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Rauma Shipyard lays keel for first Finnish Navy Squadron 2020 corvette
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) laid the keel for the first Squadron 2020 Pohjanmaa-class multirole corvette on order for the Finnish Navy during a ceremony at its...Full story -
US Navy begins European Triton operations
The US Navy (USN) has commenced operations of its Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime System (BAMS) in the European theatre, with the first unmanned aerial...Full story -
Navy League 2024: Australia's Hypersonix Launch Systems prepares to demonstrate DART scramjet-powered aircraft for DIU
Hypersonix Launch Systems, headquartered in Brisbane, is building a hypersonic test vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU's) hypersonic and high-cadence testing...Full story -
US Navy secretary calls for funds to replenish weapons stocks after defence against Iranian attacks
After providing defence against recent Iranian missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks – as well as other attacks in or near the Red Sea – the US Navy (USN)...Full story -
Equatorial Guinea flying new Chinese helicopters
The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (FAGE) is now operating two new Harbin Z-9 helicopters, the country's ruling Democratic Party (Partido Democrático de Guinea...Full story -
US Navy urged to show greater support for Arctic-related investments
Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski asked US naval officials to show “robust” support for platforms and facilities for Arctic-related operations on 16 April during a Senate...Full story -
GDELS presents 10×10 Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) presented its 10×10 Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier (HMC) in a press release on 15 April.Full story -
Update: KAI proposes T-50 for RTAF fighter requirement
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has proposed a sale of T-50 multirole trainer aircraft to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), which seeks to acquire new combat aircraft...Full story -
US Navy secretary tells senate committee shipbuilders need to invest more
US shipbuilders should invest more money in their facilities to help the US Navy (USN) meet fleet requirements, USN Secretary Carlos Del Toro testified on 16 April to...Full story -
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