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UK eyes Wildcats for manned surveillance role
BritishArmy Air Corps (AAC) Wildcat battlefield observation helicopters are being proposed to take over the manned surveillance role within the UK, duties currently held...Full story -
Navy League 2023: Sikorsky to ramp up CH-53K helicopter production
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky company is preparing to increase production of its CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter following the recent achievement of several...Full story -
Update – Ukraine conflict: UK and Sweden strengthen co-operation, including on Archer SPHs
UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace and Swedish Minister of Defence Pål Jonson signed a letter of intent (LOI) in London on 29 March on a bilateral strategic...Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Arquus details Sabre light tactical vehicle delivery schedule
Arquus outlined to Janes at the SOFINS 2023 exhibition, – held near Bordeaux, France – the current delivery timeline of its Sabre light tactical vehicle to the French...Full story -
Navy League 2023: Raytheon prepares for further SPY-6 testing aboard destroyer Jack Lucas
Raytheon is set to conduct more testing on its SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) installed on the guided-missile destroyerUSS Jack Lucas (DDG 125),...Full story -
Navy League 2023: US Navy contract provides for destroyer radar suit backfit
The USD619 million contract awarded to Raytheon on 29 March to buy SPY-6 radar sets for the US Navy (USN) also provides for the first SPY-6(V)4 versions to be backfit on...Full story -
Navy League 2023: New aircraft carrier radar suite set to go online in fourth quarter
With all the hardware installed on aircraft carrier John F Kennedy (CVN 79) for its SPY-6(V)3 radar suite in 2022, Raytheon is preparing to start bringing the radar...Full story -
Navy League 2023: Milestones reached on LPD programme
The US Navy (USN) awarded a contract for the next landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious ships while onboard testing on the enhanced radar suite is scheduled for the...Full story -
Navy League 2023: US Navy task order calls for DDG(X) radar analysis
Raytheon is working under a US Navy task order to analyse whether the service's future proposed guided-missile destroyer (DDG(X)) fleet should be outfitted with a radar...Full story -
ADASI demonstrates Garmoosha to Middle Eastern militaries, continues trials for UAE customer
Edge Group subsidiary ADASI demonstrated its Garmoosha light unmanned helicopter to a number of armed forces in the Middle East, including the UAE Navy in February 2023,...Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Actronika presents haptic feedback suit
French company Actronika unveiled a virtual tactical training system centred around a haptic feedback suit at the SOFINS 2023 defence exhibition held near Bordeaux,...Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Navy commando develops innovative grappling hook system
The Skeye Hook – a remote controlled grappling hook – was displayed for the first time at the SOFINS 2023 defence exhibition held near Bordeaux, France.Full story -
SOFINS 2023: Safran debuts Navkite autonomous maritime navigation system
Safran unveiled its Navkite maritime navigation system at the SOFINS 2023 defence exhibition, held near Bordeaux, France.Full story -
US, Japan explore development of hypersonic interceptor
The United States and Japan are exploring a partnership to jointly develop “glide phase intercept defensive capability” to counter hypersonic weapons, the US Missile...Full story -
DARPA seeks new space-based mass targeting software
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a new satellite-based targeting software, capable of tracking upwards of 1,000 individual terrestrial...Full story -
Show boat: China's latest escort mission hints at wider export ambitions
In early February 2023, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) conducted a duty handover ceremony in the Gulf of Aden. The ceremony was carried out between ships of...Full story -
Virgin Orbit to lay off most of its staff
Small-satellite launch provider Virgin Orbit plans to lay off about 675 employees, or about 85% of its workforce, to reduce expenses amid a cash shortage, the US-based...Full story -
Update – Ukraine conflict: Leopard 2A6 and Challenger 2 MBTs delivered to Kyiv
Ukraine has received German and Portuguese Leopard 2A6 and UK Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs). The Portuguese Ministry of National Defence tweeted on 27 March that...Full story -
NATO opens innovation hub in UK
The first NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) office was formally opened in London on 30 March, the authority announced.Full story -
Poland orders new radars for Pilica VSHORAD system
The Polish Armament Agency has signed a PLN1.1 billion (USD255.4 million) agreement with the PGZ-Pilica+ consortium for the Bystra radar, the authority announced on 29...Full story