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US marines to upgrade robotic launcher vehicle
Oshkosh Defense received two awards totalling more than USD29 million to provide the US Marine Corps (USMC) with a remotely operated carrier based on the Joint Light...Full story -
India completes Nag Mk 2 ATGM trials
India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed field trials of the Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Mk 2 variant and a new...Full story -
US approves sale of additional AGM-158B/B-2s to Japan
The US Department of State has approved a possible sale of 16 AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles – Extended Range (JASSM-ERs) to Japan.Full story -
Uruguay converts options for five additional Embraer Super Tucanos
Uruguay placed an order for five Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos, the company announced on 14 January, exercising options placed in August 2024 alongside a firm order for a...Full story -
Surface Navy 2025: US fleet forces commander underscores need for navy peacetime force-generation model revamp
The US Navy (USN) needs to change the way it generates peacetime forces, according to Admiral Daryl Caudle, commander of US Fleet Forces Command.Full story -
South Korea to refit KDX-II destroyers with local combat management system
South Korea has announced plans to refit its Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (KDX-II)-class guided-missile destroyers with a locally developed combat management system (CMS) as...Full story -
South Korea starts L-SAM II development
South Korea's Defense Acquisition and Program Administration (DAPA) has started its programme to develop the next generation of its long-range surface-to-air missile...Full story -
Indonesia to receive patrol vessel from Japan
Indonesia is set to receive at least one patrol vessel from Japan as part of the latter's effort to strengthen maritime co-operation with countries across the Southeast...Full story -
Surface Navy 2025: US Naval Sea Systems Command tweaks organisation for better fleet surge capability
US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has developed a new organisational framework to increase the US Navy's capability and capacity so that its fleet can be ready to...Full story -
Surface Navy 2025: Fairbanks Morse Defense CEO calls for better waterfront efficiency to cut navy maintenance backlog
To break though the maintenance backlog sidelining many US Navy (USN) ships, the USN must find a more efficient way to ready the waterfront for the work, according to...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: F-16 equipment marks Ukraine assistance meeting
A new USD500 million assistance package for Ukraine contains F-16 fighter jet-related equipment that hadn't been provided for several months, according to a Pentagon...Full story -
Operational fires pilot to kickstart US Army's artillery revamp
A new operational fires pilot effort could transform the way the US Army calls for fires process, injecting fuel into the army's long-time effort to more quickly connect...Full story -
Monthly Iran update – December 2024
Militant attacks in Hormozgan province are rare but not unprecedented. According to a 2018 report by Tehran Times, an English language newspaper affiliated with the...Full story -
Handheld, wearable soldier C-UAS equipment on US Army radar
Heading into a big year for counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) technology, the US Army is looking for another piece of equipment especially for its individual...Full story -
Update: South Korea agrees TACAN deal for navy vessels
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has agreed a deal to integrate a domestically developed tactical air navigation (TACAN) system onto...Full story -
Update: Hanwha Systems to build CMS for South Korean navy minesweeper
Hanwha Systems is building a new combat management system (CMS) for the Republic of Korea Navy's (RoKN's) future mine-countermeasures vessel (MCMV) under a contract...Full story -
South Korea launches new short-range air-to-air missile project
Having completed a feasibility study on the possibility of developing a new short-range air-to-air missile, the South Korean government has approved a plan to begin...Full story -
North Korea releases visuals of large under-construction warship
North Korea has for the first time released visuals of a previously unseen frigate-sized warship that it is building at Nampo Shipyard.Full story -
Goa Shipyard launches two more Adamya-class vessels
Goa Shipyard has launched two more Adamya-class patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).Full story -
Anduril acquires Numerica's radar, C2 businesses
Anduril announced that it has acquired the radar and command-and-control (C2) businesses of Numerica Corporation. The purchase will add advanced signal processing and...Full story