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Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with Skynex after confirming Qatar delivery
Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with Skynex short- and very short-range air-defence systems, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper reported on 9 December, citing German...Full story -
Zephyr ‘pseudo-satellite' flying military missions ahead of formal entry into service
The Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) has already flown military missions ahead of its formal entry into service, an Airbus official told Janes and other...Full story -
Record number of Chinese bombers appear in Taiwan ADIZ
China has sent a record number of heavy bombers into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ).Full story -
Germany officially joins F-35 programme with signing of LOA
Germany has formally joined the international Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme, with the signing of a letter of offer and acceptance...Full story -
Rising capacity: How New Zealand is ensuring optimal rotary-wing availability
Despite being a small military with limited resources, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) fields a range of capabilities that match or even exceed those of larger...Full story -
Europe formally launches ENGRT next-gen rotorcraft effort
The European Union has formally launched the European Next-Generation Rotorcraft Technologies (ENGRT) programme to develop the technologies for vertical take-off and...Full story -
Turkey unveils latest ULAQ USV variant
Ares Shipyard in partnership with Meteksan is developing a new variant of its ULAQ unmanned surface vessel (USV) configured for anti-submarine warfare (ASW).Full story -
Egypt takes command of new Red Sea maritime task force
The Egyptian Navy has assumed leadership of the recently established multinational Combined Task Force 153 (CTF-153) in the Red Sea.Full story -
Spain to equip Eurofighters with Brimstone missile
The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) is to equip its Eurofighter Typhoon (C.16 in national service) combat aircraft with the MBDA Brimstone...Full story -
FDF orders containerised communications solution
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) have ordered 20 ft containerised communication stations from Conlog Group.Full story -
South Korea allocates additional funding for KF-21 air-to-ground missile
South Korea has allocated additional funding to continue the development of a new air-to-ground missile being built for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21...Full story -
Update: New Zealand receives first P-8A
New Zealand has received the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft ordered in 2018.Full story -
Pentagon poised to ship Patriot missile battery to Ukraine
The US Department of Defense (DoD) and White House are finalising plans to deploy a Patriot air-defence battery to Ukraine, with final administration approval of the...Full story -
Marina de Guerra del Peru launches second landing platform dock vessel
The Peruvian Navy's second landing platform dock (LPD) multi-purpose ship BAP Paita (AMP-157) was launched from the Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA) in Callao...Full story -
Rheinmetall identifies markets for KF51 Panther tank
Rheinmetall is targeting Leopard 2 operators with its KF51 Panther main battle tank (MBT), company officials working on the vehicle told defence journalists in Berlin on...Full story -
Luftwaffe submits Eurofighter EK study ahead of jammer selection by end of year
The Luftwaffe has submitted to its service chief a market study geared at informing the electronic attack payload for its Eurofighter Elektronischer Kampf (EK) aircraft.Full story -
Airbus to launch autonomous aerial refuelling trials with unmanned aircraft in 2023
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) is to begin trials of a new capability enabling its A330-200 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to aerial refuel an unmanned receiver...Full story -
BAE Systems awarded USD294 million to modernise amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge
The US Navy (USN) awarded BAE Systems a USD294.7 million contract to dry-dock the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) for more than 20 months to do maintenance...Full story -
I/ITSEC 22: Marathon's robotic targets provide new training opportunities
Marathon Targets has devised new ways of using its autonomous robotic targets (ARTs) to support training, which are being employed by the US Marine Corps (USMC).Full story -
Australia's future extra-large UUV named ‘Ghost Shark'
Australia's push to develop extra-large unmanned underwater vehicles (XLUUVs) has been officially named the ‘Ghost Shark' programme in a ceremony on 12 December that...Full story