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North Korea launches ‘ballistic missiles' into East Sea
North Korea has fired three more ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, defence officials from Japan, South Korea, and the United States announced on 25 May.Full story -
Indian Navy looks to bolster AI, ML capabilities
The Indian Navy is focusing on incorporating “artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in most of its critical mission areas”, an Indian Navy spokesperson...Full story -
Kaman to buy Parker Hannifin's Aircraft Wheel & Brake division
US-based Parker Hannifin Corporation has agreed to sell its Aircraft Wheel & Brake business to US aircraft parts maker Kaman Corporation for USD440 million to address...Full story -
Ukraine crisis: Denmark to provide Harpoon missile system to Ukraine
Denmark is to supply a Harpoon anti-ship launcher and an undisclosed number of missiles to Ukraine to help defend its coast, the US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin...Full story -
Fabryka Broni sells Grot rifles to African customer
Polish Armaments Group (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa: PGZ) announced in a press release on 19 May that it had been awarded a contract by an East African country for Grot...Full story -
BAE Systems showcases unmanned vehicle built on M113 chassis at EDGE22
BAE Systems has exhibited a Robotic Technology Demonstrator (RTD) built on the lower hull of the M113 armoured fighting vehicle as part of its bid to develop a vehicle...Full story -
US MDA plans to turn on Polish Aegis Ashore site in June, after years of delay
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is planning for a 5 June ‘light-off' to turn on and test its long-delayed Aegis Ashore missile interceptor system in Poland,...Full story -
FMV contracts for new surface ship torpedo tubes
Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has contracted Saab Dynamics to supply new 400 mm diameter torpedo launcher systems for Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) surface...Full story -
Indonesia omits major procurement programmes from 2022 ‘Green Book'
The Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning has omitted major defence procurement programmes from the register of priority projects approved for foreign...Full story -
Chinese strategic bombers co-ordinate with Liaoning carrier group
Chinese long-range strategic bombers have co-ordinated with the People‘s Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN‘s) Liaoning carrier group to conduct a series of drills in the...Full story -
Naval Group confirms withdrawal from Indian submarine project
Naval Group has withdrawn its bid from the Indian Navy's long-deferred Project 75(I) programme to acquire six diesel-electric attack submarines, the company has...Full story -
‘Accumulation of errors and omission' led to ‘preventable' submarine Connecticut mishap, US Navy finds
An investigation report released on 23 May by the US Navy (USN) cites a series of planning and management issues aboard the Seawolf-class attack submarine USS...Full story -
Czech Republic to receive Leopard 2 tanks from Germany
Germany will supply Leopard 2A4 tanks to the Czech Republic, the two countries' ministries of defence (MoDs) announced on 18 May. The German MoD, in a press release,...Full story -
DARPA seeks predictive battlefield network capability
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has begun prototype development of a new system to automate data flow and dissemination of combat information...Full story -
Brazilian XMobots teams up with MBDA to build armed UAV
Brazilian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) specialist XMobots Aeroespacial e Defesa and Europe's MBDA announced on 17 May that they are teaming up to develop a...Full story -
UK XLUUV trials demonstrate towed array sonar deployment
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has successfully demonstrated the capability to deploy a thin-line towed array sonar from an extra-large uncrewed undersea vehicle...Full story -
Australia to acquire 10 MQ-28A Ghost Bats
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will acquire 10 MQ-28A Ghost Bat autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles, following additional funding by the government.Full story -
Subaru conducts first flight of UH-2 helicopter
Japan's Subaru Corporation has conducted the first flight of its new UH-2 twin-engined multirole helicopter that is entering service with the Japan Ground Self-Defense...Full story -
TransDigm subsidiary buys flight instrument product line from Astronautics
Extant Aerospace, a subsidiary of US aircraft parts maker TransDigm Group, has expanded its defence aviation portfolio by acquiring the Electromagnetic Indicator product...Full story -
Gurutvaa Systems delivers ‘Dronaam' C-UAS to Indian Air Force
Indian firm Gurutvaa Systems has delivered the first set of the indigenously developed ‘Dronaam' counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UASs) to the Indian Air Force...Full story