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Egypt outlines K9 howitzer production plan
Egypt's production of the South Korean K9 self-propelled howitzer is expected to begin in 2023, and will eventually involve 67% of components being produced locally,...Full story -
ILA 2022: Germany weighs attack helo options
Germany continues to weigh its future attack helicopter requirements, with a decision expected on whether to proceed with the incumbent Airbus Tiger or to procure the...Full story -
ILA 2022: German Navy receives first ‘Step 2' Sea Lion helicopter
The German Navy has received into service the first Sea Lion variant of the NHIndustries NH90 helicopter to be upgraded to the latest Step 2 standard, the chief of the...Full story -
Boeing joins fuselages for final EMD T-7A, completes bird strike redesigns
Boeing completed attaching the fuselages for the last engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) T-7A Red Hawk jet at its St Louis, Missouri, facility, the company...Full story -
ILA 2022: Germany seeks increased helicopter interoperability with Netherlands
The recent integration of the Netherlands into the German Division Schnelle Kräfte (DSK) Rapid Forces Division is driving a desire to maximise the commonality and...Full story -
ILA 2022: Berlin expected to green light Eurofighter ECR
Germany is expected to shortly authorise development of the Eurofighter Electronic Combat Role (ECR) aircraft, following the type's selection for the Luftwaffe in March.Full story -
ILA 2022: Luftwaffe retires final A310 tanker-transport aircraft
The Luftwaffe has retired its Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, with the final example being withdrawn from service ahead of ILA Berlin Air Show.Full story -
ILA 2022: Eurofighter presses Berlin for Tranche 5 buy
Eurofighter has pressed the German government to commit to its previously announced plan to buy Eurofighter Tranche 5 combat aircraft.Full story -
ILA 2022: Germany continues impressive sales run for F-35
Germany's recent volte-face on procuring the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) was the latest step in what continues to be an impressive 100%...Full story -
ILA 2022: Aviation the big winner from German defence spending spree
Combat aviation across all three of the German armed forces is set to receive the biggest share of a dramatically increased national defence budget.Full story -
ILA 2022: Industrial partners seek to break FCAS impasse
The primary industrial partners heading up the trinational Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien Futur (SCAF) will look to use the ILA Berlin Air Show...Full story -
ILA 2022: German decision on current Tiger Mk III contract needed ‘by end of summer'
Germany has until the end of the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 to join the Tiger Mk III attack helicopter upgrade programme under the current contract conditions, Airbus...Full story -
ILA 2022: NHI moves to increase NH90 availability
NHIndustries (NHI) and its Airbus Helicopters primary stakeholder have introduced a series of measures designed to increase the availability of the NH90 rotorcraft, at...Full story -
Bulgaria unveils modernised T-72
Bulgaria unveiled a modernised T-72 main battle tank (MBT) upgraded by the state-owned TEREM holding company on the opening day of the HEMUS 2022 defence exhibition held...Full story -
SpaceX rocket launches Germany's military radar satellite
Germany's SARah-1 military radar Earth observation satellite was launched onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 18 June, Space X announced the same day.Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: Force W consortium unveils hydrogen-powered UGV demonstrator for French Army
French consortium Force W unveiled the Weasel hydrogen-powered unmanned demonstrator vehicle at the Eurosatory 2022 defence fair in Paris.Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: Nexter plans armed variant of Ultro UGV by year end
Nexter plans to test a remote weapon station (RWS) on its Ultro unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), a company representative told Janes.Full story -
Update: Japan and Australia intend to bolster defence co-operation
Japan and Australia are planning to expand bilateral defence co-operation to be better equipped to respond to the common security challenges in the Asia-Pacific, the...Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: New payloads for Milrem's THeMIS UGV
Janes has observed two new payloads on Milrem's THeMIS medium unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) believed to have been exhibited for the first time at Eurosatory 2022.Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: Further details emerge on Plasan's ATeMM unmanned system
Further details have emerged regarding Israel's Plasan's All-Terrain Electric Mission Module (ATeMM) system that was featured at Eurosatory 2022.Full story