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Spain flies new E-Scan radar for Eurofighter
Dec 3, 2024, 10:50 by Gareth JenningsSpain has for the first time flown the new European Common Radar System (ECRS) E-Scan radar for the Eurofighter combat aircraft.Full story -
Update: Unidentified Chinese flattop vessel conducts maiden voyage
Dec 3, 2024, 10:35 by Akhil Kadidal & Mike PlunkettA new Chinese flat-deck vessel recently seen at China's Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) is conducting its maiden voyage, images on Chinese social media show.Full story -
Romania orders Otokar Cobra II 4×4 light armoured vehicles
Dec 3, 2024, 05:20 by Cem Devrim Yaylali & Nicholas FiorenzaRomtehnica, representing the Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MApN), signed a multiannual contract with Otokar on 27 November for 1,059 Cobra II 4×4 tactical...Full story -
Bombardier delivers first Global 6500 to US Army for HADES conversion
Dec 3, 2024, 04:20 by Zach RosenbergBombardier delivered the first Global 6500 business jet to the US Army for conversion as a High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) prototype, according...Full story -
Update: Poland orders hundreds of AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles
Dec 3, 2024, 00:05 by Gareth JenningsPoland has ordered hundreds of RTX AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles to equip its fleet of Western-built combat aircraft.Full story -
Frankenburg Technologies plans test of anti-UAV missile in Ukraine
Dec 2, 2024, 14:50 by Tamara RozouvanEstonian defence firm Frankenburg Technologies plans to test its Frankenburg Missile Mark 1 in Ukraine in the coming months, hoping to ramp up production, the company...Full story -
Thales installing AI on TALIOS pod for Rafale
Dec 2, 2024, 11:50 by Gareth JenningsThales is equipping its Thales TALIOS (TArgeting Long-range Identification Optronic System) long-range airborne targeting pod with artificial intelligence (AI) to...Full story -
Update: Japan unveils high-energy laser C-UAS
Dec 2, 2024, 11:50 by Sohini MandalJapan has unveiled a prototype of a new vehicle-mounted high-energy laser system intended to bolster the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's (JGSDF's) counter-unmanned...Full story -
Update: Thales demonstrated Storm 2 CEMA system, networked effects in Army Warfighting Experiment
Dec 2, 2024, 10:50 by Tom BartonThales, working with British troops at the Army Warfighting Experiment 2024 (AWE24) at the Salisbury Plain Training Area in November, successfully demonstrated a...Full story -
Japan selects T-6 for primary trainer programme
Dec 2, 2024, 06:35 by Jon GrevattJapan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has selected the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II turboprop aircraft as the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF's) next-generation basic...Full story -
Optics11 signs agreement with Thales on fibre-optic towed array for RNLN Orka submarines
Nov 29, 2024, 15:50 by Richard ScottDutch small or medium enterprise Optics11 has signed an agreement with Thales covering the exploitation of the company's OptiArray technology for the Royal Netherlands...Full story -
Egyptian military prepares for African Union deployment
Nov 29, 2024, 15:50 by Jeremy BinnieThe Egyptian Ministry of Defence effectively confirmed it will deploy a force to Somalia when it released a video on 27 November showing soldiers it said were preparing...Full story -
Summa Defence partners with Ukrainian firms for ‘industrial-scale' UAV production
Nov 29, 2024, 14:05 by Tamara RozouvanFinnish defence and security technology group Summa Defence Ltd, in collaboration with its Ukrainian partners, plans to produce more than 1,000 unmanned aerial vehicles...Full story -
Poland orders hundreds of AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles
Nov 29, 2024, 13:20 by Gareth JenningsPoland has ordered hundreds of RTX AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles to equip its fleet of Western-built combat aircraft.Full story -
Babcock delivers first additive manufacturing work for UK's Project Tampa
Nov 29, 2024, 11:50 by Tamara RozouvanBabcock International Group (Babcock) completed the first package of work for the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Project Tampa, according to a company press release on...Full story -
Australian Army 3rd Brigade takes delivery of initial Abrams M1A2 tanks
Nov 29, 2024, 08:20 by Sohini MandalThe Australian Army's 3rd Brigade has received its first four of 14 assigned General Dynamics Land Systems Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 (Systems Enhancement Package Version 3) main...Full story -
Canada signs for PC-21 training aircraft
Nov 29, 2024, 05:20 by Gareth JenningsCanada has signed for 19 Pilatus PC-21 training aircraft, the Swiss manufacturer announced on 28 November.Full story -
Update: Austria signs contract for EUR73 million SitaWare BMS supply
Nov 29, 2024, 00:05 by Tom BartonAustrian Armed Forces announced a major digitalisation with a EUR73 million (USD77 million) contract with Danish defence software company Systematic for its SitaWare...Full story -
US Army developing AESA radar for combat rotorcraft
Nov 28, 2024, 08:50 by Carlo MunozUS Army officials are looking to develop an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, specifically for the ground service's fleet of combat rotorcraft, according...Full story -
US Navy, L3Harris reach USD1 billion deal on MIDS JTRS
Nov 28, 2024, 08:50 by Carlo MunozUS Navy (USN) officials have reached a five-year deal with combat communications company L3Harris to procure its Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint...Full story