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Aero India 2025: BEL to supply FCSs to Indian Navy
Feb 11, 2025, 07:05 by Oishee MajumdarIndia's state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will supply electro-optic (EO) fire-control systems (FCSs) to the Indian Navy to boost surveillance and targeting.Full story -
Aero India 2025: DRDO unveils 155 mm ramjet projectile
Feb 11, 2025, 06:20 by Sohini MandalIndia's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) displayed a new 155 mm ramjet projectile for Bharat Forge Limited's (BFL's) 155 mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed...Full story -
Aero India 2025: Bharat Dynamics, Thales to deliver initial Starstreaks to India
Feb 11, 2025, 05:35 by Sohini MandalIndia's Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and French defence manufacturer Thales are set to deliver an initial batch of Starstreak manportable air-defence systems (MANPADSs)...Full story -
US Army breaks ground on new 6.8 mm ammunition factory
Feb 11, 2025, 04:20 by Jeremiah CushmanThe US Army's Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) and Joint Munitions Command formally broke ground on a new 6.8 mm ammunition...Full story -
Aero India 2025: HAL enhances HJT-36 in effort to revitalise programme
Feb 10, 2025, 17:05 by Akhil KadidalIndia's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has said that it has modified its HJT-36 intermediate trainer to solve the aircraft's departure characteristics and spin...Full story -
Netherlands buys L3Harris AN/PRC-167, 163, and 160 radios for its Foxtrot programme
Feb 10, 2025, 16:35 by Tamara RozouvanThe Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) is purchasing L3Harris AN/PRC-167, AN/PRC-163, and AN/PRC-160 portable radios for operational units, an MoD spokesperson told...Full story -
Bundeswehr receives Yamaha Ténéré 700 motorcycles
Feb 10, 2025, 16:35 by Nicholas FiorenzaThe Bundeswehr announced on its website on 6 February that it is procuring Yamaha Ténéré 700 motorcycles built in France.Full story -
Netherlands signs for new Pilatus trainer aircraft
Feb 10, 2025, 15:50 by Gareth JenningsThe Netherlands has signed for new Pilatus PC-7 MKX turboprop trainer aircraft four months after selecting the type in October 2024 to replace its ageing PC-7s from the...Full story -
IRGC Navy commissions fixed-wing UAV carrier
Feb 10, 2025, 13:05 by Jeremy BinnieThe Islamic Revolution GuardCorps Navy (IRGCN) commissioned its first ship with a flight deck for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on 6 February.Full story -
Viasat unveils Flipper-based manpack L-TAC system
Feb 10, 2025, 06:50 by Giles EbbuttViasat showcased the latest version of its dismounted soldier beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) solution using its L-band tactical (L-TAC) satellite service at SAE Media...Full story -
Germany deploys Patriot air-defence systems to Poland
Feb 10, 2025, 06:50 by Nicholas FiorenzaGermany deployed two Patriot air-defence systems to Poland in mid-January, the Bundeswehr announced on its website on 7 February. From 13 to 17 January 100 vehicles and...Full story -
Hanwha Systems to deliver CMS for new Philippine Navy OPV
Feb 10, 2025, 06:05 by Oishee MajumdarHanwha Systems' project to build a combat management system (CMS) for the Philippine Navy's first new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) is in the final stages.Full story -
Colombian Navy buys new Arcángel vessel
Feb 10, 2025, 04:50 by Erich Saumeth CadavidThe Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia: ARC) and the Cotecmar shipyard signed a contract for the manufacture of a new ARC Marrugo-III-type patrol boat,...Full story -
Update: Thales awarded contract to supply SonoFlash sonobuoys for French Navy
Feb 8, 2025, 00:05 by Kate TringhamThe French defence procurement agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement: DGA) has awarded Thales a contract to equip the French Navy with its new SonoFlash combined...Full story -
Update: Germany signs CAVS NEMO work package with Patria after joining programme
Feb 8, 2025, 00:05 by Nicholas FiorenzaGermany signed a Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) work package with Patria for the NEMO self-propelled mortar on 31 January after joining the programme, the Finnish...Full story -
Sweden's land digitisation programme ramps up, C2 application evolving
Feb 7, 2025, 17:35 by Giles EbbuttSweden wants operational effect quickly for its new command and communication system for its land forces, with radios procured and a command-and-control (C2) system...Full story -
Iran reveals unmanned naval versions of Qaher ‘stealth fighter'
Feb 7, 2025, 15:05 by Gareth JenningsIran has revealed unmanned naval versions of the Qaher (Conqueror/Omnipotent) F-313 ‘stealth fighter' it first presented in 2013.Full story -
Finnish tech firm reveals details of Steel Eagle ER UAV tested in Ukraine
Feb 7, 2025, 14:50 by Tamara RozouvanFinnish technology company Insta Group Oy has secured mass-scale production for thousands of its Steel Eagle Extended Range (ER) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) per...Full story -
India records thirteenth Mirage 2000 crash
Feb 7, 2025, 13:20 by Akhil KadidalA Dassault Mirage 2000TH of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has crashed during a routine training sortie, the service has said.Full story -
India to procure Pinaka rockets
Feb 7, 2025, 13:05 by Sohini MandalIndia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded contracts to local companies to supply rockets for the Indian Army's Pinaka Multi‐Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL).Full story