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Czech Republic signs LOA for F-35
The Czech Republic has signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) for the procurement of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, the country's...Full story -
USMC leads up to EMD decision for recce vehicle
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is planning to select one to two companies for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the advanced reconnaissance...Full story -
Saab inducts first Global 6000 for Swedish GlobalEye programme
Saab has inducted the first of two Global 6000 airframes for conversion to the GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) configuration for the Swedish Air...Full story -
EU explores harnessing Copernicus for military applications
The European Union (EU) awarded separate contracts to two consortiums led by Telespazio and OHB System on 23 January to explore the feasibility of exploiting the...Full story -
IAV 2024: Engineering change proposals investigated for CV9035NL MLU
The Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) is considering multiple engineering change proposals for its CV9035NL mid-life upgrade (MLU) infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), Janes...Full story -
Croatia cleared to buy more Black Hawks
Croatia has been cleared to buy additional Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters, with the US State Department granting approval for the proposed procurement on...Full story -
US approves combat aircraft for Greece, Turkey
The United States has approved combat aircraft sales to Greece and Turkey worth a combined USD31.6 billion.Full story -
IAV 2024: Thales UK pitches Bushmaster and Hawkei for British Army's Land Mobility Programme
Thales intends to offer its Bushmaster and Hawkei wheeled protected patrol vehicles for elements of the British Army's Land Mobility Programme (LMP), Janes learnt at...Full story -
IAV 2024: British Army outlines procurement plans for Land Mobility Programme
Details of the British Army's Land Mobility Programme (LMP), including the number of vehicles required and procurement timelines, were revealed at Defence iQ's...Full story -
IAV 2024: Spain outlines progress on Army 35 armoured vehicle modernisation programmes
Spain is making progress on several armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) modernisation programmes and intends to start a three-phase programme to modernise its Leopard 2E...Full story -
Update – IAV 2024: UK plans more Boxer variants
The UK plans additional variants of the Boxer armoured vehicle, Janes learnt at Defence iQ's International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2024 conference being held in London...Full story -
Update: Sweden purchases new simulators for Leopard tanks
The Swedish Armed Forces is procuring new Stridsvagn 122 (Leopard 2A5) tank simulators from KNDS to improve crew training.Full story -
Turkey starts mass production of new naval torpedo, missile systems
Turkey has begun serial production of its indigenously developed Akya heavyweight torpedo (HWT), Atmaca surface-to-surface anti-ship guided missile, and Sapan...Full story -
F-35 takes on BENELUX air defence for first time
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft have taken on air-defence duties for the BENELUX countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and...Full story -
UMEX 2024: Kintsugi unveils Magnus tactical ground vehicle concept
United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based artificial intelligence (AI) electric solution provider Kintsugi unveiled its Magnus tactical ground vehicle concept on the opening day...Full story -
Royal Navy to upgrade Merlin HM2 radar
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is to upgrade the radar of its Lockheed Martin AW101 Merlin HM2 maritime helicopters to see them out to their planned 2040 retirement date.Full story -
Malaysian shipyard pushes back delivery of first LCS to 2026
Malaysia's Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) has once again pushed back the expected delivery date for the country's first Maharaja Lela-class littoral combat ship (LCS).Full story -
South Korea starts production of MUAV
South Korea has started production of its domestically developed Medium-Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MUAV).Full story -
IAV 2024: British Army only has confirmed funding for 18% of equipment plan
The British Army only has confirmed funding for 18% of its GBP44 billion (USD55.9 billion) Equipment Plan 2023–33, British Army's Chief of the General Staff General...Full story -
US Navy issues new FXR request for information
A request for information (RFI) released by US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on 16 January has called for industry input to inform future decisions on development...Full story