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Croatia signs for additional Black Hawk helicopters
Croatia has signed for eight additional Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks, bringing its total fleet to 12 helicopters.Full story -
ISD receives contract to upgrade Indonesian Navy's aircraft for maritime surveillance duties
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to upgrade three Indonesian Navy aircraft with enhanced...Full story -
Bombardier launches fixed-price maintenance offering for defence customers
Bombardier has launched a new maintenance offering for government and military operators of its Challenger- and Global-series business jets. The Smart Services Defense...Full story -
Brazil unveils upgraded M113BR APC
Ares Aeroespacial e Defesa, a Brazilian subsidiary of Elbit Systems, has completed the development of an upgraded M113BR armoured personnel carrier (APC) belonging to...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: Army plans to slow down Abrams, Stryker upgrades
While the US Army is planning a major design overhaul for its Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tank (MBT), the service wants to slow down the tempo of upgrades for its most...Full story -
EvoLogics preparing further deliveries of Sonobot USVs to Ukrainian armed forces
German company EvoLogics is planning to deliver a further batch of Sonobot unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to the Ukrainian armed forces. EvoLogics CEO Fabian Bannasch...Full story -
India to upgrade naval Do 228s
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to upgrade the Indian Navy's Dornier Do 228 fleet.Full story -
Djibouti to receive Grand Caravan EX aircraft as US looks to enhance Horn of Africa security
Djibouti is to receive two Textron C-208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft as the United States looks to enhance security across the Horn of Africa.Full story -
Newly formed Maldives Air Corps inducts Baykar TB2s
The Maldives has inducted Baykar Bayraktar TB2 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) while forming a new Air Corps to conduct...Full story -
Bangladesh Army test-fires CS/AA3 anti-aircraft guns
The Bangladesh Army's Adhoc 57 Air Defence (AD) Regiment Artillery test-fired two CS/AA3 twin-barrel anti-aircraft gun systems for the first time during a firing...Full story -
US approves latest Sidewinder missiles for Italy
The United States has approved the sale of 66 Raytheon AIM-9X Block II+ Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles to Italy, announcing a potential USD90.6 million sale...Full story -
UK records low serviceability for Hawk T2 jet trainer
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported extremely low serviceability rates for the BAE Systems Hawk T2 trainer aircraft that it uses to train its fast jet pilots.Full story -
Indonesia to restart procurement process for more Exocet missiles
Indonesia will have to restart a process to replenish the country's stock of MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles after an earlier attempt failed because of...Full story -
Update – Ukraine conflict: Russia reports interception of French-supplied AASM guided bomb
Russia has claimed to have intercepted a Safran Armement Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM) Hammer launched at its forces in Ukraine.Full story -
Naval Group wins out for Netherlands submarine replacement programme
The Netherlands has selected France's Naval Group as its preferred bidder for a new class of conventional submarine to replace the Royal Netherlands Navy's (RNLN's)...Full story -
Update: TCG Istanbul fires Hisar-D missile from Midlas VLS
The Turkish Navy performed its first Hisar-D missile launch from the Midlas vertical launch system (VLS) installed onboard the TCG Istanbul in the second week of March.Full story -
Update: First crash for India's LCA Tejas
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has reported its first loss of a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk 1 fighter aircraft to an air crash on 12 March.Full story -
Baykar integrating more weapons on Akinci
The Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is carrying out firing trials with versions of the Roketsan MAM-L and MAM-T guided bombs that can be used...Full story -
Indian MoD orders 34 Advanced Light Helicopters
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to acquire 34 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Dhruv Mk IIIs.Full story -
UK recommits to new Chinooks, following review
The UK has recommitted to its previously announced plan to buy new Boeing Chinooks, with the Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps, announcing a buy of 14...Full story