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Moldova receives EU-funded military equipment
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova has received its first batch of European Union (EU)-funded military equipment as part of the European Peace Facility (EPF),...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Ukraine orders 300 UAVs
Ukraine has ordered 300 additional reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from German-based Quantum-Systems.Full story -
Qatar displays upgraded VAB APCs
Qatar unveiled its modernised 6×6 Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB) armoured personnel carriers (APCs) on 31 May, when its Ministry of Defense released a video showing...Full story -
Portugal issues tender for final tranche of Viana do Castelo OPVs
Portugal's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a tender for the acquisition and construction of six additional Viana do Castelo-class Navio de Patrulha Oceanico (NPO)...Full story -
UK test satellite set for launch in 2024
A UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) test satellite – Project Tyche – will launch in 2024 as part of project Minerva, the Head of Space Capability at UK Space Command,...Full story -
Changing gear: Shifting priorities of the Australian Army
Australia has announced the establishment of an external advisory panel (EAP) to oversee the implementation of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) recommendations, which...Full story -
Parting shot: Combatant craft large
The combatant craft large (CCL) was first unveiled by Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) in 2021. It was conceived by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) for the...Full story -
South Korea to upgrade K9A1 howitzers
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced plans to upgrade K9A1 Thunder 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and 120 mm...Full story -
GAO finds problems with F-35 costs and technology in new report
On 30 May the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report about the Lockheed Martin F-35, finding that the programme has not adequately explained a cost...Full story -
Future Artillery 2023: KNDS proposes arming EuroPULS MRL with NSM
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann-Nexter Defense Systems (KNDS) is proposing that the Precise and Universal Launching System (PULS) multiple rocket launcher (MRL) be armed with...Full story -
Indian Army upgrades Konkurs-M ATGW with thermal imagers
The Indian Army has upgraded its 9K111‐1M Konkurs‐M anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) systems with Bangalore-based Tonbo Imaging's cooled, longwave Infrared (LWIR) thermal...Full story -
Denmark extends service life of AN/TPS-77 radars
The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition Logistics Organisation (Forsvarsministeriets Materiel: FMI) has contracted Lockheed Martin to extend the life of the Royal...Full story -
‘Air Defenders' assemble ahead of NATO's largest aviation exercise
The first aircraft to take part in Exercise ‘Air Defender 2023' has arrived in Germany, ahead of what the Luftwaffe has described as “the largest deployment exercise of...Full story -
US working to resolve Taiwan F-16 delivery delay
Lockheed Martin is working to resolve potential delays associated with F-16V Block 70/72 fighters ordered by Taiwan, the company told Janes on 30 May.Full story -
North Korea fails to launch reconnaissance satellite
North Korea's first attempt at launching a claimed military satellite into space has resulted in failure. The rocket carrying the satellite fell into the Yellow Sea...Full story -
Turkey upgrades ACV-15 APCs
Turkey's Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) awarded a contract to FNSS on 26 May to modernise and upgrade some of the Turkish Land Forces' fleet of ACV-15 armoured...Full story -
US says PLA J-16 conducted ‘unsafe' manoeuvre ahead of RC-135
The United States has said that a Chinese Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) J-16 fighter aircraft conducted an unsafe manoeuvre near a US Air Force (USAF) Boeing...Full story -
Netherlands to acquire new portable radios
The Netherlands will replace all of its existing portable ground-to-air radios as part of the broader EUR1.5 billion (USD1.6 billion) 10-year Foxtrot tactical...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Moscow hit in ‘drone attack'
Moscow was struck by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on 30 May, with city officials reporting that upwards of 10 ‘drones' were shot down by ground-based air defence...Full story -
Poland contracts Hellfire II missiles to arm AW149, AH-64E helicopters
Poland has finalised a deal with the United States to acquire Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire II air-to-surface missiles to equip its future Leonardo AW149 and Boeing...Full story