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DSEI Japan 2023: Saab to demonstrate Sirius Compact to Asia-Pacific militaries
Saab is pitching its ‘Sirius Compact' passive electronic warfare (EW) sensor, launched in May 2022, to countries in the Asia-Pacific, a company official told Janes at...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2023: IHI develops UUV for mine detection
Japanese heavy-industry manufacturer, IHI Corporation, has developed an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) to detect mines. The system has been delivered to the Japan...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2024: USCG requests slight decrease
The US Coast Guard (USCG) is requesting about USD13.5 billion in its fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget proposal, compared with the USD13.9 billion enacted in FY 2023,...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2023: Ghost Robotics to supply Vision 60 UGVs to JSDF
Philadelphia-based Ghost Robotics plans to deliver at least six units of its Vision 60 (V60) quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the Japanese Self-Defense...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2023: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unveils Whale USV
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) unveiled an unmanned surface vessel (USV) it has developed, named Whale, at DSEI Japan 2023 being held in Chiba from 15 to 17 March.Full story -
UK, German Eurofighters intercept first Russian aircraft of joint Baltic Air Policing mission
Eurofighter combat aircraft from the UK and Germany intercepted and shadowed the first Russian aircraft of a joint NATO Baltic Air Policing mission on 14 March.Full story -
Pentagon budget 2024: AMPV buys kick off production ramp up
The Pentagon's fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget request includes production investments for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) programme, US Army officials said 14...Full story -
New payload seen on Iranian Shahed-129 UAV
At least one of the Shahed-129 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operated by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has been fitted with a previously unseen sensor,...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2023: Toshiba unveils long-range detection radar
Japanese firm Toshiba revealed a radio frequency (RF) detection sensor and a long-range detection radar as part of a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) solution at...Full story -
IAI, Daronmont team up on Australian MRGBAD project
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced a partnership with Australian defence company Daronmont Technologies to support the Australian Defence Force's (ADF's)...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2023: Japan expects to induct upgraded Type 12 SSM by 2026
Japan's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) expects the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to induct the upgraded ship-launched variant of the Type...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2023: Japan accelerates hypersonic missile programme
Japan's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) is accelerating the development of its proposed scramjet-powered hypersonic anti-ship missile, an agency...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2023: IHI, Rolls-Royce progress GCAP fighter engine
Japan's IHI Corporation and the UK's Rolls-Royce have initiated development of the engine that will power the proposed future fighter aircraft under the Global Combat...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2024: US Navy targets ships for early retirement
The proposed US Navy (USN) fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget includes the early retirement of eight ships as the service looks to divest of expensive platforms the navy deems...Full story -
US DoD weapons chief favours more co-production
William LaPlante, US undersecretary of defence for acquisition and sustainment, said on 14 March that he would like to see the US and its allies co-produce more weapon...Full story -
India test-flies very short-range air-defence system
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed two flight tests of its very short-range air-defence system (VSHORADS) missiles, the Indian...Full story -
Shipshape: Fincantieri Marinette Marine yard overhaul sets stage for frigate construction
Outfitted to build Freedom-class littoral combat ships (LCSs), the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard was ill-equipped to build the new fleet of...Full story -
US UAV downed in Black Sea following mid-air collision with Russian Sukhoi Su-27
A US Air Force (USAF) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed into the Black Sea on 14 March, following what the...Full story -
Norway to replace NH90 helicopters with MH-60R
Norway has elected to replace its NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and search-and-rescue (SAR) rotorcraft with the...Full story -
UK buys REMUS 300 to meet SAUV requirement
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is acquiring six new REMUS 300 small autonomous underwater vehicles (SAUVs) from the Mission Technologies division of Huntington Ingalls...Full story