production in India reached a record high of INR1.07 trillion (USD12.91 billion) in fiscal year (FY) 2022–23, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in New...Full story -
HACM undergoing subsystem ground testing, beginning fabrication
Raytheon's Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM), an air-launched, air-breathing hypersonic vehicle, is undergoing subsystem component testing and beginning component...Full story -
Airbus offers SIGINT add-on for German Heron TP UAS
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has outlined a signals intelligence (SIGINT) capability option for the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP unmanned aircraft systems...Full story -
Swede Ship contracted for Sweden's new amphibious fire support craft
Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded Swede Ship Marine AB a contract to deliver a new class of amphibious artillery platform (artilleriplattformar)...Full story