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Taiwan initiates mass production of Sky Sword II air-defence system
Taiwan's state-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has started the mass production of its land-based short-to-medium-range air-defence...Full story -
Israel signs Arrow contract with Germany
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on X (formerly Twitter) on 23 November that its Director General, Eyal Zamir, signed the final contract for the USD3.6...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Ukrainian air defence employs passive sensors for detection and tracking
Representatives from Skyfortress – a Ukrainian non-governmental organisation – have disclosed details of work to develop and install an acoustic sensor network for the...Full story -
Belgium sets up US-based F-35 conversion unit
Belgium has set up a new conversion unit in the United States to train its personnel on the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).Full story -
UK acquires new ground-based sensor to monitor GEO
The UK Space Agency and Space Command have contracted UK company Spaceflux to develop and operate a new space domain awareness (SDA) sensor to monitor objects in...Full story -
Germany procures Dingo 2s to replace vehicles donated to Ukraine
The budget committee of the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, on 16 November approved funding for the procurement of 50 Dingo 2 A4.1 armoured vehicles for the Bundeswehr,...Full story -
Brazil receives first E-99 AEW&C aircraft upgraded to FOC standard
The Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira: FAB) has received back into service its first Embraer E-99A (EMB-145SA) airborne early warning and control (AEW&C)...Full story -
Czech Republic to deploy DANA SPHs and TITUS vehicles to Lithuania
The Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) announced on its website on 21 November that it is deploying a battery of DANA vz 77 152 mm 8×8 self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) to...Full story -
Airbus completes Auto'Mate autonomous aerial refuelling tests
Airbus Defence and Space has completed trials of its autonomous air-to-air refuelling (AAR) of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the company announced on 22 November.Full story -
Update: RAF flies Protector in UK airspace for first time
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has flown for the first time in national airspace the recently received General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B Protector...Full story -
Australian Army begins inducting NASAMS
The Australian Army has started inducting its new short-range ground-based air-defence capability known as the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS),...Full story -
Serbia shows new military equipment
The Serbian Armed Forces' (SAF's) new indigenously developed, locally produced or modernised weapons, and military equipment were presented to Defence Minister Miloš...Full story -
Uzbekistan fielding Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs
Uzbekistan has been shown to be an operator of the Turkish-built Baykar Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), with the country's office of the president...Full story -
Portugal receives two new Koala helicopters
The Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa; FAP) has boosted its rotary-wing inventory with two new Leonardo AW119 MkII Koala utility helicopters.Full story -
Australia signs preliminary agreement for shipbuilding with Austal
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with shipbuilding company Austal Limited to establish a Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement...Full story -
Mitsubishi aims to double defence revenues
Japan's biggest defence contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has said it expects to more than double defence revenues in the next few years in line with Tokyo's...Full story -
Rheinmetall to supply rear view cameras for UK Warriors
The British Army's Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) will be equipped with rear view cameras as part of a contract with Rheinmetall Electronics UK.Full story -
Update: Australia signs navy sustainment deal with Thales
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has signed a AUD2 billion (USD1.3 billion) contract with Thales to maintain and sustain Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels in...Full story -
Australia signs navy sustainment deal with Thales
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has signed a AUD2 billion (USD1.3 billion) contract with Thales to maintain and sustain Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels in...Full story -
Germany orders PARM anti-tank mines
The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany's Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and...Full story