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Ukraine conflict: UK accelerates Mobile Fires Platform programme
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced to the House of Commons on 16 January that he is accelerating the British Army's Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) programme, so...Full story -
Surface Navy 2023: Healy CO says deployment shows need for more icebreakers
Despite continued reports of receding ice in the Arctic, the recent deployment by the icebreaker US Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) showed the necessity to...Full story -
Austria finalises additional AW169 helo buy from Italy
Austria has finalised a contract to acquire an additional 18 Leonardo AW169 medium-twin helicopters from Italy.Full story -
Update: Kuwait orders Bayraktar TB2 UAVs
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense has placed a USD370 million order for Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the Turkish company Baykar Technology announced on...Full story -
IDF trialling UAS in C-IED and C-UAS roles
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has been trialling unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in counter-UAS (C-UAS) and counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) roles to...Full story -
Put to the test: KF-21 prototypes to sequentially expand flight trials
Korea Aerospace Industries' (KAI's) KF-21 fighter jet prototypes will be undertaking more rigorous flight-testing to reveal greater details about the performance and...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Challenger 2s and AMX-10RCs to be delivered to Kyiv this quarter
The 14 Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) that the United Kingdom is donating to Ukraine will be operated by Ukrainian crews before the end of March, a UK Ministry of...Full story -
Australia confirms acquisition of 40 UH-60Ms for army
The Australian government has confirmed that it is proceeding with the acquisition of 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the Australian Army.Full story -
Indian Army orders Mahindra Scorpio SUVs
The Indian Army has ordered Scorpio sports utility vehicles (SUVs) from Mahindra Automotive, the company announced in a social media post. The SUV has been selected...Full story -
Lynx production begins in Hungary
The low-rate initial production of the KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) began in Hungary at the beginning of 2023, Rheinmetall announced in a press release on...Full story -
Drone rules: The effects of UAV regulations in India
The Indian government launched its ‘Drone Rules 2021' in August of that year to promote the development of a domestic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market. The rules are...Full story -
Moldova receives Piranha APCs
The Moldovan army received the first three of 19 Piranha 3H armoured personnel carriers (APCs) on 12 January, the Moldovan and German ministries of Defence (MoDs)...Full story -
Indian Army dissolves old units to develop new integrated formations
The Indian Army has dissolved old establishments and units to transform the force into lean, agile, offensive, and tailor-made new combat units known as Integrated...Full story -
South Korea, UAE to co-develop new transport aircraft
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop a multirole transport aircraft.Full story -
France orders 50 upgraded Leclerc tanks
The Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, ordered 50 upgraded Leclerc main battle tanks on 29 December 2022, the company...Full story -
Myanmar unveils new multiple rocket launcher, light tank
The Myanmar Army has unveiledthe MAM-03 multiple rocket launcher (MRL) and MMT-40 light tank commemorating the 75th anniversary of the country's independence.Full story -
Egypt's AOI confirms agreement to produce South Korean jet trainers
Egypt's state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) has confirmed it has signed an agreement with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to locally manufacture...Full story -
Northrop Grumman developing new AESA radar for F-35
Engineers at Northrop Grumman are developing a new advanced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II, which company officials say will...Full story -
US lawmakers want details on civilian ISR, space-based combat capabilities
US congressional lawmakers are calling upon the US Army and the Pentagon to provide details on how they plan to close mission gaps in high-altitude intelligence,...Full story -
Japan, US sign space co-operation agreement
The United States and Japan have signed an agreement to deepen co-operation towards enhancing space capabilities.Full story