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Netherlands orders GDELS bridging systems
The Netherlands signed a contract for three new bridging systems with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) – Bridge Systems on 30 June, the Dutch Ministry of...Full story -
IWI unveils Negev 7 Ultra Light Machine Gun
Israel Weapon Industries' (IWI's) new Negev 7 Ultra Light Machine Gun (NG7 ULMG) has been developed based on customer feedback that called for a lighter-weight, full...Full story -
Australia to redeploy 1st Aviation Regiment to Townsville
The Australian government has announced plans to redeploy the army's 1st Aviation Regiment to Townsville and support the unit with infrastructural improvements at the...Full story -
SEA to build communications systems for New Zealand Navy frigates
UK-based Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd (SEA) has secured a contract worth GBP26 million (USD33 million) to build and install communications systems for the Royal...Full story -
Australia orders additional Carl-Gustaf M4 rifles
Saab has received an order worth AUD56 million (USD37.2 million) from the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) to supply additional Carl-Gustaf M4 84 mm recoilless...Full story -
Tengden improves TW328-A UCAV weapon-carrying ability
The Tengden TW328-A Scorpion A (TB-A) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) is being improved for enhanced flight performance and to carry a larger weapons load.Full story -
ADF operationalises first space unit, re-postures Defence Space Command
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 3 July initiatives taken in accordance with the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) 2023 to improve space defence...Full story -
UK awards E-Scan radar contract for Typhoon
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded BAE Systems GBP870 million (USD1.1 billion) for further development and integration of the European Common Radar System Mark...Full story -
Iran displays Warmate-type loitering munition
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces displayed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that looks like the WB Group's Warmate loitering munition at an exhibition...Full story -
Hellenic Army receives S1200 Armored speedboats
Viking Norsafe Life-Saving Equipment Hellas delivered the first batch of S1200 Armored speedboats to the Hellenic Army on 3 July.Full story -
Ultra secures Type 26 Batch 2 contract for Sonar 2150
Ultra Maritime has been awarded a GBP30 million (USD38.06 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply bow-mounted sonar systems for the five Type 26...Full story -
Poland receives first company of M1A1 Abrams tanks
Poland received its first company of 14 M1A1 Abrams tanks at the Port of Szczecin on 28 June, the Polish Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced on its website...Full story -
Northrop Grumman gleans MQ-4C lessons learned in Arctic
Northrop Grumman is gleaning lessons learned from the MQ-4C Triton's recent participation in the US Navy (USN)-led Arctic military exercise ‘Northern Edge 2023', as...Full story -
LCS conducts first overseas MCM training operations
The littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Charleston (LCS 18) recently completed the first set of overseas mine-countermeasures (MCM) training missions during a 26-month...Full story -
New CAC J-20 potentially powered by WS-15 engines
China appears to have flown a new variant of its Chengdu Aircraft Industries (Group) Company (CAC) J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighter with two new Shenyang WS-15...Full story -
Australian Army tests AS9 howitzer
The Australian Army has test-fired three artillery rounds from an AS9 Huntsman 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled howitzer (SPH) at a Hanwha testing facility in South...Full story -
Sea change: Australian Army starts shift towards littoral operations
The Australian Army has initiated restructuring of its units to support a Defence Strategic Review (DSR) recommendation that requires the country's ground force to...Full story -
NIAG study group explores future SEAD capability options
A NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) has been established to explore airborne electronic attack (AEA)/suppression of enemy air defence (SEAD) concepts and...Full story -
New UGV prototype demonstrated at Estonian trial
A new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) called the Gereon Robotic Carrier System (RCS) was unveiled and demonstrated for the first time at the Unmanned Ground Systems...Full story -
Steel cut for first new replenishment tanker for German Navy
A steel-cutting ceremony for the first of two new Type 707 fleet replenishment tankers for the German Navy was staged at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on...Full story