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Poland opts for efficiency over power in AW149 engine selection
Poland has chosen a more efficient General Electric (GE) engine to equip its fleet of Leonardo AW149 helicopters, selecting the powerplant over a more powerful one...Full story -
Indonesia rejects proposal to procure ex-South Korean corvette
The Indonesian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has declined a proposal for the country to fund a possible purchase of an ex-Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) Pohang-class corvette...Full story -
Australia launches group to oversee naval shipbuilding
Australia's naval shipbuilding and sustainment activities are to be overseen by a new group quietly created within the country's Department of Defence (DoD), a DoD...Full story -
AUSA 2022: Collins displays MAPS Gen II and DAPS solutions
Collins Aerospace, part of Raytheon Technologies, showcased its Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) System (MAPS) Gen II programme solution for...Full story -
New Zealand delays defence review
The publication of the first part of New Zealand's new defence review has been pushed back to March 2023 – a delay of almost six months.Full story -
TKMS hands over first MEKO A-200EN frigate to Egyptian Navy
German shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has handed over the first of four MEKO A-200EN frigates to the Egyptian Navy.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: NATO and EU seek to promote defence stockpiling
Both NATO and the European Union (EU) are scrambling to foster joint procurement, stimulate accelerated defence-industrial production, and promote shared warehousing...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Kyiv teases new long-range response to Russian ‘suicide drone' attacks
The Ukrainian government has developed a long-range strike capability that it is close to employing in response to Russian attacks using Iranian-sourced loitering...Full story -
US Air Force deploying MQ-9s in Japan
The United States Air Force (USAF) is deploying General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the first time in...Full story -
Euronaval 2022: Rohde & Schwarz to launch new naval electronic support solution
Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) will launch its new naval electronic support (ES) solution at Euronaval 2022, which will be held from 18 to 21 October 2022 in Paris.Full story -
Update: North Korean warplanes conduct rare mass drill
North Korea has conducted an unprecedented series of live-fire drills using warplanes. This includes what Pyongyang describes as one of its largest air combat exercises.Full story -
Royal Netherlands Army commences armed robot trials in first among Western militaries
The Royal Netherlands Army has become the first Western military to begin operational trials with armed unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), Janes has learned.Full story -
Czech Republic to receive Leopard 2 tanks from Rheinmetall
The Czech Republic and Germany agreed on 11 October on the transfer of 14 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) and a Büffel armoured recovery vehicle for the Army of the...Full story -
AUSA 2022: GDLS displays TRX Breacher, weighs path ahead for RCV-L competition
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) showcased its second-generation Tracked Robot 10-Ton (TRX) with a breaching capability at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) 2022...Full story -
Indian Army sets up Integrated Battle Groups along the borders
The Indian Army has initiated the formation of new combat units known as Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) along the borders with China and Pakistan.Full story -
Netherlands to open third F-35 base in response to ‘deteriorating world security situation'
The Netherlands is to open a third airbase to accommodate the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, “due to the deteriorating security...Full story -
Allies accelerate delivery of air-defence assets to Ukraine for an integrated air-defence system
Allies agreed on 12 October to transfer various air-defence assets to Ukraine and help Kyiv knit them together into an integrated layered defence capability against...Full story -
Qatar unveils Skynex air defence
The Qatar Emiri Air Defence Forces (QEADF) now has the Rheinmetall Skynex short-range air-defence system, the Qatari Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed on 13 October...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: ‘Drones' engage in first recorded unmanned aerial combat
Unmanned systems have engaged each other in combat for the first time, footage released from Ukraine appears to show.Full story -
Saab to base Australia's next-gen combat system on 9LV architecture
The next-generation sovereign combat management system (CMS) to be delivered by Saab to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under an ‘Enterprise Partnering Agreement' (EPA)...Full story