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Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket into orbit on first attempt
Blue Origin launched its first orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, into space for the first time on 16 January. The New Glenn lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force...Full story -
Hall & Watts and ARIS to supply artillery sights for Italian FH70 MLU
Hall & Watts Defence Optics in partnership with ARIS (Applicazioni Rielaborazioni Impianti Speciali) was selected by the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply up...Full story -
Surface Navy 2025: Lockheed Martin notes AN/SPY-7(V) radar milestones for programmes in Japan and Spain
Lockheed Martin confirmed it had reached AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar milestones for programmes in Japan and Spain on 15 January during the Surface Navy Association (SNA) National...Full story -
SIATT details export ambitions
Brazilian defence firm SIATT – Engenharia, Indústria e Comércio aims to become a key player in the global missile market, the company's CEO, Rogério Salvador, told Janes...Full story -
AN/SPY-7 radar achieves first track milestone for F-110 frigate
The Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems' AN/SPY-7(V)2 solid-state S-band radar being developed for the Spanish Navy's new F-110 Bonifaz-class frigates has...Full story -
Italy selects Skynex air-defence system
The Italian Army has selected the Skynex short- and very-short-range air-defence system from Rheinmetall, the company announced in a press release on 15 January.Full story -
Iranian navy commissions new base and intelligence ship
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) announced the completion of two of its long-running projects on 15 and 16 January, when it commissioned the intelligence ship...Full story -
Lockheed Martin delivers SPY-7 radar to Japan
Lockheed Martin has delivered a radar for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF's) future Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEVs).Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Norwegian F-35s scrambled to protect Polish airspace
Royal Norwegian Air Force (RoNAF) Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets based in Poland were scrambled as part of a wider response to a...Full story -
South Korea's Marine Attack Helicopter conducts first flight
South Korea's domestically developed Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) completed its first flight test in December 2024, the country's Defense Acquisition Program...Full story -
Australia to acquire 25 mm APEX round from Nammo
Norwegian company Nammo has signed a contract to deliver its 25 mm Armour Piercing Explosive (APEX) round to Australia, the company announced in a recent press release.Full story -
Fincantieri completes acquisition of Leonardo's underwater armaments business
Italian naval defence company Fincantieri expanded its portfolio of underwater acoustic and weapons technologies with the completion of its acquisition of Leonardo's...Full story -
India commissions two warships and a submarine
India commissioned a submarine, a destroyer, and a frigate at a ceremony held in Mumbai on 15 January, the country's Ministry of Defence announced on the same day.Full story -
National Defense Stockpile backstops US critical material needs
The United States stockpiles critical and strategic materials to support defence and essential civilian production in the event of a crisis. The Defense Logistics Agency...Full story -
Brazil selects Turkish company for machine gun production
The Turkish small arms specialist Samsun Yurt Savunma Sanayi ve Ticaret has been selected to supply 200 of its M2HB Quick Change Barrel (QCB) 12.7×99 mm NATO-standard...Full story -
NGA, BAE Systems team up to migrate GEOINT data to cloud
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is teaming up with BAE Systems to migrate the agency's vast reams of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) data into a...Full story -
Myanmar's military confronts critical rebel advance
Myanmar's armed forces (Tatmadaw) have reacted rapidly and in strength to an advance by ethnic insurgent forces into the Ayeyarwady delta region of the national...Full story -
US marines to upgrade robotic launcher vehicle
Oshkosh Defense received two awards totalling more than USD29 million to provide the US Marine Corps (USMC) with a remotely operated carrier based on the Joint Light...Full story -
India completes Nag Mk 2 ATGM trials
India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed field trials of the Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Mk 2 variant and a new...Full story -
US approves sale of additional AGM-158B/B-2s to Japan
The US Department of State has approved a possible sale of 16 AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles – Extended Range (JASSM-ERs) to Japan.Full story