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DIMDEX 2022: Atmaca to be modified for launch from submarines and VLS
Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan intends to enhance the versatility of the Atmaca anti-ship missile in the future with submarine and vertical launch system (VLS)...Full story -
Bahrain requests upgrades for its M270 MLRS
Bahrain's M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) is set to get a new lease of life under a proposed foreign military sale (FMS), the US Defense Security Cooperation...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2023: Army moves forward with Infantry Squad Vehicle buy, postpones production decision
The US Army plans to continue buying its new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) in 2023 but will delay a full-rate production decision until later in 2022 – a move the service...Full story -
DIMDEX 2022: MBDA's Marte ER achieves full-scale production
The Marte Extended Range (ER) anti-ship missile is in full-scale production, an MBDA spokesperson told Janes at the DIMDEX exhibition, held in Doha, Qatar, in late...Full story -
India commissions new maritime reconnaissance squadron
The Indian Navy commissioned a new long-range maritime reconnaissance squadron to bolster security on the country's west coast.Full story -
DSA 2022: Damen updates Sigma 9113 design for Malaysian LMS requirement
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has disclosed an ‘improved' design of its Sigma 9113 corvette/light frigate for Malaysia's programme to procure additional littoral mission ships...Full story -
Leonardo's 127/64 LW gun selected for German Navy Type 126 frigate programme
Leonardo has been awarded a contract by Damen to supply its OTO 127/64 LightWeight (LW) Vulcano medium-calibre naval gun for the German Navy's new Type 126 frigates.Full story -
DSA 2022: Malaysian firm Mildef unveils new 4×4 APC
Malaysian firm Mildef International Technologies has unveiled a new 4×4 armoured personnel carrier (APC) named Rentaka at the DSA 2022 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.Full story -
Australia MQ-9B UAVs to achieve IOC by mid-2020s
Australia's MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are set to achieve initial operating capability (IOC) by the middle of this decade.Full story -
Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset returns to sea following refit
The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset (F82) has returned to sea following the completion of a four-year life-extension (LIFEX) refit.Full story -
US to deploy Growler electronic attack aircraft to Germany
The United States will deploy the Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack (EA) aircraft to Germany to bolster NATO's collective defence posture.Full story -
Pentagon budget 2023: US Navy plans to reduce JSF buys, procure Stingrays
The fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request for the US Navy (USN) seeks to reduce the number of F-35C and F-35B Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) for the FY, while starting the...Full story -
Canada selects F-35 as future fighter
Canada has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to satisfy its Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) requirement, opting for the...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2023: US Navy nuclear-powered fleet drives ship procurement costs
Nuclear-powered shipbuilding programmes account for more than half of the shipbuilding account in the US Navy (USN) fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request, according to...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2023: US Navy looks to cut LCS ASW module, decommission 9 Freedom-class ships
The US Navy (USN) fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request includes a plan to eliminate the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) antisubmarine warfare (ASW) mission module package and...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2023: MDA seeks USD2.596 billion for strategic missile defence programme
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is requesting about USD2.596 billion to improve its strategic missile defence system, including funding to develop a Next-Generation...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2023: USN sees dip in fleet size before ship-count increase in long term
US Navy (USN) officials detailed plans on 28 March, during the release of documents supporting their Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request, that would result in a dip of...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2023: DoD to trim military end strength
The US Department of Defense (DoD) plans to reduce its military end strength by 4,647 people or 0.2%, leaving a total force of more than 2.1 million, according to the...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2023: DoD seeks 4.1% spending boost to USD773B
Calling China the “pre-eminent pacing challenge” and Russia an “acute threat”, the Biden administration unveiled a fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request on 28 March that...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2022: Missile Defense Agency budget ticks higher at USD9.6 billion
The White House's proposed budget for the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) reverses a downward trend for the agency, and in fiscal year (FY) 2023 could grow to USD9.628...Full story