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Pentagon DOT&E report notes carrier Ford milestones and need for further testing
The US Navy (USN) aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) has reached important milestones in fiscal year (FY) 2022, but still needs to undergo further testing to...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Defence contact group meeting fails to agree to send Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv
The Ukraine Defense Contact Group met at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on 20 January but failed to come to an agreement on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv.Full story -
Eurodrone to be equipped with SIGINT capability
Hensoldt has been awarded a contract to develop an intelligence capability for the Eurodrone platform.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Surplus UK Sea Kings operating in Ukraine
Ukraine has commenced operations of at least one of three Westland Sea King helicopters donated by the United Kingdom.Full story -
Sukhoi secrets: Indian deployment gives Japan opportunity to study Russian fighter jets
A deployment of Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft to Japan has given Tokyo an opportunity to study the capabilities and technologies of Russian-origin combat jets in...Full story -
Surface Navy 2023: Zumwalt on track to begin hypersonic missile refit in 2023
The US Navy (USN) still plans to fast-track the integration of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon system into its DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class guided...Full story -
Surface Navy 2023: Northrop Grumman starts engineering work on AN/WSN-12 INS sensor packages
Northrop Grumman received a contract from the US Navy (USN) at the end of December 2022 to perform the initial engineering service for the AN/WSN-12 Inertial Navigation...Full story -
Russia delivers more aircraft to Mali
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) formally inducted another consignment of Russian jets and helicopters in a ceremony on 19 January, including a Su-25 ground-attack...Full story -
IAI unveils Point Blank manportable loitering munition
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its Point Blank manportable missile on 19 January, saying the US Department of Defense (DoD) has signed a contract for its...Full story -
Thales completes TACTICOS CMS shipset for first Type 31 frigate
Thales Nederland has completed production of the first TACTICOS combat management system (CMS) shipset for the first of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Inspiration (Type...Full story -
Update – Ukraine conflict: Challenger 2s and AMX-10RCs to be delivered to Kyiv this quarter
The 14 Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) that the United Kingdom is donating to Ukraine will be operated by Ukrainian crews before the end of March, a UK Ministry of...Full story -
Update: Australia confirms acquisition of 40 UH-60Ms for army
The Australian government has confirmed that it is proceeding with the acquisition of 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the Australian Army.Full story -
Thales awarded service contract to support NATO naval radars
Thales has won a contract to support the S1850M radar in use with specific NATO navies.Full story -
US auditors report USAF lacks JADC2 plans and requirements
The US Air Force (USAF) is making progress on but lacks definitions and plans for the Air Battle Management System (ABMS), the service's component of Joint All-Domain...Full story -
UK's first future subsea surveillance ship arrives in Merseyside for conversion
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has purchased a second-hand commercial offshore patrol vessel from P&O Maritime Logistics' subsidiary Topaz Energy and Marinefor...Full story -
Israel acquires unmanned swarming capability
Israeli company Xtend will supply its robotic operating system, which enables unmanned swarming, to the Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD).Full story -
Czech Air Force completes L-159 overhaul and upgrades
The Czech Republic Air Force (Vzdušné Sily Armády Ceské Republiky: VzS AČR) has received back into the service the last of 16 L-159A ALCA light attack and air-defence...Full story -
Critical minerals: US DoD backs plan to revive antimony mine
US-based Perpetua Resources Corporation is trying to revive an abandoned mine in the state of Idaho that it says could eliminate the US military's reliance on foreign –...Full story -
Team Resolute awarded contract for UK Fleet Solid Support ship programme
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a GBP1.6 billion (USD1.97 billion) contract to Navantia UK, leading the Spanish/UK industry consortium Team Resolute, for...Full story -
Hensoldt to deliver further air-defence radars to Ukraine
Hensoldt is to equip the Ukrainian military with two new TRML-4D radars.Full story