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Norway to procure new artillery location radars from Thales
Norway will acquire three new mobile artillery location radars from Thales under a government-to-government deal with the Netherlands.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Czech Republic and Slovakia to receive first Leopard 2A4 tanks from Germany in December
The Czech Republic will become the first country to receive Leopard 2A4 tanks as part of a backfilling agreement with Germany, the Bundeswehr announced on its website on...Full story -
Kalyani Group develops 155 mm artillery
India's Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL) has developed a 155 mm/52 calibre ultra-light howitzer (ULH) called mountain artillery gun-extended range (MAG-ER).Full story -
COP27 loss and damage fund agreement unlikely to create region-wide climate support for developing nations in North East Asia and Oceania
Event: Between 6 and 18 November governments from around the world convened in Egypt for the 27th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Significance: Parties of the COP27 reached agreement on the establishment of an international loss and damage fund, to help developing nations manage the costs incurred because of climate change. Outlook: Although seeking support for climate initiatives will almost certainly remain a priority for developing nations in the region of North East Asia and Oceania, contributions to address the loss and damage caused by climate change are not likely to change developed nations' contributions to regional climate security.Full story -
South Korean F-35s training to destroy North Korean ICBM launchers
South Korean Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters have started training to destroy North Korean missile launchers amid continuing provocations by...Full story -
ZEUS scopes combat system retrofit for DDG 1000 destroyers
Plans are being developed by the US Navy (USN) that would see key parts of the combat suite equipping the three DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers swapped out for command...Full story -
Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2022: Hensoldt develops MUSS 2.0 APS
Hensoldt presented its Multifunctional Self-Protection System (Multifunktionales Selbstschutz-System: MUSS) 2.0 at SAE Media Group's Future Armoured Vehicles...Full story -
Autonomous UAV winch trialled at AWE for British Army
A novel air-ground payload transfer device intended for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been trialled at the British Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) Sustain &...Full story -
Finland exercises option for 38 more K9 SPHs
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen has approved the Finnish Defence Forces' (FDF's) proposal to exercise the option to order 38 more K9 self-propelled howitzers...Full story -
US military backs claim that Iranian UAV hit tanker
The US Navy's 5th Fleet released evidence to support its assertion that an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was used to attack a tanker in the north of the Arabian...Full story -
First F-16 rolls off new production line
The first F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft has rolled off the new production line in Greenville, South Carolina, Lockheed Martin announced on 21 November.Full story -
HAAWC torpedo wing kit achieves IOC with USN
The US Navy (USN) has confirmed an initial operational capability (IOC) for its High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC), paving the way for fleet...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: UK sending helicopters to Kyiv
The United Kingdom is donating surplus Westland Sea King helicopters to Ukraine as part of a wider raft of military support measures revealed on 22 November.Full story -
Elbit launches Lanius search-and-attack quadcopter
Elbit Systems has unveiled a small unmanned quadcopter designed to locate, identify, and attack enemy personnel.Full story -
Indian Army progresses integrated warfare strategy
The South Western Command (SWC) of the Indian Army has conducted an Integrated Battle Group (IBG) exercise along the country's western border with Pakistan.Full story -
Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2022: Canada seeks equipment in light of Ukraine conflict
Canada is seeking equipment for its forces in Latvia and to replace arms supplied to Ukraine, Director Armament Sustainment Program Management in the Canadian Department...Full story -
UMS Skeldar hones sense-and-avoid for V-200 UAS
UMS Skeldar aims to make further size, weight, and power (SWaP) reductions to the detect and avoid (DAA) technology used by its V-200 unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...Full story -
Making it big: Asia-Pacific's increasing focus on large and extra-large UUVs
Navies in the Asia-Pacific are increasingly deploying unmanned systems to overcome the challenge of limited resources in personnel. Technological advancement in...Full story -
JMSDF demonstrates enhanced BMD capabilities with first SM-3 Block IIA firing
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has demonstrated its ability to engage in enhanced co-operative ballistic missile defence (BMD) operations by test-firing...Full story -
Future Armoured Vehicles Protection 2022: Bundeswehr plans new Boxer variants
Lieutenant Colonel Karlheinz Boehnke, Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (MRAV) representative in the German Army Concept and Capabilities Development Centre, presented the...Full story