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India approves fifth-generation AMCA fighter project
Development of India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) fifth-generation fighter aircraft programme is expected to accelerate in 2024 following New Delhi's...Full story -
DIMDEX 2024: Iran reveals details of airborne synthetic aperture radar
Iran displayed a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that it has developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the DIMDEX 2024 show held in Doha from 4 to 6 March.Full story -
Pakistan unveils Haider main battle tank
Pakistan's state-owned Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) unveiled an “indigenously manufactured” Haider main battle tank (MBT) during a ‘rollout ceremony' on 6 March,...Full story -
South Korea increases funding for three-axis plan in 2024
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced a business plan for 2024 aimed at driving developments in military capability and boosting...Full story -
US fleet commander cites need for more surface ships, better infrastructure for Arctic operations
The US Navy (USN) must deploy more surface ships to the Arctic, and the US needs to improve its overall infrastructure for naval operations in the region to meet threats...Full story -
Netherlands outlines plan to replace air-defence frigates
The Netherlands government has set out plans to acquire a new class of air-defence frigates and associated integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) capability to...Full story -
SDA, FAA developing Link 16 test plan for US airspace
The Pentagon's Space Development Agency (SDA) anticipates having a testing strategy in place by the end of 2024 to evaluate Link 16 connectivity across US airspace for...Full story -
NAVAIR clears V-22s for return to flight
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), which manages the global Bell Boeing V-22 fleet, has cleared the tiltrotor to return to flight following a three-month grounding,...Full story -
Update: NATO opens Nordic air operations centre
The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden have opened a combined air operations centre (CAOC) aimed at protecting NATO's northern flank.Full story -
Poland orders Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles
The Polish Ministry of National Defence (MND), Armaments Agency (AA), and Saab announced an order for more than 6,000 Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles on their websites...Full story -
UK Type 23 frigate St Albans returns to sea following refit
The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans (F 83) has returned to sea following the completion of a major life-extension (LIFEX) refit.Full story -
US Marine Corps awards contracts for 30 mm recce vehicle prototype
The two competitors for the first variant of the US Marine Corps (USMC) Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) have been selected to prototype the second variant as well,...Full story -
RoK Navy to operate Camcopter S-300s from two ship classes
The Republic of Korea (RoK) Navy plans to equip two undisclosed classes of its vessels with Schiebel's Camcopter S-300 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the company...Full story -
USN secretary underscores combat system and directed energy weapons developments
US Navy (USN) Secretary Carlos Del Toro highlighted milestones and development of surface ship combat systems equipment and directed energy weapons on 7 March during the...Full story -
Singapore cuts steel for first multirole combat vessel
Singapore's ST Engineering Marine held a steel-cutting ceremony for the country's first multirole combat vessel (MRCV) on 8 March.Full story -
Northrop Grumman, AIDC seek to upgrade Taiwan E-2K fleet
Northrop Grumman and Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) have announced a partnership to collaborate on a possible upgrade of Taiwan's Northrop Grumman...Full story -
DIMDEX 2024: PLA deploys new integrated C-UAS suite
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is deploying a new counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) suite known as the CEW-102E from domestic company Poly Defence, Janes...Full story -
USSF seeking new GEO satellite, payload capability
The US Space Force (USSF) is looking to industry to provide inputs in support of its efforts to develop an operational architecture for a new slate of satellites and...Full story -
USAF deploys hypersonic ARRW on Guam for testing
The US Air Force (USAF) has deployed a hypersonic AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on Guam for testing.Full story -
US Army seeking zero trust software for tactical networks
US Army officials are looking to develop a new slate of zero trust software for use on the service's tactical networks as a way to further insulate battlefield command,...Full story