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Hanwha starts producing ‘Block-I' laser weapon
South Korean firm Hanwha Aerospace started production on 11 July of a new anti-aircraft laser weapon, the country's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)...Full story -
British Defence Singapore unit marks inaugural support task for US Coast Guard cutter
A British Armed Forces maritime support unit has carried out its inaugural operation for a US Coast Guard (USCG) cutter while the vessel was in Singapore, marking a new...Full story -
Romania orders K9 and K10 artillery systems
On 9 July the Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MND) ordered 54 K9 self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and 36 K10 artillery resupply vehicles from Hanwha Aerospace. The...Full story -
US Coast Guard tracks more Chinese naval ships in Bering Sea
The US Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) and patrol aircraft encountered multiple People's Republic of China (PRC) military ships in the Bering Sea on 6 and 7...Full story -
Poland orders more Rosomak APCs
On 8 July the Polish Armaments Agency (AA) ordered 58 more Rosomak 8×8 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from a consortium led by Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) and also...Full story -
Sweden signs for additional Black Hawk helicopters
Sweden has signed for 12 new Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk medium-lift helicopters to add to the 15 it already operates.Full story -
PBO forecasts Canada won't meet NATO's 2% goal by 2030
Ahead of NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, DC, the Canadian Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) published an updated forecast of Canadian...Full story -
Special Report: US seeks defence industrial resilience through production diplomacy
Production diplomacy is an old concept that has been given new life as the United States learns lessons from the war in Ukraine and prepares for potential peer...Full story -
African country places first export order for STM Boyga mortar-armed quadcopter
Turkish company STM announced on 9 July that an undisclosed African customer has placed the first export order for its Boyga unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).Full story -
Naval Group selects Thales hull-mounted sonar for testing on board XLUUV demonstrator
French shipbuilder Naval Group has selected a passive, omnidirectional hull-mounted sonar developed by Thales for testing on board its extra-large unmanned underwater...Full story -
Saudi Arabia signs for additional MRTT aircraft
Saudi Arabia has signed for a further four Airbus Military A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft to add to the six already received.Full story -
Lithuania orders Saab mobile air-defence systems
The Lithuanian Defence Materiel Agency has ordered Saab Dyanamics' mobile short-range air-defence (MSHORAD) system, the Ministry of National Defence (MND) of Lithuania...Full story -
Indonesia installs Thales GM403 radar to secure future capital city
Indonesia has installed a Thales Ground Master 403 (GM403) air surveillance radar in the province of East Kalimantan, located in the eastern part of the Borneo island.Full story -
South Korea starts initial production of KF-21 fighter
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced the start of the initial manufacturing phase of the country's KF-21 ‘Boramae' multirole...Full story -
Montenegro receives UASs from Slovenia
Montenegro has received from Slovenia C-Astral's Belin-V unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) that were agreed in 2023.Full story -
Hanwha Systems to supply modified radar for Saudi M-SAMs
Hanwha Systems announced on 9 July that it will supply a modified version of its Multifunction Radar (MFR) for the Medium-range Surface-to-Air Missile Block II (M-SAM...Full story -
Türkiye successfully launches first domestic communication satellite
Türkiye's first indigenously developed communication satellite, Türksat 6A, successfully launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force...Full story -
LGM-35A Sentinel missile programme EMD certification revoked amid Nunn-McCurdy budget breach
The Northrop Grumman LGM-35A intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) programme's engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD) certification has been revoked, but...Full story -
Serbia displays new radar during exercise
The Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije: VS) is deploying the DRS RADA Technologies' 3D multimission hemispheric radar (MHR), it was revealed during an experimental...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Norway to donate Sea King helicopter parts
Norway is to send Westland Sea King spare parts to Ukraine to help support helicopters operated in the Black Sea region by the Ukrainian Sea Guard.Full story