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Rwanda operating Cobra II armoured vehicles
The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) released a photograph on 11 June showing a Cobra II 4×4 armoured vehicle made by the Turkish company Otokar deployed in Mozambique.Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: NHI signs ‘innovative' NH90 support contract for France and Germany
NHIndustries (NHI) and the NATO Helicopter Design and Development, Production, and Logistics Management Agency (NAHEMA) have signed an “innovative” support contract for...Full story -
IDF wraps up four-week Exercise ‘Chariots of Fire'
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) completed Exercise ‘Chariots of Fire' on 3 June, saying it was the largest it has held in decades. The exercise was designed to simulate...Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: Teledyne FLIR Defense launches UAS biological detector
Teledyne FLIR Defense has launched its MUVE B330 – a biological detector designed for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and unmanned platforms – at Eurosatory 2022 defence...Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: Airbus showcases Tiger Mk III upgrades
Airbus plans a raft of equipment enhancements under the Mk III upgrade programme that is expected to take the Tiger attack helicopter out to the 2050s, including a...Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: France showcases special forces configuration for NH90
The French Ministry of Armed Forces showcased the special forces configuration it is developing for the NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 helicopter, with a cabin mock-up...Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: Airbus waiting on Spain to launch SIRTAP UAS development
Airbus expects the Spanish Ministry of Defence (MoD) to shortly approve its involvement in the SIRTAP unmanned aircraft system (UAS) project that the company originally...Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: Thales launches VisioLoc geolocation system for Sophie imagers
Thales has announced the launch of the VisioLoc geolocation system for the latest versions of its Sophie handheld thermal imagers. The system is designed for use by land...Full story -
KAI-Lockheed Martin to market T-50 worldwide
AfriSouth Korea's T-50 Golden Eagle trainer and light combat jet has been given a boost following an agreement between Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed...Full story -
Bangladesh resumes defence budget declines
Bangladesh has announced a 2022–23 defence budget of BDT400 billion (USD4.2 billion), an increase of 7.7% over the revised expenditure BDT371.2 billion in 2021–22. The...Full story -
Pakistan increases defence spending but high inflation offsets gains
Pakistan has announced a 2022–23 defence budget of PKR1.53 trillion (USD7.5 billion). The allocation is a 12% increase over the original military expenditure in 2021–22...Full story -
Looking up: India's UAV capability
The Indian government has not only emphasised the need to increase the number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operated by the Indian Armed Forces but also to...Full story -
Kongsberg tests RT40 Protector weapon station on Type-X
Kongsberg has tested its RT40 Protector remote weapon station (RWS) integrated onto Milrem Robotics' developmental Type-X combat unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), company...Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: NHI expects study agreement on NH90 lifetime extension ‘very soon'
The NHIndustries (NHI) consortium that manages the NH90 multirole helicopter project expects to shortly finalise a deal to study a proposed lifetime extension of the...Full story -
BAE Systems unveils new M-Code-capable GPS receiver
The newest variant of the BAE Systems-built global positioning system (GPS) guided weapons receiver will be capable of transmitting across Military Code (M-Code)...Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: Plasan unveils Wilder lightweight armoured vehicle
Israel's Plasan has developed a new lightweight armoured vehicle, showing it for the first time at Eurosatory 2022 in Paris.Full story -
Aerojet Rocketdyne factions express openness to selling company
The two factions vying to gain control of Aerojet Rocketdyne's board of directors say they would explore the possibility of selling the publicly held US propulsion...Full story -
Eurosatory 2022: Excalibur Army unveils Morana SPH technology demonstrator
Czech company Excalibur Army unveiled a technology demonstrator of the Morana 155/52 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) for the first time at the Eurosatory 2022 defence...Full story -
Kuwait rebrands offshore platform in disputed waters
Kuwait appears to have formally opened an offshore platform that has provoked Iraqi complaints.Full story -
Thales outlines latest developments on German F126 programme
Thales Netherlands officials outlined the latest developments in the German Navy's F126 frigate programme during a company briefing at its Hengelo facility.Full story