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Denmark plans acquisition of three new Arctic patrol ships
Feb 4, 2025, 10:50 by Neil DeeThe Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced plans to acquire three new Arctic patrol ships to replace the Royal Danish Navy's (RDN's) Thetis-class patrol ships....Full story -
Germany signs CAVS NEMO work package with Patria after joining programme
Feb 4, 2025, 10:50 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 -
Denmark funding, training Ghana Navy with USD1.4 million simulator
Feb 4, 2025, 09:50 by Tamara RozouvanDenmark is helping the Ghana Navy prepare for self-sufficient training by 2026 with a USD1.4 million bridge simulator, Lieutenant Colonel Lasse Sand, Denmark's defence...Full story -
Lockheed Martin wins new contract to support Singapore's upgraded F-16s
Feb 4, 2025, 08:35 by Akhil KadidalThe Singapore government will spend USD8.7 million to procure spares in support of the country's Lockheed Martin F-16C/D/D+ Block 52 upgrade programme, a Ministry of...Full story -
Thales awarded contract to supply SonoFlash sonobuoys for French Navy
Feb 4, 2025, 04:20 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: USAF awards two USD3.5 billion contract modifications for NGAP prototypes
Feb 4, 2025, 04:05 by Zach RosenbergThe US Air Force (USAF) awarded two contract modifications to General Electric (GE) and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) on 27 January, each raising the financial ceiling on USD975...Full story -
Congolese rebels capture Belarusian attack UAV
Feb 3, 2025, 16:35 by Jeremy BinnieAt least one jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was found after Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) rebels captured Goma International Airport in the east of the...Full story -
French Navy's future MPA replacement programme moves to next phase
Feb 3, 2025, 15:50 by Kate TringhamThe French Navy's Patmar (Patrouille Maritime) programme to replace its Dassault Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) in the 2030s has taken another step forward...Full story -
Advent Marti C2 system integrated into Türkiye's TCSG-553 aircraft
Feb 3, 2025, 14:20 by Megha SaravananHavelsan's Advent Marti aviation command-and-control (C2) system was “successfully integrated into Türkiye's Coast Guard Command's CN-235 aircraft, including the...Full story -
Despite funding and progress, US Navy maintenance woes continue, GAO notes
Feb 3, 2025, 12:20 by Michael FabeyThe US Navy (USN) continues to face surface-ship maintenance hurdles despite spending tens of billions of dollars for such work through the initial years of the decade,...Full story -
India conducts VSHORADS flight trials
Feb 3, 2025, 12:20 by Sohini MandalIndia's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted additional flight trials of its very-short-range air-defence system (VSHORADS) to finalise...Full story -
Zephyr HAPS completes initial Kenya-based testing
Feb 3, 2025, 11:05 by Gareth JenningsAirbus Defence and Space subsidiary company AALTO has completed initial flight trails of the Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) out of its newly established...Full story -
India announces 9.5% increase in 2025–26 defence budget
Feb 3, 2025, 08:35 by Jon GrevattIndia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 1 February a 2025–26 defence budget of INR6.81 trillion (USD78.4 billion).Full story -
Cummings Aerospace unveils Hellhound turbojet-powered loitering munition
Feb 3, 2025, 07:05 by Andrew WhiteCummings Aerospace has unveiled a 3D-printed, turbojet-powered loitering munition, which the company calls the Hellhound S3.Full story -
L3Harris records strong 2024, sees growth continuing through 2025, 2026
Feb 3, 2025, 05:50 by Jeremiah CushmanL3Harris had a strong 2024, Christopher Kubasik, chairman and CEO for L3Harris, said during an earnings call on 30 January, noting important programme wins, including...Full story -
Netherlands procures Skyranger 30 air-defence systems
Jan 31, 2025, 16:50 by Nicholas FiorenzaDutch Defence Minister Gijs Tuinman announced on 29 January that his ministry was procuring 22 Skyranger 30 air-defence systems to counter unmanned aircraft systems...Full story -
First French Navy Falcon 2000 Albatros MPA takes flight
Jan 31, 2025, 15:50 by Kate TringhamThe first Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000 Albatros maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) destined for the French Navy has conducted its maiden flight, a French Navy official has...Full story -
Norway's Defence Research Establishment reports progress in UAV swarm technology
Jan 31, 2025, 15:50 by Tamara RozouvanThe Norwegian Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Defence Research Establishment (Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt: FFI) has reported “significant progress” in information...Full story -
France orders air-defence systems
Jan 31, 2025, 14:35 by Nicholas FiorenzaThe Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, announced on 28 January that it had ordered EUR600 million (nearly USD623 million)...Full story -
Romania completes 48th Fighter Squadron with latest F-16 delivery
Jan 31, 2025, 14:35 by Gareth JenningsThe Romanian Air Force (RoAF) has completed the standing up of the 48th Fighter Squadron (FS) at its 71st Air Base at Campia Turzii in the northwest of the country, the...Full story