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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 -
Australia uses waveform technology to deliver satellite-enabled push-to-talk capabilities
South Australia-based Fleet Space Technologies has used communications waveform technology Beagle to demonstrate satellite-enabled push-to-talk (PTT) capabilities to the...Full story -
HAL delays delivery of first Tejas Mk 1A to mid-2024
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has test-flown its first production Tejas Mk 1A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). However, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is unlikely to get...Full story -
US Navy CNO cites importance of logistics, new weapons development
Recent US Navy (USN) operations in the Red Sea have underscored the importance of logistics, according to Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the USN chief of naval operations...Full story -
PLA WZ-7 HALE seen over East Sea for first time
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Guizhou WZ-7 Xianglong (Soaring Dragon) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was observed near Japanese airspace over the Sea of Japan...Full story -
Fincantieri announces Indonesian contract for two PPAs amid funding uncertainties
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced on 28 March that it has signed a EUR1.18 billion (USD1.27) contract for two multirole offshore patrol ships (Pattugliatore...Full story