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UAE receives first follow-on MRTT aircraft
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has received the first of a further two Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered in 2021.Full story -
Brazil signs letter of intent for additional Saab Gripens
Brazil is likely to purchase nine additional Saab JAS 39 E/F Gripens, according to a 9 November statement by the Swedish Ministry of Defence (MoD), adding to its 2014...Full story -
India test-fires new long-range cruise missile
India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has flight tested for the first time its new Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM), the...Full story -
Australia's AUKUS partners sign submarine ‘mobilisation' accord
The Australian government announced on 13 November a new ‘collaborative mobilisation' agreement between key partners in the country's programme to build nuclear-powered...Full story -
FAVS 2024: US develops directed energy capabilities
The US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) gave an update on its development of directed energy (DE) capabilities at SAE Media Group's...Full story -
FAVS 2024: US Marine Corps' ACV-C reaches IOC, ACV-30 contract negotiations under way
The US Marine Corps' (USMC's) 8×8 Amphibious Combat Vehicle-Command (ACV-C) reached its initial operating capability (IOC) in 2024, as scheduled, Janes learnt at SAE...Full story -
FAVS 2024: US completes DE M-SHORAD deployment to Middle East
The US Army completed the deployment of a Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defence (DE M-SHORAD) deployment to Iraq at the end of October, Janes learnt on the...Full story -
Airshow China 2024: China unveils operationalised J-15D electronic warfare aircraft
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has unveiled its new Shenyang J-15D carrierborne electronic warfare (EW) aircraft, just days after announcing its...Full story -
Taiwan receives initial HIMARS and ATACMS
Taiwan has taken delivery of initial batches ofM142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMSs) from the...Full story -
Feature: Britain's new defence policy starts to take shape
Four months on, from the United Kingdom general election which brought Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party to power after 14 years in opposition, the new government is in...Full story -
FAVS 2024: US develops 30 mm programmable proximity airburst ammunition
The United States is developing 30 mm programmable proximity airburst munitions that can counter unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), Janes learnt on the first day of SAE...Full story -
UK SME looks to its Pioneer USV for persistent uncrewed maritime surveillance
ACUA Ocean, a small and medium enterprise (SME) based in Plymouth, UK, is developing an unmanned surface vessel (USV) intended to provide a flexible platform capable of...Full story -
Airshow China 2024: China showcases J-35A fifth-generation fighter
China has displayed two Shenyang J-35A fifth-generation combat aircraft at Airshow China 2024 in Zhuhai.Full story -
Airshow China 2024: China debuts 500 tonne unmanned surface vessel
China has unveiled a large unmanned surface vessel (USV) as part of its Airshow China 2024 exhibition, which is being held in Zhuhai from 12 to 17 November.Full story -
Euronaval 2024: Consortium agreement signed for Call 2 of European Patrol Corvette
Italian shipyard Fincantieri, French shipyard Naval Group, Spanish shipyard Navantia, and Naviris (a Fincantieri and Naval Group joint venture) have signed an initial...Full story -
Euronaval 2024: Fincantieri unveils PPA EVO multi-purpose combat ship
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has unveiled a new version of the Thaon Di Revel (PPA)-class multi-purpose combat ship dubbed PPA EVO.Full story -
India donates two more boats to Mozambique
India handed over two fast interceptor craft (FICs) to the Mozambique Navy in a ceremony held in Nacala on 8 November, the Indian Navy announced two days later.Full story -
Euronaval 2024: Naval Group unveils Seaquest S USV
Naval Group unveiled its first multi-role combat small USV, named Seaquest S, at the Euronaval 2024 exhibition held from 4-7 November in Paris.Full story -
Sweden selects Millennium airlifter
Sweden has selected the Embraer KC/C-390 Millennium aircraft to replace its ageing Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules fleet.Full story -
Ukraine shows need to balance old and new technologies, says NATO's DSACEUR
A key lesson emerging from the Russo-Ukraine war is that contemporary conflict incorporates a blend of traditional and emerging technologies and operational approaches,...Full story