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Ukraine conflict: Estonia and Latvia jointly procure IRIS-T air-defence system
Estonia and Latvia are jointly procuring the IRIS-T air-defence system, the two Baltic states' defence ministers announced in Riga on 21 May. Latvian Defence Minister...Full story -
LIMA 2023: Mazagon unveils MCM swarm system for Indian Navy
Indian company Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) unveiled a model of its autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) swarm concept at the Langkawi International Maritime...Full story -
LIMA 2023: Meteksan pitches latest ULAQ USV variant to Southeast Asian countries
Turkish firm Meteksan Defence unveiled a model of the new search-and-rescue (SAR) variant of its ULAQ unmanned surface vessel (USV) at the Langkawi International...Full story -
UK Human Machine Teaming programme reopens to new suppliers
The UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Human Machine Teaming (HMT) programme reopened to new suppliers on 22 May.Full story -
Virgin Orbit to sell assets and shut down
Financially troubled Virgin Orbit plans to sell its assets to four winning bidders and cease operations, the US-based small satellite launch provider announced on 23...Full story -
Rocket fuel: US Army expanding ammonium perchlorate sources for artillery
The US Army is in the midst of a massive effort to ramp up its production capacity for artillery, but will still have to contend with supply chains for the fuel that...Full story -
LIMA 2023: KAI says Malaysia keen to order 18 additional FA-50s
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said that Malaysia's order of 18 FA-50 light combat aircraft will be followed by a second order of an additional 18 aircraft.Full story -
EU launches Next Generation Medium Helicopter programme
The European Union (EU) has launched the Next Generation Medium Helicopter (NGMH) programme geared at converting future rotorcraft technologies into fieldable solutions,...Full story -
Lima 2023: Sypaq UAS generating APAC interest after use in Ukraine
The Australian company Sypaq has reported a surge in interest within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) in its “cardboard” unmanned aerial systems (UASs) after their use in...Full story -
Portugal activates KC-390 aircraft squadron
The Portuguese Air Force (FAP) formally activated its new transport squadron on 20 May.Full story -
US Navy awards T-AGOS 25 contract
The US Navy (USN) awarded Austal USA a contract with a potential value of USD3.2 billion for the detail design and construction of up to seven T-AGOS 25 class ocean...Full story -
F/A-18 Block III gearing up for first deployments
The US Navy (USN) has inducted around 33 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Block IIIs into the air fleet, including around 20 for operational squadrons VFA-25 and VFA-113, with...Full story -
Thai marines receive amphibious APCs
Thailand's Defence Technology Institute (DTI) has delivered an unknown number of locally developed 8×8 amphibious armoured personnel carriers (AAPCs) to the Royal Thai...Full story -
RAF receives final A400M airlifter
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has received into service the last of its Airbus A400M C1 Atlas airlifters currently under contract.Full story -
FAdeA delivers a new Pampa, presents Pucará cockpit modernisation
Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) delivered the ninth IA-63 Pampa III to the Argentine Air Force, and showcased a new modernised cabin for the IA-58 Pucará Fénix on...Full story -
Indian industry reaches production milestone
The value of defence production in India reached a record high of INR1.07 trillion (USD12.91 billion) in fiscal year (FY) 2022–23, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in New...Full story -
HACM undergoing subsystem ground testing, beginning fabrication
Raytheon's Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM), an air-launched, air-breathing hypersonic vehicle, is undergoing subsystem component testing and beginning component...Full story -
Airbus offers SIGINT add-on for German Heron TP UAS
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has outlined a signals intelligence (SIGINT) capability option for the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP unmanned aircraft systems...Full story -
Swede Ship contracted for Sweden's new amphibious fire support craft
Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded Swede Ship Marine AB a contract to deliver a new class of amphibious artillery platform (artilleriplattformar)...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Biden backtracks on F-16s for Ukraine
The United States is to allow the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft to Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced on 19 May.Full story