-
Ukraine conflict: Swedish spares package covers 14 Gripens, defence minister says
Sweden has included spare parts for 14 Saab JAS 39 Gripen combat aircraft that it intends to transfer to Ukraine at a later date.Full story -
Australia selects Damen's LST 100 for heavy landing craft programme
Australia's Department of Defence (DoD) has selected Damen Shipyards Group's Landing Ship Transport 100 (LST 100) to meet the Australian Army's requirement for a new...Full story -
UK to retire Albion-class amphibious assault ships, one Type 23 frigate, and Wave-class tankers by March 2025
The UK government has announced plans to retire Royal Navy (RN) Albion-class amphibious assault ships HMS Albion (L 14) and HMS Bulwark (L 15), the Duke-class (Type 23)...Full story -
New Zealand to procure VAMTAC utility vehicles
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with URO Vehículos Especiales SA (UROVESA) to procure the Spanish company's VAMTAC 4×4 high-mobility...Full story -
Croatia signs for TB2 UCAVs from Türkiye
Croatia has signed for the Baykar Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) from Türkiye.Full story -
Netherlands orders NASAMS and NOMADS air-defence systems
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace announced in a press release on 21 November that it had signed a NOK12 billion (USD1.08 billion) contract with the government of the...Full story -
Romania formally joins international F-35 programme
Romania has formally joined the international programme for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), signing a letter of offer and acceptance...Full story -
UK to axe ageing helicopters to save costs
The United Kingdom is to axe its oldest military helicopters as part of an effort to plug a GBP500 million (USD632.4 million) hole in the defence budget, ahead of the...Full story -
Norway announces shortlist for new frigate acquisition
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has shortlisted France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States as potential partners for Norway's future frigate...Full story -
UK to scrap Watchkeeper as cost-saving measure
The United Kingdom is to scrap its Thales WK 450 Watchkeeper unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as part of a wider raft of retirements geared at plugging a...Full story -
Shield AI teams with JSW Defence to bring V-BAT drones to India
Shield AI is partnering with JSW Defence, part of the JSW Group, to manufacture its V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in India.Full story -
US Navy issues RFI on possible second Constellation-class frigate shipbuilder
The US Navy (USN) issued a request for information (RFI) on 15 November to identify potential ship construction sources for the Constellation-class guided-missile...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Russia claims to have been struck by ATACMS
Ukraine has fired the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at Russia, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. In a statement reported by TASS state news agency on...Full story -
HII to build two carriers in dry dock simultaneously for first time
Completing another renovation of its Dry Dock 12 that enables concurrent construction of two aircraft carriers for the first time, HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS)...Full story -
Latvia selects ASCOD, orders Patria 6×6 C2 vehicles
Latvia has selected the ASCOD tracked armoured vehicle and ordered Patria 6×6 command-and-control (C2) armoured vehicles. General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS)...Full story -
Carrier USS George HW Bush finishes planned incremental availability
With the completion of sea trials off the coast of Virginia in mid-November, aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) concluded its 10-month planned incremental...Full story -
Rheinmetall wins contract to build Canadian recovery vehicles
Rheinmetall's HX 8×8 trucks will replace Canada's ageing fleet of recovery vehicles by 2028, the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) announced in a 14 November...Full story -
Finnish forces contract Bittium for new radios
As part of its ongoing tactical communications upgrade, the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) has begun serial procurement of Bittium's software defined radios (SDRs) – the...Full story -
Airbus opens SIRTAP production line
Airbus has opened a new production line for the SIRTAP unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at its Getafe facility near Madrid, Spain.Full story -
PLA Air Force showcases new reconnaissance-strike UCAV
A new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) shown at Airshow China 2024 may potentially be a replacement for older variants of the Wing Loong series of unmanned...Full story