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OCCAR and Arquus-Nexter consortium sign VBAE pre-design contract
The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), Arquus, and Nexter announced on 6 December that they had signed a pre-design contract for the Véhicule Blindé...Full story -
Hanwha tests automatic fire suppression system for Huntsman vehicles
Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA), Sydney-based HIFraser, and Busan-based DNB tested the Automatic Fire and Explosion Suppression System (AFESS) developed by DNB for the...Full story -
Update: Lockheed Martin makes first Precision Strike Missile delivery
The first Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) weapons have been delivered to the US Army, representing the programme reaching initial operating capability (IOC), the service...Full story -
TDV develops new Pandur II 8×8 EVO
Czechoslovak Group's (CSG's) Tatra Defence Vehicle (TDV) is developing a new generation of Pandur II 8×8 EVO (Evolution) armoured vehicle as the 107 Pandur II 8×8 CZs...Full story -
Lockheed Martin reveals geo-pairing SIMRES tactical engagement simulation system
In response to the US Army's search for an alternative to its existing laser-based line-of-sight (LOS) tactical engagement simulation system (TESS), Lockheed Martin has...Full story -
First RAAF KC-30A gets comms-cyber upgrade
The first Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has received a communications and cyber upgrade.Full story -
Slovenia signs agreement with Germany to procure IRIS-T
The Slovenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 6 December that it had signed a programme agreement with the German Federal MoD to buy the IRIS-T SLM...Full story -
US MDA performs first intercept test with selected stage booster upgrade
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a test of the upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI), the first test of the capability to use the two-stage boost mode...Full story -
South Korea deploys wheeled command post vehicle
The Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) has deployed a wheeled command post vehicle (CPV) to the service's 25th Infantry Division in Yangju, located 30 km north of Seoul,...Full story -
India proposes ‘non-lapsable' modernisation fund
India is proposing to introduce a defence modernisation fund that will enable unspent money to be carried forward to the next fiscal year. Under current regulations such...Full story -
LED displays gain ground for military simulator technology
New display technology using LED (light emitting diode) panels, which offer advantages over traditional projector-based systems, was evidenced at the...Full story -
Poland inducts first Merlin ASW helicopters
Poland has begun inducting into service the first of four Leonardo AW101 Merlin helicopters it ordered in 2019 to satisfy its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and combat...Full story -
Swedish Air Force receives new light, highly modular C3 vehicles
The Swedish Air Force has received new command, control, and communications (C3) vehicles to bolster its tactical mobility.Full story -
Lockheed Martin makes first Precision Strike Missile delivery
The first Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) weapons have been delivered to the US Army, representing the programme reaching initial operating capability (IOC), the service...Full story -
Belgium receives first F-35
Belgium formally received its first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) during a roll-out ceremony at the Fort Worth production facility in the...Full story -
US Navy scheduled to accept Aegis Ashore Poland by mid-December
The US Navy (USN) is scheduled to officially accept the Aegis Ashore site in Poland by mid-December, according to Rear Admiral Douglas Williams, the acting director of...Full story -
PLAAF J-16 brigade adopts AR for maintenance
Another Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) air brigade has converted from legacy aircraft to new 4.5-generation Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) J-16...Full story -
Croatia receives first Bradley IFVs
The first batch of 22 M2A2 Bradley ODS (Operation Desert Storm) infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for the Croatian Army arrived in the port of Rijeka on 6 December, the...Full story -
Update: Latvia orders IRIS-T SLM air-defence system
The Latvian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Diehl Defence have announced that they signed a contract on 30 November for the delivery of the IRIS-T SLM (Surface Launched...Full story -
Green Ammo enhances electronic blanks technology
Norwegian firm Green Ammo has continued to develop its electronic blanks technology and introduced several enhancements.Full story