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ILA 2024: Airbus reveals Wingman design concept, announces AI partnership with Helsing
Airbus revealed its new Wingman concept, showcasing a full-scale model at the ILA Berlin Air Show, the biennial event running from 5 to 9 June.Full story -
ILA 2024: Rheinmetall showcases LUNA NG UAV developed for Germany
Rheinmetall showcased a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that it has developed for the German military on the back of lessons...Full story -
ILA 2024: MBDA unveils RCM² effector
MBDA Deutschland presented its new unmanned Remote Carrier Multidomain Multirole Effector (RCM²) for the first time at the ILA Berlin Air Show running from 5 to 9 June.Full story -
US Space Force evaluating new tactical satcom prototypes
The United States Space Force (USSF) is preparing to evaluate industry proposals and prototypes for its new Protected Tactical Satellite Communications (satcom) – Global...Full story -
Portugal seeks new coastal patrol vessels
The Portuguese Navy is progressing an ambitious effort to replace its Tejo- , Argos- , and Centauro-class coastal patrol vessels (CPVs) with a fleet of eight new...Full story -
Special Report: No time to lose as lessons from Ukraine force the pace in electronic warfare
NATO's former senior military representative has warned that the alliance must quickly learn lessons from the front line in Ukraine to ensure it can achieve operational...Full story -
Australia decides against arming Collins-class SSKs with Tomahawk missiles
Australia will not equip its fleet of Collins-class diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) with the Tomahawk cruise missile, the country's Department of Defence (DoD)...Full story -
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV passes first ski-jump test
The Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) under development for the Turkish Navy's new multi-purpose landing helicopter dock (LHD) TCG Anadolu has...Full story -
Northrop Grumman sees opportunity as European defence budgets grow
Northrop Grumman is positioned for continued growth in the coming years, Kathy Warden, CEO and president of Northrop Grumman, said at Bernstein's Annual Strategic...Full story -
Malaysia floats out first Maharaja Lela ship seven years after faux launch
Malaysia's Lumut Naval Shipyard (LUNAS) has put the country's first Maharaja Lela-class littoral combat ship (LCS) into the water, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN)...Full story -
US Air Force purchases Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile for F-35As
The US Air Force (USAF) has signed a USD141 million contract with Norwegian company Kongsberg for Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs), intended to provide long-range anti-ship...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Italy to send second SAMP/T air-defence system to Kyiv
Rome will send more weapons to Ukraine, including the SAMP/T air-defence system, to Kyiv, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani...Full story -
ILA 2024: Airbus progresses Sea Tiger trials ahead of entry into service
Airbus has progressed the entry into German Navy (Deutsche Marine: DM) service of the NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 Sea Tiger, flying a mission system test campaign of the...Full story -
ILA 2024: Artificial intelligence ‘backbone' for FCAS/SCAF declared operational
The HIS consortium of Helsing, IBM Deutschland, and Schönhofer Sales and Engineering (SSE) has declared operational the artificial intelligence (AI) “backbone” it was...Full story -
ILA 2024: Belgium signs for H145M helicopters
Belgium is to acquire Airbus Helicopters H145M battlefield support rotorcraft, with government approval for the procurement announced ahead of the ILA Berlin Air Show...Full story -
New self-propelled howitzer enters Israeli service
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on 3 June that the first of its new Roem self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) recently entered service and had been fired for the...Full story -
US Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit select four companies to build Enterprise Test Vehicles
The US Air Force's (USAF's) Armament Directorate, in conjunction with the Defense Innnovation Unit (DIU), selected four companies to build and flight test Enterprise...Full story -
Indonesian Air Force trains personnel on Chinese QW MANPADS
The Indonesian Air Force has started training its troops on the QianWei-3 (QW-3) and QW-19 manportable air-defence systems (MANPADSs) developed by the China Aerospace...Full story -
Thales, PT Len partner to deliver radars, C2 systems to Indonesian Air Force
Thales has signed an agreement with Bandung-based state-owned defence electronics firm PT Len Industri to launch a joint venture (JV) that will support the capability...Full story -
Australian Defence Force opens recruitment to non-Australian citizens
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has expanded the eligibility criteria to enable non-Australian citizens to join the service.Full story