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Dutch army eyes greater firepower for its Boxers
The Royal Netherlands Army has a formal requirement to up-arm its Artec Boxer armoured personnel carriers, Janes learnt at Defence iQ's 2023 International Dismounted...Full story -
OCCAR and SMS sign Hypersonic Defence Interceptor Study contract
The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) and Spanish Missile Systems (SMS) signed a contract on the Hypersonic Defence Interceptor Study (HYDEF) in Bonn,...Full story -
Finnish Army details current and future soldier modernisation efforts
Further details regarding the Finnish Army's ongoing and future soldier modernisation efforts emerged at Defence iQ's International Dismounted Soldier 2023 conference in...Full story -
Update: MBDA Deutschland offers more applications for Enforcer missile system
MBDA Deutschland presented international journalists visiting the company on 27 October with more applications for the Enforcer missile system being procured by the...Full story -
SDAM demonstrator completes at-sea trials from French FREMM frigate
Airbus Helicopters, Naval Group, and France's Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) procurement agency have completed a first trial of the Airbus VSR700 vertical...Full story -
Kongsberg's Hugin Endurance AUV starts sea trials
Norway's Kongsberg Discovery has started sea trials of its Hugin Endurance long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), the company confirmed on 26 October.Full story -
British Army expands deployment of SitaWare C2 software
The British Army is expanding its use of Systematic's SitaWare Headquarters command-and-control (C2) software, the company announced on 1 November.Full story -
Details emerge on British Army's small arms replacement projects
Further details of the status of the British Army's efforts to replace and introduce new small arms were revealed during Defence iQ's International Dismounted Soldier...Full story -
More than two-thirds of carrier Kennedy compartments turned over, carrier Enterprise delivery delayed
HII's Newport News Shipbuilding has turned over 70% of aircraft carrier John F Kennedy (CVN 79) compartments to the US Navy (USN), but the delivery of carrier Enterprise...Full story -
Switzerland orders Patriot PAC-3 missiles
Armasuisse, the Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement, signed an agreement with the US government on 30 October to procure Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)...Full story -
IAF moving Su-30s to ex-MiG-21 squadron
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is transferring Sukhoi Su-30MKIs from other operational squadrons to ensure that a former Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 squadron remains in active...Full story -
HII expects to break into new markets through AUKUS
HII sees the AUKUS agreement made by Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States for submarine programme development as a vehicle for new international...Full story -
US Navy USVs fire first lethal munitions in Middle East during exercise
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) of the US Navy (USN) fired live weapons on 23 October during Exercise ‘Digital Talon' in the international waters surrounding the Arabian...Full story -
Chile to upgrade F-16s to M6.6 standard
Chile has awarded Lockheed Martin USD177 million to perform M6.6 tape upgrades on its F-16 fleet. The 31 October award was conducted via the US Department of Defense...Full story -
Israeli company launches new manpack C-UAS solution
Israel-based Netline Communication Technologies launched its new manportable counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) called C-Guard Modular ManPack on 31 October.Full story -
US 5th Fleet arms USV with loitering munitions
The US 5th Fleet's Task Force 59 has fitted an unmanned surface vessel (USV) with the Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS),the fleet revealed on 2 November.Full story -
Israeli F-35 shoots down Houthi cruise missile
An Israeli Air Force (IAF) Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir combat aircraft shot down a cruise missile fired from Yemen by the Iranian-backed Ansar Allah group, known as...Full story -
RAF reforms 42 Sqn as joint P-8A, E-7A operational conversion unit
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has reformed 42 Squadron as a joint operational conversion unit (OCU) for its Boeing 737-based aircraft, it announced on 1 November.Full story -
UK performs new SRVL testing from Prince of Wales as part of DT-3 flight trials
The UK Royal Navy (RN) and the US F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) are progressing new trials of the shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) recovery manoeuvre onboard...Full story -
DRDO reveals updated Abhyas target system
Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) – an agency under the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – revealed an updated configuration...Full story