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Singapore selects Colt's IAR as new section automatic weapon
The Singapore Army has selected American firearms manufacturer Colt's Infantry Automatic Rifle 6940 (IAR6940) as the new section automatic weapon (SAW) to replace...Full story -
PLA's 80th Group Army receives armoured vehicles
Northern Theatre Command (NTC) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has inducted several ground force components including ZBL-09 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs),...Full story -
UK to field APKWS II guided rockets, likely on Apache attack helo
The United Kingdom is set to acquire the BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II laser-guided rocket, likely to equip the British Army Air Corps'...Full story -
US Navy to deploy Arctic navigation, communication, and environmental sensing
The US Navy (USN) will deploy a new Arctic navigation, communication, and environmental sensing system later in 2023, according to Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of naval...Full story -
L3Harris eyes USD1 billion in divestitures
L3Harris Technologies expects to raise about USD1 billion by divesting two or three non-core businesses, according to the head of the US defence contractor.Full story -
US Army awards nearly USD5 billion GMLRS contract
Lockheed Martin won a contract to build Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) for the US Army, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 27 April.Full story -
Thales seizes control of satellite in cyber-security exercise
Thales was able to gain access to and directly control the European Space Agency's (ESA's) OPS-SAT nanosatellite during the Cysat cyber-security exercise held in Paris...Full story -
FAVSA 2023: British Army to develop remote pilot pod for operating UGVs
The British Army's Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) is developing a remote pilot pod (RPP) for the operation of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), Lieutenant...Full story -
Brazil's IACIT readies over-the-horizon coastal surveillance radar
Brazilian technology company IACIT Soluções Tecnológicas, partially owned by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), completed installing its OTH 0100 over-the-horizon...Full story -
UK issues tender for new electro-optical satellite
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a tender for the design and manufacture of an electro-optical (EO) satellite known as Juno under the Minerva programme.Full story -
SDA Tracking Layer satellites clear critical design review
The prototype low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites designed for the Tracking Layer of the Space Development Agency's (SDA's) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture...Full story -
Lithuania plans to procure more Boxer vehicles
The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MND) revealed on its website on 24 April that it plans to buy more than 120 additional Boxers, designated Vilkas in...Full story -
Update: Hanwha gets approval to acquire DSME
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the Hanwha Group's proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME),...Full story -
New Zealand reduces EMAC to data fusion effort
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) is set to engage with industry suppliers in May to inform the evaluation criteria and scope for a new Data Fusion System (DFS)...Full story -
China, Philippine coastguard vessels trade warnings in near collision
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has accused a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel of carrying out “dangerous manoeuvres” during a recent encounter in the South China Sea.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Sweden fires RBS 23 SAM from Gotland
The Swedish Armed Forces announced on 25 April that they had fired an RBS 23 medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) at the Tofta firing range on Gotland the day...Full story -
Australian government to buy radar firm CEA Technologies
The Australian government announced on 27 April that it plans to acquire a majority stake in Canberra-based defence radar manufacturer CEA Technologies to secure the...Full story -
Hanwha gets approval to acquire DSME
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the Hanwha Group's proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME),...Full story -
FAVSA 2023: Romanian army plans to upgrade TR-85M1 MBT
The Romanian army is planning to upgrade its obsolescent TR-85M1 main battle tank (MBT) fleet, Major Suhan Ionut, chief of the Armor Directorate in the Romanian Land...Full story -
Turkish heavy attack helo breaks cover
Turkey's new T929 ATAK 2 broke cover on 24 April, with Turkish Aerospace (TA) releasing new imagery and information on the heavy attack helicopter to coincide with its...Full story