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Egypt takes command of new Red Sea maritime task force
The Egyptian Navy has assumed leadership of the recently established multinational Combined Task Force 153 (CTF-153) in the Red Sea.Full story -
Spain to equip Eurofighters with Brimstone missile
The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) is to equip its Eurofighter Typhoon (C.16 in national service) combat aircraft with the MBDA Brimstone...Full story -
FDF orders containerised communications solution
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) have ordered 20 ft containerised communication stations from Conlog Group.Full story -
South Korea allocates additional funding for KF-21 air-to-ground missile
South Korea has allocated additional funding to continue the development of a new air-to-ground missile being built for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21...Full story -
Update: New Zealand receives first P-8A
New Zealand has received the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft ordered in 2018.Full story -
Pentagon poised to ship Patriot missile battery to Ukraine
The US Department of Defense (DoD) and White House are finalising plans to deploy a Patriot air-defence battery to Ukraine, with final administration approval of the...Full story -
Marina de Guerra del Peru launches second landing platform dock vessel
The Peruvian Navy's second landing platform dock (LPD) multi-purpose ship BAP Paita (AMP-157) was launched from the Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA) in Callao...Full story -
Rheinmetall identifies markets for KF51 Panther tank
Rheinmetall is targeting Leopard 2 operators with its KF51 Panther main battle tank (MBT), company officials working on the vehicle told defence journalists in Berlin on...Full story -
Luftwaffe submits Eurofighter EK study ahead of jammer selection by end of year
The Luftwaffe has submitted to its service chief a market study geared at informing the electronic attack payload for its Eurofighter Elektronischer Kampf (EK) aircraft.Full story -
Airbus to launch autonomous aerial refuelling trials with unmanned aircraft in 2023
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) is to begin trials of a new capability enabling its A330-200 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to aerial refuel an unmanned receiver...Full story -
BAE Systems awarded USD294 million to modernise amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge
The US Navy (USN) awarded BAE Systems a USD294.7 million contract to dry-dock the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) for more than 20 months to do maintenance...Full story -
I/ITSEC 22: Marathon's robotic targets provide new training opportunities
Marathon Targets has devised new ways of using its autonomous robotic targets (ARTs) to support training, which are being employed by the US Marine Corps (USMC).Full story -
Australia's future extra-large UUV named ‘Ghost Shark'
Australia's push to develop extra-large unmanned underwater vehicles (XLUUVs) has been officially named the ‘Ghost Shark' programme in a ceremony on 12 December that...Full story -
Update: Thales wins major French communications contract
Thales has been selected as the prime contractor for increment 3 of the French Army's communications network programme.Full story -
Australia, India deploy integrated combat formations in bilateral drill
The Australian and Indian armies have conducted a bilateral training exercise with newly formed integrated combat units along India's western border with Pakistan.Full story -
Thales wins major French communications contract
Thales has been selected as the prime contractor for increment 3 of the French Army's communications network programme.Full story -
Update: Elbit Systems to supply Skylark I-LEX UAS to Australian Army
The Australian Army will be procuring Elbit Systems' Skylark I-LEX unmanned aerial systems (UASs) equipped with electro-optic (EO), and automatic dependent...Full story -
Kuwait exercises new tanks
Kuwait's new M1A2K tanks were displayed in the emirate for the first time during Exercise ‘Pearl of the West 2022', which was held with French forces from 25 November to...Full story -
VIDEX 2022: Vietnam operationalises locally developed unmanned vehicles for CBRN defence missions
The People's Army of Vietnam has operationalised an indigenously developed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and locally made multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...Full story -
VIDEX 2022: Vietnam configures submarine rescue ship for hydrographic survey, medical operations
The Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) is in the process of fitting out its sole submarine rescue vessel such that it can also conduct hydrographic survey and medical relief...Full story