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Finland to acquire AARGM-ER for F-35s
Finland is to acquire the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile to equip its future fleet of Lockheed...Full story -
New Boeing CEO outlines priorities as challenges continue
Boeing continues to face headwinds as it works to address production and safety issues. A difficult third quarter included the effects of previously announced charges on...Full story -
Robotic technology promises to speed shipbuilding and repair work
Technology that mates robotics, sensors, and artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to speed repairs and new construction work on aircraft carriers, submarines, and...Full story -
China expands DF-26 launcher inventory
Umbra synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery captured at 1045L on 9 September 2024 shows that 59 DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)...Full story -
Germany and UK expand co-operation from Boxer to gun barrel production and BMD
The Trinity House Agreement signed by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey in London on 23 October expands...Full story -
US destroyer fires first Naval Strike Missile, US Navy confirms
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) was able to conduct the first demonstration firing of a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from a US Navy (USN)...Full story -
Chinese company unveils 'large' cargo UAV
A Chinese aviation startup has announced the roll-out of a new cargo-carrying unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which the company describes as the largest transport UAV in...Full story -
Bulgaria's first F-16 makes maiden flight
Lockheed Martin has flown the first F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon aircraft for Bulgaria at its Greenville facility in South Carolina.Full story -
US approves Polish F-16 upgrade
The US government has approved the upgrade of Poland's fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft for an estimated USD7.3 billion.Full story -
Hensoldt expects Luftwaffe to increase PEGASUS buy
Hensoldt expects the Luftwaffe to increase the number of signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft it intends to buy under the Persistent German Airborne Surveillance...Full story -
US naval forces conduct Arctic operations
The US Navy (USN) and US Coast Guard (USCG) have both deployed ships to the Arctic in October.Full story -
Lithuania procures Leopard 2 MBTs, tracked IFVs, and more Boxer vehicles
Lithuania's State Defence Council (VGT) decided during a meeting on 22 October to procure Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) and tracked infantry fighting vehicles...Full story -
Partners pronounce PEGASUS first flight ahead of mission system integration
The industry partners behind the Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS) project have announced the first flight of the host airframe provisioned for,...Full story -
Equatorial Guinea announces formation of Rapid Intervention Brigade
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Equatorial Guinea's vice-president and heir apparent to his father, announced on 19 October that the new Rapid Intervention Brigade (BIR)...Full story -
Singapore lays down keel for first multirole combat vessel
Singapore has laid down the keel for the country's first multirole combat vessel (MRCV).Full story -
US says THAAD system is in place in Israel
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on 21 October that the US Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system was in place in Israel. “We have the ability...Full story -
Update: Thailand awards IRIS-T support contract to Diehl Defence
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has signed a support contract with Diehl Defence to enhance the operational capacity and use of IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles...Full story -
Aviation co-operation at core of Germany-UK defence pact
Mutual co-operation across the air domain sits at the core of the new bilateral defence pact agreed between Germany and the UK on 23 October.Full story -
FNSS, PT Pindad to build Kaplan APC for Indonesian Army
Türkiye's FNSS and Indonesia's PT Pindad have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development and production of a tracked armoured personnel carrier (APC) for the...Full story -
UK Fleet Solid Support ship programme achieves preliminary design review milestone
The Spanish/UK industry consortium Team Resolute has successfully completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Fleet Solid Support (FSS)...Full story