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Uruguay in negotiations to acquire A-29 Super Tucanos from Brazil
Uruguay is in active talks to buy 12 Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos from Brazil in a nearly USD40 million deal, sources in Brazil told Janes.Full story -
Indo Pacific 2022: Australia begins trials of Oceanwatch payload on S-100 UAVs
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has equipped its S-100 Camcopter rotor-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with the PT-8 Oceanwatch sensor payload.Full story -
Swedish corvette HMS Gävle completes mid-life upgrade
The first of two remaining Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) Gävle (ex-Göteborg)-class corvettes, HMS Gävle (K22), has been returned to service following the completion of its...Full story -
USMC details incremental changes to infantry forces
US Marine Corps (USMC) leadership is not reversing its decision to divest from its M1 Abrams main battle tank fleet but is rolling out additional direction on where its...Full story -
Defence Space 2022: Virgin Orbit to launch the UK's Prometheus 2 satellites
The UK's Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched in collaboration with Virgin Orbit this summer.Full story -
Indo Pacific 2022: Serco, Civmec partner on bid for Australian landing craft programme
Serco Australia and Civmec have formed a joint venture (JV) to bid to supply the Australian Army with a new amphibious landing craft.Full story -
Indo Pacific 2022: Australia outlines plans to operate 12 S-100 flights across four ship types
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has outlined a plan to operate up to 12 S-100 Camcopter flights across four ship types as part of an initial programme to equip the...Full story -
EndureAir Systems showcases Vibhram UAV at North Tech Symposium
Indian firm EndureAir Systems exhibited its indigenous ‘Vibhram' rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the North Tech Symposium 2022, an annual event of the...Full story -
Indo Pacific 2022: Navantia Australia unveils Smart 8000 future destroyer concept
Navantia Australia has unveiled an 8,000-tonne future guided-missile destroyer concept at the Indo Pacific 2022 exhibition in Sydney.Full story -
South Korea to improve operational capabilities of UH-60s
Sikorsky H-60 helicopters in the service of the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) and Army (RoKA) will be upgraded to increase operational capabilities.Full story -
USMC issues Force Design 2030 updates, vows enhanced stakeholder communication
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has updated its Force Design 2030 road map with senior leaders, vowing to better communicate plans, and detailing initial infantry battalion...Full story -
CPI buys sensor pod maker AdamWorks
US-based Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has expanded its airborne product line by acquiring AdamWorks LLC, which manufactures composite structures for military,...Full story -
USMC looks for other bridge platforms until LAW is developed
While the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the US Navy (USN) hammer out requirements and the development of the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) or Light Amphibious Warship (LAW),...Full story -
Brazil seeks to complete the development of an anti-ship missile in 2025
Brazil should complete the MANSUP (Míssil Antinavio Nacional de Superfície) anti-ship missile effort during 2025, according to the Navy Materiel General-Directorate...Full story -
Lockheed Martin, Raytheon back US effort to boost 3D printing
Several major companies, including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies, have joined the Biden administration's new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Forward initiative,...Full story -
Fourth Finnish Hamina-class FAC completes MLU
The fourth and final Finnish Navy Hamina-class fast attack craft (FAC), FRNS Pori (83), has commenced sea acceptance trials following the completion of its Squadron 2000...Full story -
France orders additional TALIOS pods for Rafale aircraft
The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement: DGA) has ordered an additional 21 TALIOS (TArgeting Long-range Identification Optronic System)...Full story -
North Korea fires suspected SLBM
North Korea fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast on 7 May, defence officials in Seoul and Tokyo have said.Full story -
Poland signs biggest UAS deal in its history
The Polish Armaments Agency has signed a PLN2 billion (USD450 million) contract on the strike-reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system (UAS), dubbed Gladius.Full story -
Australia details Romeo, Apache helicopters acquisitions
The Australian Government has detailed its plans to acquire an additional 12 new Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo and 29 new Boeing AH-64E Apache armed reconnaissance helicopters...Full story