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Update: UK slips full operating capability for F-35B
The UK is to delay declaring full operating capability (FOC) for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning fleet, with a government minister saying it will now happen in 2025...Full story -
Interview: Major General Nandor Kilian, Chief of the Hungarian Air Force
Modernisation of the Hungarian Air Force (HuAF), a programme known as Zrínyi 2026, has been one of the main objectives of the service's commander, Major General Nandor...Full story -
Focus sharpens on network efficiency, resiliency for Project Convergence
Industry officials are sharpening their focus on developing platforms, software, and applications designed to increase efficiency and resiliency for current and future...Full story -
Netherlands MoD receives first tranche of ISR UAVs
Quantum-Systems and BSS Holland have delivered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD).Full story -
Rohde & Schwarz's SigBadger emerges at AUSA
Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) has developed a mobile system to provide electronic warfare awareness training and support for ground force exercises, which it provides as a...Full story -
Packing a heavy punch: Trends in light utility/light attack helicopter markets
Since the Vietnam War, when the ubiquitous Bell UH-1 ‘Huey' was equipped with forward-firing rockets and guns, helicopters used for engaging ground targets have evolved...Full story -
Boeing defence business takes big loss in Q3
Problems in four military aviation development programmes fuelled a USD2.8 billion operating loss in Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business in the third quarter...Full story -
UK Spearhead plans accelerated capability insertion for Sonar 2087
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Royal Navy (RN) have unveiled plans to fast-track a series of enhancements into the Sonar 2087 low-frequency active/passive...Full story -
Pakistan Air Force personnel train to operate Akinci UAVs
Dozens of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) personnel have completed training to operate Baykar Tech's Bayraktar Akinci (Flying Fish) armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This...Full story -
Prototype US Army watercraft launched
The first Manoeuvre Support Vessel (Light), MSV(L), for the US Army was launched on 10 October following delays to the project, army officials confirmed.Full story -
Lithuania orders RBS 70 missiles
The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced on its website on 21 October that its Defence Materiel Agency had signed a EUR45 million (USD45.1 million)...Full story -
Brazil to add 81 mm mortar to Guarani AFVs
The Brazilian Army plans to progressively convert 182 of its more than 550 IDV VBTP-MSR Guarani 6×6 amphibious armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) into 81 mm mortar...Full story -
Kongsberg showcases high-speed craft simulator
Kongsberg has expanded the utility of its K-Sim Navigation bridge simulator, with the development of a high-speed craft variant.Full story -
TFASA defends recruitment of former RAF pilots for Chinese training programme
The South Africa-based academy at the centre of recruiting former UK Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots to train their Chinese counterparts has defended its actions, saying...Full story -
Australia proposes defence spending boost for 2023
Australia's defence expenditure for financial year 2022/23 will reach AUD48.7 billion (USD30.7 billion) or 1.96% of gross domestic product (GDP), the country's Labor...Full story -
Poland orders Chunmoo MRLs, receives first K2 MBTs and K9 SPHs
Poland signed a framework contract with Hanwha for 288 K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) on 19 October. The contract was signed by Polish Deputy Prime...Full story -
Lockheed Martin pitches surface-launched LRASM for Australian maritime strike programmes
Lockheed Martin Australia, teamed with Thales Australia, is advancing a surface-launched (SL) derivative of the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) for the...Full story -
Boeing rolls out first AH-64E for the Netherlands
The first AH-64E Apache Guardian for the Netherlands was rolled out at Boeing's Mesa production facility in Arizona, on 25 October.Full story -
Myanmar orders FTC-2000G jets
The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) has ordered a batch of Guizhou Aviation Industries Corporation (GAIC) FTC-2000G light combat aircraft from China.Full story -
Saudi Arabia receives first Couach FPB 2200 patrol boats
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that its new FPB 2200 patrol boats that the French shipyard Couach is delivering are armed with LIG Nex1's Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket...Full story