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Indian Navy reports crash of fifth MiG-29K in four years
An Indian Navy Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29K crashed in the Arabian Sea on 12 October.Full story -
France's new UNAC RIDER ATVs paradropped during exercise
France's new UNAC Rapid Intervention Droppable Equipment for Raiders (RIDER) all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) participated in Exercise ‘Manticore', held in south central...Full story -
R&S to supply software-defined radios to Portuguese Army
Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) will deliver its software-defined radios (SDRs) to the Portuguese Army.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Germany delivers first IRIS-T GBAD system to Kyiv
Germany has delivered the InfraRed Imaging System Tail Surface Launched Medium Range (IRIS-T SLM) ground-based air defence (GBAD) system to Ukraine, Ukrainian Defence...Full story -
Indian Army restarts air-defence guns procurement
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has outlined a plan to procure air-defence (AD) guns for the Indian Army.Full story -
USAF declares IOC for HH-60W CSAR helo
The US Air Force (USAF) has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for its HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter, the service announced...Full story -
Pakistan integrating TB2 into air-defence network
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has been working to integrate new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assets into its air-defence network. This includes the country's recent...Full story -
UK MoD satellites scheduled for UK launch in November
Two UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) CubeSats – Prometheus-2 and Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction CubeSat Experiment (CIRCE) – will be launched in November, Virgin...Full story -
Royal Navy completes Wildcat weapon wing trials
The Royal Navy (RN) has completed trials of a new weapons-carriage wing for the Leonardo AW159 Lynx Wildcat HMA2 helicopter.Full story -
Qatar shows new naval special forces training centre
Qatar's new naval special forces training facility has been completed and is now being used, a video released by the emirate's Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 9 October...Full story -
Argentina develops new machine gun pod for aircraft
The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina: FAA) has received the first batch of nine Tordo machine gun pods developed domestically by the General Directorate of...Full story -
India rolls out integrated battle group concept with mountain corps
The Indian Army has rolled out the integrated battle group (IBG) concept along the northeastern border with China in North Sikkim.Full story -
Delayed development: India's LCH inducted after two decades of work
India's induction of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), Prachanda, on 3 October 2022 is the culmination of a project that is more than two decades old.Full story -
Rheinmetall, Diehl, and Hensoldt working group offers SHORAD and VSHORAD for Bundeswehr
Rheinmetall Electronics, Diehl Defence, and Hensoldt Sensors presented the Nah- und Nächstbereichsschutz (NNbS) Arbeitsgemeinschaft (ARGE) short- and very short-range...Full story -
AUSA 2022: Soldiers to begin AMPV training in early 2023, army increasing production rate
BAE Systems has delivered at least 130 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPVs) to the US Army, and the first unit will begin training with the vehicles in January 2023,...Full story -
AUSA 2022: Lightweight Javelin launchers begin LRIP, missile manufacturing to ramp up by 2026
The Lockheed Martin-Raytheon Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) is preparing to enter low-rate initial production (LRIP) for a new Light Weight Command Launch Unit (LWCLU) for...Full story -
AUSA 2022: XTEND to supply autonomous UAS kits to Pentagon Irregular Warfare Directorate
The Pentagon's Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD) awarded XTEND, via its US defence entity XTEND Reality Inc, an USD8.9 million contract to develop...Full story -
AUSA 2022: Smart Shooter awarded contract for new SMASH 2000L rifle-mounted fire control
Smart Shooter's US subsidiary was awarded a contract, via Atlantic Diving Supply (ADS), to provide its SMASH 2000L weapon-mounted fire-control system to the US Army for...Full story -
Israeli MoD looking at petrol-engine quadcopter UAVs to lift heavier loads
The Israel Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D) and the Aerotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) company are jointly developing a...Full story -
AUSA 2022: Cummins 1,000 hp Advanced Combat Engine to be demonstrated in October
Cummins Advanced Combat Engine (ACE), an opposed-piston 1,000 hp engine,is to be demonstrated at Camp Grayling, Michigan, on 27 October, during a US Army Ground Vehicle...Full story