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Australia establishes Cyber Command
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has established a new command focused on cyber within its Joint Capabilities Group (JCG).Full story -
South Korea receives another upgraded Jang Bogo submarine
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has received another upgraded Jang Bogo (KSS-I)-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK), the country's military procurement agency,...Full story -
US Air Force definitises contract for USD2.56 billion for first two Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEWs
The US Air Force (USAF) reached a USD2.56 billion agreement with Boeing to build the first two E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning (AEW) prototypes, the service...Full story -
Embraer eyes strong second half after solid second quarter
Embraer continues to see positive results in 2024, with revenues totalling USD2.39 billion over the first half of the year, up from USD2 billion through the first half...Full story -
Thai army starts D11A trials
Thailand's state-run Defence Technology Institute (DTI) has delivered a prototype of its D11A Multi-Purpose Rocket and Missile Launcher to the Royal Thai Army (RTA) for...Full story -
US approves possible HIMARS sale to Norway
The US Department of State has approved the possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARSs) and related equipment worth up...Full story -
Australia carries out first firing of SM-6 missile
Australia's third Hobart-class destroyer Sydney has carried out a first-of-class firing of the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6), the country's Department of Defence (DoD)...Full story -
Ivorian military parades new equipment
The Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (FACI) displayed its latest acquisitions, including the new Chinese-made fire support vehicles, mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP)...Full story -
AUKUS partners conduct AI-enabled UAV trials
Australia, the UK, and the US successfully deployed artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of the AUKUS Pillar 2 initiative in a...Full story -
US patrol shadows Russian naval vessel near Alaska amid growing concerns of adversarial encounters in High North
US Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Alex Haley (WMEC-39) detected and then shadowed a Russian Federation Vishnya-class naval vessel recently south of the Aleutian Islands,...Full story -
New Zealand accepts first C-130J-30 Hercules
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has accepted its first Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules airlifter.Full story -
Rheinmetall increases sales by 33% during first half of 2024
Rheinmetall announced on 8 August that it had increased sales to EUR3.8 billion (USD4.15 billion) during the first half of 2024, a 33% increase from the 2023 figures,...Full story -
New US Army formation ramps up experimentation size, complexity
US Army's 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) – the newest unit type in the service – is experimenting with more unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), launched effects, and...Full story -
Feature: RAF's Wedgetail may finally be poised to soar
Airborne early warning has been a critical element of air warfare since the 1940s when the first aircraft equipped with radars started to be used to overcome the...Full story -
BAE Systems Hägglunds orders Elbit Systems' Iron Fist APS for European country's CV90 IFVs
BAE Systems Hägglunds has ordered the Iron Fist active protection system (APS) from Elbit Systems for installation on the CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) of an...Full story -
Rwanda completes training of second Central African Republic battalion
The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has completed the training of a second battalion for the Central African Republic (CAR), the Rwandan Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced...Full story -
UK F-35Bs take on first NATO air policing mission
The UK has deployed four Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft to Keflavík Air Base to conduct NATO air policing and training duties over Iceland.Full story -
Hanwha, Cendana win deal to upgrade Malaysian K200 IFVs
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace and Malaysian firm Cendana Auto have signed a contract to upgrade the Malaysian Army's K200 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).Full story -
Royal Navy MASTT team charts new autonomy milestone for RNMB Apollo
The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) unmanned surface vessel (USV) RNMB Apollo has successfully completed degree 3 autonomy trials, marking another milestone for the UK's Mine...Full story -
Wales to host deep-space radar under AUKUS
Wales has been selected to host a new ground-based Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) under the trilateral AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the UK,...Full story