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SOFEX 2022: JODDB unveils Al-Tareq mobile mortar system
The Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB) displayed a prototype of its mobile Al-Tareq rapidly deployable 81 mm mortar system at the SOFEX 2022 show, being held...Full story -
SOFEX 2022: Petra Global confident of Didgori mobile mortar sales
The Jordanian company Petra Global is confident it will find Middle Eastern customers for the 120 mm mortar variant of the Didgori armoured vehicle it displayed at the...Full story -
UK downselects New Medium Helicopter contenders
The UK has downselected the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) contenders for which it will now issue a detailed request for proposal (RFP) ahead of a final type selection and...Full story -
Navantia develops new multimission USV
Navantia is scheduled to start the construction of a new multimission modular unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in early 2023.Full story -
Luxembourg and US form satcom partnership
Luxembourg and the US have established a space-based partnership to promote satellite communications (satcom) co-operation within NATO.Full story -
Japan plans SM-6 deployment from 2026
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has disclosed to Janes plans to integrate Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) air-defence missiles onto Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...Full story -
Swedish Armed Forces recommends replacing NH90, buying additional UH-60M helos
Sweden is set to replace its NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 maritime helicopters, at the same time as expanding its fleet of land-roled UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.Full story -
Teledyne FLIR Defense launches UAS radiation detector payload
Teledyne FLIR Defense has unveiled MUVE R430, a payload that remotely detects and identifies radiation sources.Full story -
UK launches post-Mosquito ‘drone' effort
The UK has launched an effort to develop and bring into service unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a faster pace than the recently cancelled Mosquito ‘loyal wingman'...Full story -
Australia to replace Super Hercules fleet with new C-130Js
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is to replace its fleet of 12 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical transports with a new and expanded fleet of the...Full story -
Thales rolls out new PLI navigation system
Thales Visionix, part of Thales Defense & Security Inc, is developing a position location information (PLI) navigation system for dismounted users in Global Positioning...Full story -
Caracal eyes full production capabilities in India
Edge Group's Caracal subsidiary is planning to achieve full production capabilities for its small arms in India, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding...Full story -
Saab expects first contract soon for new GLSDB artillery weapon
The Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), which Boeing and Saab developed to provide long-range, ground-to-ground precision fires, is close to lining up its first...Full story -
Update: UK awards Crenic integration contract for force protection ECM
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has appointed PA Consulting Services as systems integrator for the recapitalisation of land and littoral force protection electronic...Full story -
Update: Laser weapon testing under way from F124 frigate
A German industry partnership (ARGE) comprising MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition has revealed the first operational tests of a laser weapon from a German...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Ukrainian kamikaze USVs target Russian naval base
Ukrainian unmanned surface vessels (USVs) targeted naval units from Russia's Black Sea Fleet at Russia's naval base in Sevastopol during a ‘kamikaze' attack on 29...Full story -
In command: USS Ford deploys as US Navy retools strike group dynamics
As the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford made its arduous journey from development towards US Navy (USN) fleet operations, the spotlight always shone brightest on the...Full story -
German Navy secures Lynx helicopter parts from Denmark
Germany has secured Lynx parts from Denmark to maintain its fleet of anti-submarine warfare/anti-surface warfare (ASW/ASuW) helicopters until its retirement date of...Full story -
SNC completes high-altitude balloon trial for UK MoD
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully trialled its persistent high-altitude balloon (HAB) as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Aether project.Full story -
Milestones: India's Light Combat Helicopter
The multi-purpose Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) developed by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is being inducted into the Indian military after two decades of...Full story