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Naval Group launches first new Belgian MCMV, lays down third
French shipbuilder Naval Group launched the first of 12 mine-countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) on order for the Belgian and Netherlands (BE/NL) navies and laid the keel...Full story -
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 -
Austria attends KC-390 user meeting ahead of C-130K replacement decision
Austria attended the recent user meeting for the Embraer KC-390 Millennium on 28 March, as it looks to finalise a selection decision for its Lockheed Martin C-130K...Full story -
Greece approves purchase of Spike NLOS
Greece's Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA) chaired by Prime Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos approved the purchase of Spike Non-Line-of-Sight...Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Thales demonstrates XTRAIM sight and Nellie NVG combination
Thales demonstrated a combination of its XTRAIM thermal weapon sight and Nellie night-vision goggles (NVGs) at the SOFINS 2023 defence exhibition, near Bordeaux, France....Full story -
SOFINS 2023: MBDA readies Enforcer for delivery
MBDA's Enforcer lightweight missile launcher is in the final qualification phases and first deliveries to the German customer are expected in 2024, company officials...Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Nexter's Dard loitering munition breaks cover
Nexter revealed the design of its Dard (Stinger) loitering munition at the SOFINS 2023 defence exhibition, held near Bordeaux, France.Full story -
Thailand starts development of light guns
Thailand's Defense Technology Institute (DTI) has signed amemorandum of understanding(MOU) with the Artillery Center of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) for the research and...Full story -
US Navy exercises second AN/SPY-6(V) radar option
The US Navy (USN) awarded Raytheon Technologies a USD619 million contract to continue producing AN/SPY-6(V) radars, the company confirmed on 29 March, exercising the...Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Thales demos Sophie Ultima's long-range targeting capability
Thales demonstrated the Far Target Location (FTL) capabilities of its Sophie Ultima thermal imager at the SOFINS 2023 exhibition in Bordeaux, France.Full story -
Bahrain approved for 24 surplus SuperCobra attack helos from US
Bahrain has been approvedto buy 24 surplus Bell AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 29 March.Full story -
Czech Republic moves closer to H-1 helicopter induction as first crews complete training
The Czech Republic's Bell H-1 helicopter procurement took a major step forward on 21 March, with the announcement that the first air and ground crews had completed their...Full story -
Russia approves new railway bridge to China, creating a new land-access route for the strategic resource-rich Sakha Republic
On March 20, reports from Russia’s Information Office of the Sakha Republic (aka Republic of Yakutia) announced that approval had been given to start construction of a new railway bridge that would significantly enhance the land-access route between Russia’s resource-rich Far East and China.Full story -
US Army investing in extended-range Precision Strike Missile
US defence companies have begun competing for the fourth increment of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM Inc 4), officials said on 27 March.Full story -
Finland and Sweden jointly procure rifles from Sako
Finland and Sweden are jointly procuring assault and sniper rifles from Finnish company Sako. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the logistics...Full story -
Israel launches new surveillance satellite
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMoD) launched its latest surveillance satellite onboard the Shavit rocket on 29 March, the organisation announced.Full story -
Airbus trials autonomous aerial refuelling of unmanned aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space has trialled the autonomous air-to-air refuelling (AAR) of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), flying two test sorties earlier in March.Full story -
Canada issues LOR for Poseidon MMA
Canada has issued a letter of request (LOR) to the US government for the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft (MMA).Full story -
Coming of age: Dutch navy makes progress with De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate capability upgrades
Some two decades after entering service, the Royal Netherlands Navy's (RNLN's) four De Zeven Provinciën-class air defence and command frigates (luchtverdedigings en...Full story -
Singapore awards contract for six multirole combat vessels to ST Engineering
Singapore has awarded its state-linked defence prime ST Engineering with a contract to design and build six multirole combat vessels (MRCVs).Full story