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Pentagon budget 2024: Submarines anchor shipbuilding request
The US Navy (USN) is requesting about USD48.1 billion for shipbuilding and marine systems in its fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget proposal, released on 13 March.Full story -
Pentagon budget 2024: Navy requests USD11.1 billion budget increase
The US Navy (USN) department is requesting about USD255.8 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2024, or about 4.5% more than the USD244.7 billion in funding enacted for FY 2023,...Full story -
India, US explore development of enhanced M777 howitzers
India and the US are exploring the development of an extended-range, longer barrel variant of the M777 155 mm/39 calibre ultra lightweight howitzer (ULH), manufacturer...Full story -
Lockheed Martin rolls out first F-16 Block 70 for Bahrain
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon for Bahrain during a ceremony at the company's Greenville production facility in South Carolina on 10...Full story -
Australia re-forming squadron to operate Tritons
Australia has said that it will re-form a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadron to operate the country's MQ-4C Triton fleet, which is scheduled to be delivered from...Full story -
Dutch navy air defence and command frigate HNLMS De Ruyter gears up for post-refit trials
The Royal Netherlands Navy's (RNLN's) third De Zeven Provinciën-class air defence and command frigate (luchtverdedigings en commandofregatten - LCF) HNLMS De Ruyter (F...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: EU seeks to increase and speed up production of artillery ammunition
European Union (EU) defence ministers meeting informally in Stockholm on 7–8 March discussed a plan for increasing and accelerating the production of artillery shells....Full story -
IRGCN receives new vessels
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) formally took delivery of over 80 vessels on 9 March, including the converted container ship Shahid Mahdavi (110-3)...Full story -
Control system: Indian firm delivers C2 capability to armed forces
Hyderabad-based Grene Robotics has developed a command-and-control (C2) system that it says leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to co-ordinate with military systems,...Full story -
Thales eyes UK Dismounted Situational Awareness programme
Thales intends to pitch its tactical radios for the UK Dismounted Situational Awareness (DSA) Tactical Radio Sub-Lot competition.Full story -
Brunei to induct ex-Singapore Fearless-class patrol boats
The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) will soon operate two ex-Singapore Fearless-class patrol vessels that were formerly in service with the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).Full story -
Clearing the air: India progresses counter-UAV capability
The proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and the ways in which these platforms are leveraged by India's adversaries, has pushed the country to prioritise...Full story -
12 Squadron to continue as joint UK-Qatari Typhoon unit
The Qatari and UK governments are to continue 12 Squadron as a joint Eurofighter Typhoon, overturning an earlier decision to revert it to being a Royal Air Force...Full story -
First C-130J-30 for Indonesia arrives in country
A Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft ordered by Indonesia has arrived in the country and has been handed over to the Indonesian Air Force (Tentara...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2024: Biden seeks 3.2% funding boost for US DoD
US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve a fiscal year (FY) 2024 government budget request that includes USD842 billion for the US Department of Defense...Full story -
USAF secures IRON network capability to missile fields, installations
The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted US information technology company Persistent Systems to provide mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) capability to the service's...Full story -
UK Shadow upgrade passes critical design review
The UK programme to upgrade and expand the size of its Raytheon Shadowspecial mission aircraft fleet has passed its critical design review (CDR), the UK Ministry of...Full story -
Romania seeks M1 tanks and other equipment
Romania plans to seek parliamentary approval to procure a battalion of M1 Abrams tanks under a government-to-government agreement, Lieutenant General Teodor Incicaș, the...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Loss of ‘Mainstay' hampering Russo-Belarusian air activity, says UK MoD
The loss of the airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) capability provided by the Beriev A-50 ‘Mainstay' is hampering joint Russian and Belarusian air activity, the...Full story -
UK establishes new military base in Northern Norway
The UK has set up a military base in Northern Norway that will act as a hub for Royal Marines commandos operating in the region.Full story