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First Wedgetail for UK makes maiden flight
The first of three Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning Mk 1 (AEW1) aircraft for the United Kingdom made its maiden flight on 20 September.Full story -
DVD 2024: Babcock and Supacat to build 53 Jackal 3 ‘Extendas' for British Army
Babcock International Group (Babcock), in partnership with UK defence vehicle manufacturer Supacat, is to build 53 new extended-length Jackal 3 High Mobility Transporter...Full story -
Brazil launches first MANSUP anti-ship missile from Greenhalgh-class frigate
The Brazilian Navy launched the MANSUP (Míssil Antinavio Nacional de Superfície) anti-ship missile from a Greenhalgh-class frigate for the first time on 13 September,...Full story -
AFA 2024: L3Harris AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield for export F-16s enters production
The L3Harris AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system has entered production, L3Harris said on 17 September at the Air & Space Forces Association's...Full story -
Update: Protest holds up US Army Switchblade award
The US Army recently awarded AeroVironment a contract that could be worth up to USD990 million to deliver more Switchblade loitering munitions for its Lethal Unmanned...Full story -
DVD 2024: Rheinmetall and Patria debut first UK prototype of Boxer mortar carrier
Rheinmetall and Patria have for the first time displayed the UK prototype of their Nemo semi-automatic turreted 120 mm mortar on a modified Boxer armoured vehicle.Full story -
UK to fly Eurofighter ECRS Mk 2 E-Scan radar ‘in coming weeks'
BAE Systems and its programme partners will fly the Leonardo European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk2 aboard a Eurofighter Typhoon testbed aircraft “in the coming weeks”,...Full story -
AFA 2024: US Air Force examining operations with more Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) is considering conducting operations with a greater number of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) than previously disclosed, Secretary of the Air...Full story -
Kongsberg to build missile factory in Virginia, expand weapon station factory in Pennsylvania
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is building a new facility in James City County, Virginia, to produce Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs) and Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs), the...Full story -
Thai marines take delivery of Chaiseri amphibious vehicles
The Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC) has taken delivery of new 8×8 amphibious vehicles produced by local firm Chaiseri.Full story -
Austal, Greenroom Robotics to co-develop autonomous maritime technologies
Australian companies Austal and Greenroom Robotics have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) to deepen their collaboration to develop systems and technologies...Full story -
AFA 2024: Metrea touts ‘effects as a service' business model
Metrea, based in Washington, DC, became the largest commercial operator of KC-135 aerial tankers when it acquired the French Air and Space Force's fleet of 11 C-135FR...Full story -
Japan formally awards contract for second ASEV to JMUC
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has formally awarded the contract to build the country's second Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) to Japan Marine United Corporation...Full story -
Indonesian shipbuilder launches 90 m OPV for navy
Privately owned Indonesian shipbuilder PT Daya Radar Utama (PT DRU) has launched the first of two 90 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) on order for the country's navy.Full story -
Special Report: SeaSEC integrates Northern European navies and industry to tackle seabed threats
To counter increasing Euro-Atlantic instability stemming from Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO states have been establishing regional...Full story -
Protest holds up US Army Switchblade award
The US Army recently awarded AeroVironment a contract that could be worth up to USD990 million to deliver more Switchblade loitering munitions for its Lethal Unmanned...Full story -
New US Navy CNO ‘Navigation Plan' calls for ready force by 2027 to fight possible war with China
The new US Navy (USN) ‘Navigation Plan 2024 for America's warfighting navy' by Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Lisa Franchetti, released on 18 September, focuses...Full story -
Indonesian Air Force orders four Airbus H145 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has secured a contract to supply the Indonesian Air Force with four five-bladed H145 airframes, the company announced on 18 September.Full story -
DVD 2024: Supacat proposes HMTs with same modules as Boxer for UK Land Mobility Programme
Supacat is proposing its High Mobility Transporter (HMT) with some of the same modules as the Boxer armoured vehicle for the UK Land Mobility Programme (LMP). The...Full story -
DVD 2024: Supacat unveils Armoured Closed Cab HMT vehicle
Supacat unveiled the Armoured Closed Cab (ACC) High Mobility Transporter (HMT) on the first day of the Defence Vehicle Demonstration (DVD) 2024 exhibition held in...Full story