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Navy League 2024: US Navy awards HII contract for VLS work
The US Navy (USN) announced a contract worth USD74 million to HII's Mission Technologies division on 9 April during the Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2024 global maritime...Full story -
DragonFire laser programme accelerates to equip UK Royal Navy ships
The UK Royal Navy (RN) will install the DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) onboardone of its warships five years earlier than planned under new procurement...Full story -
Portugal issues tender for support ships
The Portuguese Navy is acquiring two fleet replenishment and logistics ships as part of its national fleet renewal programme, the service has confirmed to Janes.Full story -
Lockheed Martin snags multibillion-dollar NGI contract
The Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) competition has come to an end as Lockheed Martin was selected as the prime to continue development of the weapon through critical...Full story -
Argentina signs for F-16 fighters
Argentina has finalised a deal to procure surplus Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft from Denmark, signing a contract on 16 April.Full story -
Navy League 2024: Unmanned surface and aerial vehicles move from experimental to operational considerations
Military planners and operators are beginning to consider unmanned surface and aerial vehicles in a more operational light given recent successes in experiments and in...Full story -
Thales to supply Netherlands with seven additional radars
The Dutch Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) procurement authority has ordered seven additional Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission/Compact (GM200 MM/C) radars from Thales.Full story -
First KC-390 airlifter arrives in Hungary ahead of official handover
The first of two Embraer KC-390 Millennium tanker-transport aircraft for Hungary arrived in-country on 12 April.Full story -
Taiwan test-fires Sky Sword II air-defence system
The Republic of China Army (RoCA) test-fired a land-based short-to-medium-range air-defence system known as the Sky Sword II for the first time in Pingtung County, the...Full story -
US Army deploys Mid-Range Capability in Philippines
The US Army's 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (1MDTF) has deployed its Mid-Range Capability (MRC) weapon system – also known as the Typhon Weapons System – at Northern Luzon...Full story -
Japan Coast Guard orders three more Airbus H225 helicopters
Japan's coastguard service has ordered three more Airbus H225 twin-engine helicopters.Full story -
Keel laid for Constellation-class guided-missile frigate lead ship
The keel for the guided-missile frigate Constellation (FFG 62), the lead ship of the new Constellation-class of ships, was laid on 12 April, the US Navy (USN) confirmed.Full story -
Airbus rolls out first A400M for Kazakhstan
Airbus has rolled out the first of a pair of A400M Atlas transport aircraft for the Republic of Kazakhstan, following the application of its new paint scheme at the...Full story -
Hensoldt to consider Eurofighter EK Step 2 options after buyout of ESG
Hensoldt is considering how to proceed with its plans to offer a new airborne electronic attack (AEA) capability to Germany, following its recent acquisition of...Full story -
UK continues to open up A400M tactical capabilities, with low-level paradrop now cleared
The United Kingdom continues to open up the tactical capabilities of the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Airbus A400M Atlas C1 fleet, with the announcement on 14 April that...Full story -
India test-fires manportable anti-tank guided missile
India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army have test-fired a manportable anti-tank guided missile (MPATGM) weapon...Full story -
Australia awards contract for P-8A upgrades
Boeing has been awarded a AUD139.5 million (USD90.1 million) contract to upgrade the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF's) P-8A Poseidon fleet.Full story -
Navy League 2024: Saildrone's wind-powered USVs provide alternative for monotonous missions
Saildrone's family of wind- and solar-powered unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) offer a way to free up manned naval assets for more important missions, Richard Jenkins,...Full story -
Navy League 2024: US Navy leadership touts amphibious-ship investments as cost and readiness concerns continue
US Navy (USN) leaders are touting the investments being planned for the country's naval amphibious fleet and associated resources, even as government analysts are...Full story -
UDT 2024: Type 212 NFS lithium-ion battery system tests move forward
Tests of the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery system for the Italian Navy's Improved Todaro (Type 212 NFS)-class submarines are moving forward, according to the Organisation...Full story