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US Navy targets Ohio-class submarines for possible life extensions
The US Navy (USN) is planning to target five Ohio-class strategic submarines (SSBNs) for possible life extensions to help ease the transition to Columbia-class vessels,...Full story -
IAI unveils new compact electronic support measure solution
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled TacSense, a new compact electronic support measure (ESM) system.Full story -
Norway finalises F-16 sale to Romania
Norway has finalised the sale of surplus Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft to Romania, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) announced on 4...Full story -
Airshow China 2022: China reveals new ALBM for H-6K bombers
China has unveiled a new air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) for use by the People's Liberation Army's (PLA's) H-6K bomber fleet.Full story -
Indo Defence 2022: ADSB unveils new offshore patrol vessel concept
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has unveiled a new 51 m offshore patrol vessel (OPV) concept that can be configured to carry a variety of modular mission sets.Full story -
Indo Defence 2022: Rheinmetall offers local production of Skyranger GBAD system for Indonesia
Rheinmetall Air Defence AG has indicated that it will be able to produce units of the Oerlikon Skyranger mobile ground-based air defence (GBAD) system in-country should...Full story -
Indo Defence 2022: PT PAL unveils autonomous submarine concept
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has unveiled a locally designed autonomous submarine concept at the Indo Defence 2022 exhibition.Full story -
Indo Defence 2022: Indonesia prepares to cut steel on first ‘Red White' frigate
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL is preparing to start work on the country's first Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate and will hold a steel-cutting ceremony for the...Full story -
DARPA, Sikorsky plan to expand autonomous capability to navy rotorcraft
Programme officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), along with their counterparts at Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky, are planning to expand a...Full story -
Indo Defence 2022: Indonesian company discloses details of country's new MCMVs
A local representative of Abeking & Rasmussen in Indonesia has disclosed further details of the two new mine countermeasure vessels (MCMVs) that are on order for the...Full story -
Indo Defence 2022: Indonesian Army set to receive its first Harimau medium tank
The Indonesian Army is set to receive its first serial production Kaplan MT ‘Harimau' modern medium weight tank as early as the end of 2022.Full story -
Indo Defence 2022: PT PAL lays out challenges faced in follow-on contract for Philippine Navy
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has laid out the challenges that it is facing with the follow-on contract to supply the Philippines with two more landing...Full story -
IOC for UK Royal Navy's first-in-class Type 26 frigate to be delayed by 12 months
UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace has confirmed that initial operating capability (IOC) for the Royal Navy's first Type 26 City-class frigate has slipped by...Full story -
SOFEX 2022: Jordan's Petra unveils ultra-light LMG
Petra Global, a Jordanian defence company, displayed an ultra-lightweight 5.56×45 mm light machine gun (LMG) during the SOFEX 2022 show held in Aqaba from 1 to 3...Full story -
New Swedish SIGINT ship starts sea trials
Sweden's new signals intelligence (SIGINT) vessel, the future HSwMS Artemis (A 202), has started sea trials from Saab Kockums' shipyard in Karlskrona.Full story -
UK Wedgetail progresses with first mating of MESA to airframe
Construction of the first Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the UK has progressed with the mating of the Northrop Grumman...Full story -
SOFEX 2022: Jordan launches UAV test centre
A new facility for testing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and associated technology was formally opened in Jordan in the run-up to the SOFEX 2022 show held in Aqaba...Full story -
Norwegian NH90 cancellation and refund demand ‘legally groundless', says manufacturer
Norway's decision to cancel its NH90 helicopter contract earlier in 2022 and to demand a refund has been described by NHIndustries (NHI) as “legally groundless”.Full story -
SOFEX 2022: Jadara to begin Raptor production
The new Raptor rocket launcher developed by Jadara Equipment & Defence Systems has completed testing and will enter production later this year, the Jordanian company's...Full story -
SOFEX 2022: Jadara developing MANPADS
Jordan's Jadara Equipment & Defence Systems is developing its first manportable air defence system (MANPADS), it was revealed at the SOFEX 2022 show held in Aqaba from 1...Full story