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Iraq announces start of VN22 armoured vehicle production
Iraq's state-owned defence industry has said it has begun producing Norinco VN22 6×6 armoured vehicles.Full story -
Netherlands retires 52-year-old air surveillance radar
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has retired its 52-year-old Medium Power Radar (MPR) based in Nieuw Milligen, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced...Full story -
Belgium orders R7 ROVs from Exail
Exail has been contracted to supply six R7 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for the Belgian Navy, the company announced on 2 April.Full story -
Lockheed Martin expands possibilities for SkyKeeper C2 system
Lockheed Martin UK (LMUK) has finished upgrading the British Army's Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) capability and is developing future iterations of its...Full story -
DoD issues new strategy for commercial space capabilities
The US Department of Defense (DoD), for the first time, has issued guidance on how the Pentagon will continue to and possibly accelerate integration of commercial,...Full story -
Indian defence exports grow strongly, MoD says
Indian defence exports reached INR210.83 billion (USD2.5 billion) in fiscal year (FY) 2023–24, an annual increase of 32%, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.Full story -
Steller Systems reveals trials of offshore insertion craft scaled demonstrator
UK ship design house Steller Systems has performed sea trials of a subscale concept demonstrator intended to prove a novel hullform that could be exploited as the basis...Full story -
Brazil launches third Riachuelo-class SSK
Brazilian shipbuilder Itaguaí Construções Navais (ICN) launched the third unit of the Riachuelo-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK), S Tonelero (S42), on 27...Full story -
US Navy seeks to address major programme delays caused by shipbuilding's new normal of worker and supply shortages
Major US Navy (USN) shipbuilding programmes are running one to three years behind schedule due in a large part to the lack of a sufficient workforce and supply-chain...Full story -
Missile test incorporates new SPY radar and Australian assets
The US Navy (USN) and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intercepted an advanced medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) test target using the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual II...Full story -
Update: Lithuania contracts NT Service for urgent C-UAS procurement
Lithuania-based NT Service has been contracted to deliver counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UASs) to the Lithuanian military to meet an urgent requirement to combat...Full story -
US Army eyes dismounted A-PNT capability
The US Army's combat capabilities development directorate is seeking industry input on an Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT) capability specifically...Full story -
Naval Group bags contract for two Scorpene Evolved submarines
Naval Group has secured the contract for two lithium-ion batteries-equipped Scorpene Evolved diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) with the Indonesian government.Full story -
South Korea approves production plan for 40 KF-21s
A South Korean announcement of an estimated KRW7.92 trillion (USD5.85 billion) production plan for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae covers 40 aircraft,...Full story -
Taiwan set to produce new vehicles, assault rifles
The Republic of China Army (RoCA) has granted the permission to produce a new direct fire support variant of the Cloud Leopard 8×8 wheeled armoured combat vehicle (ACV)...Full story -
Feature: Arctic formations taking shape in US Army
Life in the Arctic can shift from -40ºF with 20 to 30 mph winds one week to the snow melting away as temperatures climb closer to 40ºF every day the next week. This kind...Full story -
Indian Army test-fires BrahMos, Akash missiles
The Indian Army test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and the Akash semi-mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) in two separate exercises that took place in late...Full story -
Hanwha initiates production of Australian Huntsman vehicles
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace initiated the production of the first AS9 ‘Huntsman' self-propelled howitzer (SPH) and AS10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicle (AARV)...Full story -
Japan deploys anti-ship missile unit in Okinawa
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has deployed an anti-ship missile (ASM) unit known as the ‘7th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment' at the JGSDF's Katsuren camp...Full story -
Malaysia investigates ‘critical problems' plaguing fleet of PT-91M tanks
Malaysia has formed a joint investigation team to rectify a list of “critical problems” that plague the country's fleet of PT-91M ‘Pendekar' main battle tanks (MBTs).Full story