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Canada issues CASSAR contract to Centum
Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) issued Centum Research & Technology a USD1.3 million contract, including taxes, for its Cellular Airborne Sensor for Search...Full story -
RTAF decommissions two F-16, last five L-39ZA aircraft
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has decommissioned two Lockheed Martin F-16 multirole fighter aircraft and its last five Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatross lead-in fighter...Full story -
Saudi Arabia considers national security implications of peak oil
A ballistic missile fired by Yemen-based Ansar Allah militants (more commonly referred to as the Houthis) hit an area outside a residential compound for workers of the...Full story -
NATO MMU receives fourth MRTT aircraft
The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) located at Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherlands received its fourth Airbus A330 MultiRole Tanker Transport (MRTT)...Full story -
Tata Advanced Systems acquires Tata Motors' defence business
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has concluded its acquisition of Tata Motors’ defence business, the latter firm has announced on the Bombay Stock Exchange.Full story -
UK confirms joint Hawk unit with Qatar
The United Kingdom has confirmed it is to establish a joint operating unit with Qatar for the BAE Systems Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT) aircraft as part of a wider...Full story -
India's BEL posts record turnover
Indian company Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has said it achieved record-high sales in fiscal year 2020–21 despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.Full story -
Russia readies Kashalot submarine for Belgorod role
Russia is set to return the Project 1910 Kashalot (NATO reporting name ‘Uniform’) nuclear-powered special-mission submarine AS-15 to service for operations from the...Full story -
BAE Systems plans no major revamp after US acquisitions
BAE Systems added 800 employees to its Electronic Systems sector through two recent acquisitions. However, it does not see a need to conduct a major restructuring of the...Full story -
Two teams vying for US Army's new Arctic vehicle competition
The US Army has selected two teams to build tracked vehicle prototypes that it will test out in harsh Artic conditions with the goal of awarding one winner with a...Full story -
Nigerian Air Force says missing Alpha Jet was not shot down
The Alpha Jet aircraft that went missing on 31 March was not shot down as claimed by the militant group popularly known as Boko Haram, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said...Full story -
US Army weighs new radio subsystems for OMFV, FVL
US Army network communications and information technology experts are mulling over options on which software-defined radios (SDRs) and other intelligence, surveillance,...Full story -
Boeing awarded USD1.6 billion for Poseidon production
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Boeing USD1.6 billion to build a further 11 P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) for US and international...Full story -
Bundeswehr orders more Spike missiles
The Bundeswehr has ordered more Mehrrollenfähige, leichte Lenkflugkörper-Systeme (Multirole-capable Light Missile Systems, MELLS), its designation for Spike, from...Full story -
Airbus solely qualifies for Canada's tanker procurement
Only Airbus and its A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft qualified to bid for Canada’s Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) Project, Canada announced...Full story -
Leonardo updates Type 163 laser target designator for DACAS
Leonardo is continuing to develop its Type 163 laser target designator (LTD)/laser rangefinder (LRF), and plans to integrate a digital magnetic compass, Andrew Sijan,...Full story -
US Navy, CENTCOM seek solutions for stratospheric ISR operations
The US Navy and US Central Command (CENTCOM) are seeking industry solutions to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities to enhance the use...Full story -
US Army leaders eye tactical cloud network applications
US Army leaders are working potential options to drive cloud-computing capabilities down to deployed combat formations, as part of an overall effort by the US armed...Full story -
UK launches MLRS project
The United Kingdom has launched a five-year programme to upgrade the British Army’s M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS).Full story -
Boeing awarded contract modification to build two more P-8A aircraft for RAAF and nine for USN
Boeing has secured a USD1.63 billion contract modification to manufacture 11 P-8A maritime multimission aircraft: nine for the US Navy (USN) and two for the Royal...Full story