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Autonomous robots from Marathon Targets in trials for FPV UAV target training
Marathon Targets is expanding the use of its autonomous robots targets (ARTs) to provide live training of first-person-view (FPV) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and...Full story -
Patria expands armoured vehicle production in Hämeenlinna
Patria announced in a press release on 26 March that it was investing EUR40 million (over USD43 million) to expand armoured vehicle production in its Hämeenlinna plant.Full story -
North Korea shows progress in AWACS, reconnaissance UAV programmes
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen flight trials of the new Ilyushin Il-76MD airborne warning and control system (AWACS) platform and the Saetbyol-4 (Morning...Full story -
ULA's Vulcan space launch vehicle certified for US national security missions
United Launch Alliance's (ULA's) Vulcan space launch vehicle (LV) has been certified to perform national security missions, the US Space Force (USSF) and ULA announced...Full story -
Poland orders first 111 Borsuk IFVs
Poland's Armaments Agency (AA) within its Ministry of National Defence (MND) has ordered the first batch of 111 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for the Polish...Full story -
Indian Army to procure ATAGS, towing vehicles from Bharat Forge and Tata
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed contracts with Bharat Forge Limited (BFL) and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to deliver 155 mm/52 calibre Advanced...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: France announces EUR2 billion in military aid to Kyiv
French President Emmanuel Macron announced another EUR2 billion (nearly USD2.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine during a press conference in Paris with visiting...Full story -
US frigate shipbuilding delays raise cost concerns
With the US Navy (USN) guided-missile frigate (FFG) shipbuilding programme running up to three years behind schedule, US lawmakers and defence analysts are starting to...Full story -
Ultra PCS offers solution to soldier/vehicle digital connection challenge
Ultra Precision Control Systems (PCS) has continued to develop its Infantry Power and Data Unit (IPDU), which provides bridges for dismounted soldiers to connect...Full story -
Update: Lawmakers suggest funding decreases for US Army ground vehicles, missile programmes
US House of Representatives (HoR) and Senate leaders want the US Army to decrease spending on some major ground vehicle programmes and add more counter-unmanned aircraft...Full story -
UK acquires classified UAVs for ISR
The United Kingdom has acquired new and classified unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), it was revealed on 25 March.Full story -
Avalon 2025: Anduril delivers UAS detection system to RAAF
Anduril Australia has delivered a detection system against unmanned aircraft system (UAS) intrusions to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for trial.Full story -
Cyprus receives first H145M helos
Cyprus has received the first two of six Airbus Helicopters H145M rotorcraft ordered in 2022, the manufacturer announced.Full story -
US Coast Guard awards Detail Design and Construction contract modification for Polar Security Cutters to Bollinger Shipyards
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has awarded Bollinger Shipyards a USD951.6 million fixed-price-incentive-firm (FPIF) target contract modification to move forward on the Detail...Full story -
Brazilian Navy activates new submarine maintenance shipyard
The Brazilian Navy formally activated a maintenance shipyard on 17 March to service its Riachuelo-class diesel-electric-powered attack submarines starting later in 2025,...Full story -
FMV, Saab demonstrate Torpedo 47 integration on craft of opportunity
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk: FMV) and Saab have disclosed testing of the new Torpedo 47 (Tp 47) lightweight torpedo from two...Full story -
Avalon 2025: DroneShield launches UAS Incident platform
Australian company DroneShield has launched a new tool that can help defence forces keep track of incidents involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Full story -
GE begins deliveries of F404 engines to India
General Electric (GE) Aerospace has said that it has started deliveries of the first of 99 contracted F404-IN20 engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the...Full story -
Qatar approved for SeaGuardian UAS
The US government has approved the sale to Qatar of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SeaGuardian maritime version of the SkyGuardian unmanned...Full story -
BAE Systems and Repkon USA sign MOU on advanced and mass-produced munitions
BAE Systems and Repkon USA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) covering increased production capacity for existing ammunition types and the development and...Full story