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Netherlands to open third F-35 base in response to ‘deteriorating world security situation'
The Netherlands is to open a third airbase to accommodate the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, “due to the deteriorating security...Full story -
Allies accelerate delivery of air-defence assets to Ukraine for an integrated air-defence system
Allies agreed on 12 October to transfer various air-defence assets to Ukraine and help Kyiv knit them together into an integrated layered defence capability against...Full story -
Qatar unveils Skynex air defence
The Qatar Emiri Air Defence Forces (QEADF) now has the Rheinmetall Skynex short-range air-defence system, the Qatari Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed on 13 October...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: ‘Drones' engage in first recorded unmanned aerial combat
Unmanned systems have engaged each other in combat for the first time, footage released from Ukraine appears to show.Full story -
Saab to base Australia's next-gen combat system on 9LV architecture
The next-generation sovereign combat management system (CMS) to be delivered by Saab to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under an ‘Enterprise Partnering Agreement' (EPA)...Full story -
Latest generation NIMR vehicles set for 2023 delivery
NIMR expects the first Ajban Mk 2 vehicle to be delivered in January 2023, Abri du Plessis, the company's chief executive officer told a media briefing, adding that an...Full story -
AUSA 2022: L3Harris rolls-out new satcom mission module
L3Harris Technologies unveiled a new mission module to support tactical radio communications, enabling handheld combat radios to tap into US Space Force's (USSF's)...Full story -
ADSB eyes OPV opportunities
The offshore patrol vessel (OPV) market is a natural progression for Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) following recent work to develop inshore patrol vessels, according to...Full story -
AUSA 2022: Service eyeing January 2023 release of draft RCV-L prototyping solicitation
The US Army is moving forward with plans to host a Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light (RCV-L) competition and will likely release a draft solicitation by early 2023,...Full story -
AUSA 2022: GM Defense displays ISV for US Army Rangers
GM Defense is continuing to deliver its standard nine-person Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) to the US Army while also showing ways the vehicle can be modified for...Full story -
SEA contracted for RN launcher upgrades
UK systems and engineering group Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd (SEA), part of the Cohort Group, has secured a GBP34 million (USD37.5 million) contract with the UK...Full story -
Indian Navy reports crash of fifth MiG-29K in four years
An Indian Navy Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29K crashed in the Arabian Sea on 12 October.Full story -
France's new UNAC RIDER ATVs paradropped during exercise
France's new UNAC Rapid Intervention Droppable Equipment for Raiders (RIDER) all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) participated in Exercise ‘Manticore', held in south central...Full story -
R&S to supply software-defined radios to Portuguese Army
Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) will deliver its software-defined radios (SDRs) to the Portuguese Army.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Germany delivers first IRIS-T GBAD system to Kyiv
Germany has delivered the InfraRed Imaging System Tail Surface Launched Medium Range (IRIS-T SLM) ground-based air defence (GBAD) system to Ukraine, Ukrainian Defence...Full story -
Indian Army restarts air-defence guns procurement
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has outlined a plan to procure air-defence (AD) guns for the Indian Army.Full story -
USAF declares IOC for HH-60W CSAR helo
The US Air Force (USAF) has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for its HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter, the service announced...Full story -
Pakistan integrating TB2 into air-defence network
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has been working to integrate new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assets into its air-defence network. This includes the country's recent...Full story -
UK MoD satellites scheduled for UK launch in November
Two UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) CubeSats – Prometheus-2 and Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction CubeSat Experiment (CIRCE) – will be launched in November, Virgin...Full story -
Royal Navy completes Wildcat weapon wing trials
The Royal Navy (RN) has completed trials of a new weapons-carriage wing for the Leonardo AW159 Lynx Wildcat HMA2 helicopter.Full story