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PT Pindad conducts final tests on Harimau medium tank
Indonesia's PT Pindad has conducted a series of final tests on the Harimau medium tank, the company announced on 23 August.Full story -
India approves AoN to acquire Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile
India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, has accorded an Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to procurethe Long-Range Land...Full story -
BEML receives order for command post vehicles from Indian Army
Indian state-owned company BEML Limited, formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited, has received a contract worth INR1.01 billion (USD12.2 million) from the Indian Army to...Full story -
US to begin training Ukrainian pilots and crews on F-16s
The US is to train Ukrainian pilots and support personnel to fly and maintain the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon, a US Department of Defense (DoD) spokesperson...Full story -
BAE Systems wins Trinity LE TacCIS contract
BAE Systems has won the contract to deliver the Trinity network communications system for the British Armed Forces under the wider Land Environment Tactical...Full story -
PTDI signs HOA with Sikorsky for Black Hawks
Indonesia has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) for the procurement of 24 Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky S-70M Black Hawk helicopters.Full story -
US approves F-16 IRST sale to Taiwan
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of F-16 infrared search and track (IRST) systems to Taiwan.Full story -
Eaton ramps up FLRAA role
Eaton Corporation's US-based Aerospace business, which is part of the Bell Textron-led industry team that won the US Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)...Full story -
Leonardo eyes new sales for AW159 helicopter
Leonardo Helicopters' UK business is confident of securing additional international orders for its AW159 multirole helicopter over the next year, having recently...Full story -
Poland receives first Chunmoo MRL
Poland's first K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher (MRL) mounted on a Jelcz launch vehicle was delivered by sea to the Port of Gdańsk on 21 August 2023, the Polish...Full story -
Further delays to Canadian LAV recce vehicle as first units delivered
Upgraded Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) 6.0 Reconnaissance vehicles are being delivered to the Canadian Army in August to begin testing, but new delays have pushed the...Full story -
New ballistic missile types delivered to IRGC
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) officially received what appeared to be its first Khorramshahr and Haj Qasem ballistic missiles in a ceremony attended by...Full story -
Philippines completes South China Sea resupply mission amid ‘blockade'
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has completed a mission to resupply its garrison on a South China Sea feature despite a maritime blockade enacted by Beijing,...Full story -
Australia orders Spike LR II ATGMs for Boxer CRVs
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has signed a contract with Rafael Australia to procure an unknown number of Spike LR II long-range anti‐tank guided missiles...Full story -
Malaysian government acquires stake in naval shipbuilder
Malaysian corporation Boustead Heavy Industries has agreed to sell a major stake in its naval shipbuilding business, Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS), to the government.Full story -
Rheinmetall opens Lynx IFV factory in Hungary
Rheinmetall officially opened its new factory in Zalaegerszeg on 18 August, which will produce the KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) for the Hungarian Defence...Full story -
Indonesia signs MOU with Boeing for F-15EX
The Indonesian government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Boeing for the acquisition of 24 F-15EX fighter aircraft.Full story -
Netherlands acquires C-UASs from Elbit Systems
The Netherlands has acquired new counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UASs) from Elbit Systems for GBP43 million (USD55 million), the company announced on 21 August.Full story -
China claims joint air-sea combat operation around Taiwan
China said it launched a joint air and sea combat readiness operation around Taiwan on 19 August in response to a senior Taiwan politician's visit to the United States.Full story -
US State Department approves export of Apache attack helicopters to Poland
On 21 August the US State Department announced its approval of Poland's USD12 billion purchase of 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.Full story