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French Navy becomes first military H160 operator
Babcock delivered its first Airbus Helicopters H160 rotorcraft to the French Navy on 22 September during a ceremony at Hyères Naval Air Station (NAS) in southeastern...Full story -
Raytheon clears Glide Phase Interceptor prototype milestone, eyeing preliminary design review
Raytheon Missiles and Defense announced that its version of the sea-based Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) completed the systems requirements review – prototype (SRR-P)...Full story -
LMI steps up acquisition activity
US government consulting firm LMI has expanded its work on potential acquisitions since it was purchased by a group of seasoned investors, according to the company's top...Full story -
Naval Group reveals ocean-capable USV testbed
France's Naval Group is modifying and repurposing an existing optionally manned trials vessel to serve as an experimental testbed for large uncrewed platform and...Full story -
Bulgarian T-72 upgrade expected to be completed in 2023
Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said during a visit to the Novo Selo training ground that the modernisation of Bulgaria's T-72 main battle tanks will be...Full story -
DVD 2022: British Army to invest GBP15 million in vehicle protection systems
Speaking at DVD 2022, Millbrook UK, Lieutenant General Sharon Nesmith, deputy chief of General Staff announced on 21 September that the British Army will invest GBP15...Full story -
AAD 2022: Paramount secures Mwari launch customers
South Africa's Paramount Aerospace Industries has secured launch customers for its Mwari light attack and surveillance aircraft, announcing on 21 September that nine of...Full story -
Sweden to extend service life of last A17 submarine
Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has contracted Saab's Kockums business to further extend the life of the Royal Swedish Navy's (RSwN's) last remaining A17...Full story -
DE&S to review strategy in response to Ukraine
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) – the procurement arm of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) – will review and refresh its strategy in light of Russia's invasion of...Full story -
Somalia to receive electronic countermeasure equipment
Allen-Vanguard will deliver electronic countermeasure (ECM) equipment to Somalia in a multimillion Canadian dollar deal, the company announced on 21 September.Full story -
Indian Army commences Integrated Battle Groups trials
The Indian Army has begun trials of new combat units known as Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs).Full story -
DX Korea 2022: Hyundai Rotem advances next-generation military vehicle programmes
Hyundai Rotem has revealed details about its programmes to develop a next-generation (NG) wheeled armoured vehicle (WAV) and main battle tank (MBT). The company...Full story -
DX Korea 2022: Hanwha set to start production of ‘artillery killer' missiles
Hanwha Corporation will start mass production of the Korean Tactical Surface-to-Surface Missile (KTSSM) system from 2023, the company said at the DX Korea 2022...Full story -
DX Korea 2022: DAPA lines up new industry quota system
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is preparing to launch a new system to encourage collaboration between domestic small and medium-sized...Full story -
DX Korea 2022: KAI launches LUH for SOF
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) unveiled a new helicopter variant to support special operations forces (SOF) at DX Korea 2022, which is being held in Seoul from 21 to...Full story -
Philippines releases funds for Black Hawk acquisition
The Philippine government has released initial funding to acquire 32 additional Lockheed Martin S-70i Black Hawk utility helicopters from Poland.Full story -
Philippine Navy's unmanned aerial reconnaissance squadron starts operating ScanEagle
The Philippine Navy (PN) marked the first deployment of its Maritime Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron 71 (MUARS71) by organising a “send-off ceremony” of the...Full story -
Safran unveils NGDS contender for UK EWCM competition
Safran Electronics & Defense has revealed details of a new variant of its New Generation Dagaie System (NGDS) trainable decoy launcher engineered for compatibility with...Full story -
Bulgaria approves funding for additional F-16s
Bulgaria has approved funding for additional Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that were cleared for sale by the United States earlier in 2022.Full story -
Airbus advances military Beluga plans
Airbus has advanced plans to offer its A300-600ST Beluga (BelugaST) as an outsized cargo platform, developing and testing a bespoke loading system for the aircraft.Full story