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Update: NIOA to deliver first phase of Australia's Lethality System project
The Australian government has signed an agreement with Queensland-based firm NIOA for the supply of a range of weapons and equipment to the Australian Defence Force...Full story -
QinetiQ to buy training firm Air Affairs Australia
UK-based defence contractor QinetiQ Group has agreed to acquire military training company Air Affairs Australia (AAA) for GBP31 million (USD34.8 million), expanding its...Full story -
L3Harris to buy Viasat datalink business
L3Harris Technologies plans to expand its military communications portfolio by acquiring Viasat's Tactical Data Link (TDL) business for about USD2 billion, the two...Full story -
First turret completed for upgraded Dutch CV90
The first-of-type (FOT) upgraded Dutch CV90 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) left the BAE Systems Hägglunds (BSH) plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, on 26 September, the...Full story -
Weather shuts down port, delays Ford deployment
High winds and generally poor weather have halted or curtailed port operations throughout the Hampton Roads, Virginia area, delaying the planned first official...Full story -
Turkey launches first Ada-class corvette for Ukraine
Turkish shipbuilder RMK Marine launched the first MilGem (Ada)-class corvette on order for Ukraine, Hetman Ivan Mazepa (F 211), at its shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, on 2...Full story -
HMS Dauntless completes PIP upgrade
The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) second Daring (Type 45)-class destroyer, HMS Dauntless, has returned to its home port in Portsmouth after successfully completing engine...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: US Congress backs more Ukraine aid
The US Congress has passed a bill that will provide more than USD12.3 billion in additional Ukraine-related military and economic assistance to continue countering...Full story -
NIOA to deliver first phase of Australia's ‘Lethality System' project
The Australian government has signed an agreement with Queensland-based firm NIOA for the supply of a range of weapons and equipment to the Australian Defence Force...Full story -
US Marine Corps ‘successfully' tests mobile Iron Dome launcher, awaiting fielding decision
The US Marine Corps (USMC) recently completed a trio of live-fire tests with its new cruise missile defence prototype that integrates Iron Dome components with other US...Full story -
Damen signs with COTECMAR for Colombian frigate design phase
Damen Shipyards Group has been selected to partner with Colombia's state-owned COTECMAR (Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval...Full story -
Morocco flying BlueBird UAVs
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) made by the Israeli company BlueBird Aero Systems, it was confirmed during the ‘Maroc Mantlet...Full story -
Oshkosh Defense receives new ROGUE Fires contract
The US Marine Corps (USMC) awarded Oshkosh Defense with a USD23.7 million contract to produce the chassis for its new Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System...Full story -
Unfazed: PLAAF continued modernisation during the Covid-19 pandemic
In 2016 when Xi Jinping instructed the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to modernise, the order galvanised the Chinese military onto a trajectory of strident...Full story -
US funding Jordanian armoured vehicles for Palestinian forces
The US embassy in Israel has ordered armoured vehicles from Jordan Light Vehicle Manufacturing (JLVM) on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces,...Full story -
Thai navy orders Hermes 900 UAVs
The Royal Thai Navy has placed an order for Hermes 900 maritime unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Israel.Full story -
Taiwan takes delivery of locally built amphibious assault ship
The Republic of China Navy (RoCN) has taken delivery of its first locally built amphibious assault ship.Full story -
Thailand starts trials of D11A rocket launcher
Thailand's Defense Technology Institute (DTI) has started trials of a locally produced version of Elbit Systems' multicalibre Precise and Universal Launching System...Full story -
India's DRDO tests indigenous VSHORADS
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed two flight tests of its very short-range air-defence system (VSHORADS) missiles, the Indian...Full story -
JASDF to upgrade F-15s, procure F-35Bs
Japan is moving ahead with plans to upgrade or retire older combat aircraft and procure additional Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. This is said to be a...Full story