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HMS Diamond joins new international task force to protect shipping in the Red Sea
The UK Royal Navy (RN's) Type 45 Daring-class destroyer HMS Diamond (D 34) has joined the newly formed multinational security initiative international task force set up...Full story -
New Zealand Army to receive new unmanned systems
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 14 December that it has awarded contracts to three companies for small, micro, and nano unmanned aircraft systems...Full story -
Babcock receives contract to support Ukrainian Navy's new minehunters
Babcock International has been awarded a contract covering the support and maintenance of the Ukrainian Navy's two newly acquired ex-Royal Navy (RN) Sandown-class...Full story -
Fincantieri cuts first steel for Italian Navy's new oceanographic ship
Fincantieri held a steel-cutting ceremony for the Italian Navy's new large oceanographic ship (Nave Idro-Oceanografica Maggiore: NIOM) in Riva Trigoso on 19 December,...Full story -
BAE Systems, AMS to support Ukraine artillery systems
BAE Systems and AMS Integrated Solutions have signed an agreement to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for artillery systems in Ukraine.Full story -
Indian Air Force inducts SAMAR air-defence system
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted the Surface to Air Missile for Assured Retaliation (SAMAR) system, an IAF source told Janes on 20 December.Full story -
Brazilian companies Akaer and CENIC to develop satellite launch vehicles
The Brazilian companies Akaer and CENIC have signed separate contracts with the country's innovation agency, Finep (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos), to build small...Full story -
First NSM fit on RN Type 23 frigate
The Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset has become the first UK Royal Navy (RN) warship to receive the Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace Naval Strike Missile (NSM)...Full story -
US Government Accountability Office questions SOCOM Armed Overwatch fleet number
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) may be planning to purchase too many aircraft under the Armed Overwatch programme, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO)...Full story -
South Korea planning LAH replacement of legacy helicopters
South Korea has planned to replace its legacy rotary-wing combat aircraft with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Light Armed Helicopters (LAHs) within seven years.Full story -
US Navy secretary notes use of EW in current conflicts
Recent global conflicts highlight the increasing use of electronic warfare (EW) in military operations, US Navy (USN) Secretary Carlos Del Toro said on 12 December...Full story -
Japan accelerates Type 12 deployment
The Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) has accelerated the deployment of the upgraded Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (SSM) by a year, the MoD said in a press release in...Full story -
TKMS hands over third MEKO frigate for Egypt
German shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) handed over the third Al Aziz (MEKO A-200EN)-class frigate on order for the Egyptian Navy during a ceremony held in...Full story -
US Navy secretary underscores the need to grow shipbuilding workforce
The US needs to significantly augment its shipbuilding workforce to meet the country's construction and maintenance demands, US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro noted on...Full story -
Update: China-Russia joint air patrol improves air-sea co-ordination
Chinese and Russian military forces have conducted their second joint strategic air patrol of 2023 in an effort to improve their air and naval force co-operation.Full story -
US approves UH-60Ms for Greece
The US government has approved the sale of 35 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Greece for USD1.95 billion.Full story -
Construction starts on Finnish Border Guard's Modified Turva-class OPV
Polish shipbuilder Baltic Operator held a steel-cutting ceremony for the first of two Modified Turva-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) on order for the Finnish Border...Full story -
US approves possible air-to-air missile sales to Japan
The United States State Department has approved the possible sale of air-to-air missiles for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).Full story -
ST Engineering receives contract for Formidable-class mid-life upgrades
Singapore's ST Engineering Marine has received a contract to undertake a part of the mid-life upgrade (MLU) work that will be carried out on the country's...Full story -
DACA proposes Dawon for Indian Army's tactical operational requirements
Indian defence vehicle manufacturer DACA War Trucks has proposed its Dawon 4×4 all-terrain vehicle to the Indian Army, the company's co-founder Yash Srivastava told...Full story