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Germany set to increase Poseidon buy
Germany is to increase its buy of Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) as part of a wider increase in the national defence budget.Full story -
Despite problems, GAO reports unit-cost decreases for carrier Ford programme
The US Navy's (USN's) Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier faces numerous hurdles, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in an 8 June report, but the unit price for...Full story -
USMC eyeing MRIC prototype decision point, weapon could be fielded by 2025
The US Marine Corps (USMC) will conduct two additional live-fire tests with its cruise missile defence prototype centred around important Iron Dome components this year...Full story -
Raytheon to move headquarters to DC area
Raytheon Technologies Corporation plans to move its corporate headquarters from Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Washington, DC, area, placing it closer to its US military...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: UK to supply MLRS to Kyiv
The UK will gift M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs) to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced in a Ministry of Defence (MoD) press release on 5 June....Full story -
Ares Shipyard secures Qatar contract for fast interceptor craft
The Ministry of Interior Qatar has signed a contract with Ares Shipyard for the procurement of three Ares 40 fast interceptor craft (FICs), the Turkish shipbuilder...Full story -
MBDA Akeron LP missile to arm Tiger Mk III attack helicopter
The MBDA Akeron LP missile has been selected to equip the Airbus Helicopter Tiger Mk III rotorcraft, the rotorcraft manufacturer announced on 8 June.Full story -
UK MoD launches new defence science and technology initiative
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a Science and Technology Portfolio, supported by more than GBP2 billion (USD2.5 billion) worth of investment, the MoD...Full story -
US Army activates 11th Airborne Division in Alaska, bidding adieu to Strykers
US Army leaders activated the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska on 6 June in a bid to better prepare for cold-weather combat. To do this, the service is preparing to...Full story -
Dassault predicts decade of delay for FCAS fighter
Dassault, one of the three primary industrial partners on the trinational Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien Futur (SCAF), has said that continuing...Full story -
India approves procurement of Next Generation Corvettes
India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved the procurement of Next Generation Corvettes (NGCs) for INR360 billion...Full story -
Portugal to build multi-purpose unmanned carrier
The Portuguese Navy announced on 27 May that it is planning to design and build an offshore multi-purpose surface ship dedicated to deploying unmanned surface vessels...Full story -
South Korean supplementary budget cuts USD1.2 billion from defence
A supplementary budget law approved by the South Korean National Assembly in late May has reduced the country's defence funding for 2022 by more than KRW1.5 trillion...Full story -
SpearUAV unveils Ninox 103 submarine-to-air loitering UAS
Israeli tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) house, SpearUAV, has revealed a new capsuled loitering system development that utilises underwater-to-air transition...Full story -
Aeronautics unveils Trojan ‘unmanned hover plane'
Aeronautics has launched what it describes as a new category of unmanned aircraft – the unmanned hover plane.Full story -
French Navy commissions first Barracuda submarine
The French Navy's first Suffren-class (Barracuda) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), Suffren (S 635), was commissioned into service during a ceremony held in Brest...Full story -
HII head says large acquisitions unlikely for now
US shipbuilder HII, which purchased engineering firm Alion Science and Technology for USD1.65 billion in 2021, is unlikely to make another large acquisition in the near...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: US to provide Gray Eagle UAVs to Kyiv
The US government intends to supply Ukraine with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-1C Gray Eagle medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial...Full story -
Aeronautics adds VTOL capability to Orbiter 4
Aeronautics has developed an applique vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) kit for its Orbiter 4 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the company has announced.Full story -
US Navy details ‘exportable variant' CH-53K for Israel
The US Navy (USN) has detailed the ‘exportable variant' of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter that was announced for Israel, telling Janes on 6 June...Full story