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KAI-Airbus sign initial production contract for helicopters
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has signed a pre-emptive integrated procurement contract with Airbus Helicopters for the production of its Light Armed Helicopter (LAH)...Full story -
Germany selects consortium to deliver AI backbone for FCAS
The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has selected a consortium to deliver the artificial...Full story -
India orders Spike ATGMs
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract worth INR2.87 billion (USD34.7 million) with Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems Pvt Ltd (KRAS) to deliver an...Full story -
Montenegro, Slovenia agree joint Belin UAS procurement
The ministers of defence for Montenegro and Slovenia have signed an agreement for the joint procurement of C-Astral Belin unmanned aircraft system (UAS).Full story -
US approves first military financing package for Taiwan
The Biden administration has approved the United States' first Foreign Military Financing (FMF) package for Taiwan, a State Department official has told Janes.Full story -
US Navy awards HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding USD154.8 million Zumwalt contract modification
The US Navy (USN) on 29 August awarded HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division a USD154.8 million contract modification for the modernisation of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), HII...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Spain extends NASAMS unit rotation in Estonia
Spanish Minister of Defense Margarita Robles and her Estonian counterpart, Hanno Pevkur, agreed on the fringes of the 29–30 August EU defence ministerial meeting in...Full story -
Silentium Defence to provide passive radars for Australia's JABMS
Adelaide-based Silentium Defence will supply its passive radar sensors for Australia's Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) being developed under Project Air 6500...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Ukrainian UAV attacks on Russian airbases destroy airlifters, bombers
Ukrainian attacks on Russian airbases over recent weeks have claimed a number of damaged and destroyed aircraft, including most recently a number of airlifters and...Full story -
Parting shot: Nag anti-tank guided missile
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently confirmed to Janes that the Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), the development of which was...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Rheinmetall on track with Gepard ammunition deliveries
Rheinmetall is on track to deliver 40,000 rounds of 35 mmammunition by the end of 2023 for the Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAGs) it has supplied to...Full story -
Northrop Grumman completes live demo of new deep-sensing capability
Programme engineers at Northrop Grumman have completed live demonstrations of its new Deep-Sensing and Targeting (DSaT) system for US Army officials as part of the...Full story -
US, Australia to announce critical technology partnership this fall
The US is set to step up its technology partnerships with Australia in the coming months with an AUKUS-related announcement in the fall, the Department of Defense's...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Germany buys back Swedish IRIS-T missiles to supply to Kyiv
Germany has bought back 200 IRIS-T SLS (Surface Launched Short Range) air-defence missiles from Sweden to supply to Ukraine, Janes has learnt.Full story -
RTAF commissions 12 T-6C trainers
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has commissioned 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II trainer aircraft into service.Full story -
Australia selects Lockheed Martin for JABMS requirement
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has selected Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) as its strategic partner to deliver the Joint Air Battle Management System...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Norway joins Denmark, Netherlands in pledging F-16s to Kyiv
Norway has joined Denmark and the Netherlands in pledging the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft to Kyiv.Full story -
US State Department approves possible JASSM-ER sale to Japan
The US Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range (JASSM-ER) to...Full story -
US Navy developing service-centric ICAM capability
Information technology (IT) and network security specialists with the US Navy (USN) are in the midst of developing and testing a new identity, credential, and access...Full story -
PT PAL lays keel for Indonesia's first ‘Red White' frigate
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has laid down the country's first ‘Red White' frigate.Full story