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Lockheed Martin F-35s delivered with ‘robust' TR-3 training software
Lockheed Martin is delivering F-35 Lightning IIs with a “robust” but not yet combat-capable version of the Technology Refresh-3 (TR-3) software, according to the F-35...Full story -
GDELS displays Pandur AFV with Skyranger 30 air-defence turret
General Dynamics European Land Systems-Steyr (GDELS-Steyr) has displayed the air-defence variant of its Pandur 6×6 Evolution (EVO) wheeled armoured vehicle, with...Full story -
Special Report: DLA launches mentor-protégé programme to strengthen industrial base
The US Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA's) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) has launched a mentor-protégé programme (MPP) to strengthen small vendors in its...Full story -
Chinese Y-9LG electronic warfare aircraft breaks cover
A new Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) special mission aircraft that appeared at a recently concluded Sino-Thai military exercise has been identified as the...Full story -
Feature: NATO moves to enhance wet gap crossing capability
The UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Defence Intelligence briefing posted on X (formerly Twitter) on 13 June 2022 addressed the battle around Sieverodonetsk. It said,...Full story -
Hanwha Ocean marks inaugural overhaul work on US Navy ship
A Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship has sailed into a shipyard operated by Hanwha Ocean, marking the first overhaul work to be carried out by a South...Full story -
Serbia signs EUR2.7 billion agreement for 12 Rafale jet fighters
Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protivvazduhoplovna Odbrana: RV i PVO) is set to significantly modernise its jet fighter component before the...Full story -
Update: First Airbus H160M prototype begins final assembly
Final assembly is under way ofthe first of three Airbus Helicopters H160M prototypes that will be used to develop the military version of the platform under the Light...Full story -
‘Progress continues' on NMH procurement despite Lockheed and Airbus dropouts
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) told Janes that it is “reviewing a proposal from industry”, after both Airbus Helicopters and Lockheed Martin dropped out of the...Full story -
Japan proposes to accelerate 2025 defence budget growth
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has requested a 2025 defence budget of JPY8.54 trillion (USD58.5 billion) to support its bid to modernise the Japan Self-Defense Forces...Full story -
Philippine 97 m OPV sustains damages after collision with China Coast Guard
The Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG's) lead Teresa Magbanua-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) sustained multiple damages after a collision with a China Coast Guard (CCG)...Full story -
Northrop Grumman touts virtual reality tools in redesign of ICBM target vehicles
Northrop Grumman is redesigning the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) target vehicle for the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the company said in a statement on...Full story -
Slovakia spends EUR1.2 billion on Israeli air-defence systems and new trucks
The Slovakian government is to sign an intergovernmental agreement with Israel by the end of October for six ground-based air-defence (GBAD) systems, Slovakia's...Full story -
First L3Harris EA-37B delivered to US Air Force operational unit
The first L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call electronic attack aircraft was delivered to its operational unit on 23 August, according to a 27 August statement by the US Air...Full story -
Northrop Grumman completes test flights for new AESA sensor
Programme officials at Northrop Grumman have completed the first test flights of a fully digital active electronically scanned array (AESA) sensor, whose technology is...Full story -
Turkish UAV shot down over northern Iraq
The reformed Iraqi Air Defence Command (IADC) almost certainly shot down its first aircraft on 29 August, when a Turkish Aksungur unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed...Full story -
HAL, SAFHAL sign contract to develop engine for heavy lift helicopter
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced it has signed a contract to develop and produce a new powerplant for its Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH) programme.Full story -
India commissions second Arihant-class SSBN
The Indian Navy has commissioned its second Arihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). The 6,000 tonne INS Arighat was inducted into the service...Full story -
Exail Robotics Belgium receives order for underwater mine disposal vehicles
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded a contract to Exail Robotics Belgium, a subsidiary of French company Exail, for the supply of underwater mine...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Kyiv claims to have tested long-range strike weapons
Ukraine has tested long-range strike weapons, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.Full story