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Navy League 2023: Sikorsky to ramp up CH-53K helicopter production
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky company is preparing to increase production of its CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter following the recent achievement of several...Full story -
Update – Ukraine conflict: UK and Sweden strengthen co-operation, including on Archer SPHs
UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace and Swedish Minister of Defence Pål Jonson signed a letter of intent (LOI) in London on 29 March on a bilateral strategic...Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Arquus details Sabre light tactical vehicle delivery schedule
Arquus outlined to Janes at the SOFINS 2023 exhibition, – held near Bordeaux, France – the current delivery timeline of its Sabre light tactical vehicle to the French...Full story -
Navy League 2023: Raytheon prepares for further SPY-6 testing aboard destroyer Jack Lucas
Raytheon is set to conduct more testing on its SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) installed on the guided-missile destroyerUSS Jack Lucas (DDG 125),...Full story -
Navy League 2023: US Navy contract provides for destroyer radar suit backfit
The USD619 million contract awarded to Raytheon on 29 March to buy SPY-6 radar sets for the US Navy (USN) also provides for the first SPY-6(V)4 versions to be backfit on...Full story -
Navy League 2023: New aircraft carrier radar suite set to go online in fourth quarter
With all the hardware installed on aircraft carrier John F Kennedy (CVN 79) for its SPY-6(V)3 radar suite in 2022, Raytheon is preparing to start bringing the radar...Full story -
Navy League 2023: Milestones reached on LPD programme
The US Navy (USN) awarded a contract for the next landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious ships while onboard testing on the enhanced radar suite is scheduled for the...Full story -
Navy League 2023: US Navy task order calls for DDG(X) radar analysis
Raytheon is working under a US Navy task order to analyse whether the service's future proposed guided-missile destroyer (DDG(X)) fleet should be outfitted with a radar...Full story -
ADASI demonstrates Garmoosha to Middle Eastern militaries, continues trials for UAE customer
Edge Group subsidiary ADASI demonstrated its Garmoosha light unmanned helicopter to a number of armed forces in the Middle East, including the UAE Navy in February 2023,...Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Actronika presents haptic feedback suit
French company Actronika unveiled a virtual tactical training system centred around a haptic feedback suit at the SOFINS 2023 defence exhibition held near Bordeaux,...Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Navy commando develops innovative grappling hook system
The Skeye Hook – a remote controlled grappling hook – was displayed for the first time at the SOFINS 2023 defence exhibition held near Bordeaux, France.Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Safran debuts Navkite autonomous maritime navigation system
Safran unveiled its Navkite maritime navigation system at the SOFINS 2023 defence exhibition, held near Bordeaux, France.Full story -
US, Japan explore development of hypersonic interceptor
The United States and Japan are exploring a partnership to jointly develop “glide phase intercept defensive capability” to counter hypersonic weapons, the US Missile...Full story -
DARPA seeks new space-based mass targeting software
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a new satellite-based targeting software, capable of tracking upwards of 1,000 individual terrestrial...Full story -
Show boat: China's latest escort mission hints at wider export ambitions
In early February 2023, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) conducted a duty handover ceremony in the Gulf of Aden. The ceremony was carried out between ships of...Full story -
Virgin Orbit to lay off most of its staff
Small-satellite launch provider Virgin Orbit plans to lay off about 675 employees, or about 85% of its workforce, to reduce expenses amid a cash shortage, the US-based...Full story -
Update – Ukraine conflict: Leopard 2A6 and Challenger 2 MBTs delivered to Kyiv
Ukraine has received German and Portuguese Leopard 2A6 and UK Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs). The Portuguese Ministry of National Defence tweeted on 27 March that...Full story -
NATO opens innovation hub in UK
The first NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) office was formally opened in London on 30 March, the authority announced.Full story -
Poland orders new radars for Pilica VSHORAD system
The Polish Armament Agency has signed a PLN1.1 billion (USD255.4 million) agreement with the PGZ-Pilica+ consortium for the Bystra radar, the authority announced on 29...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Germany orders 10 PzH 2000 SPHs to replace those sent to Kyiv
Germany's Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der...Full story