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RAAF tanker refuels JASDF fighter for first time
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) successfully refuelled a Mitsubishi F-2 aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)...Full story -
India completes validation trials of ATAGS gun system
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has concluded validation trials of the indigenously developed 155 mm/52-calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun...Full story -
UK orders seven more Mission Master A-UGVs from Rheinmetall
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) ordered seven Mission Master autonomous unmanned ground vehicles (A-UGVs) from Rheinmetall in January, the company announced in a press...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Ukraine reports sinking two Russian patrol ships during UAV strike
Ukraine claims that it has sunk two Russian Navy patrol ships during an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) strike on 2 May.Full story -
Senegal to receive LG1 105 mm towed howitzers from Nexter
Senegal has ordered eight LG1 105 mm howitzers and ammunition from Nexter under a contract that came into effect on 20 April, the company announced in a press release on...Full story -
IT²EC 2022: RUAG develops new Gladiator EXCON system
RUAG has developed a small deployable version of its Senator Exercise Control (EXCON) system for its Gladiator tactical engagement simulation (TES) solution.Full story -
Taiwan to seek ‘alternative options' after delay to Paladin procurement
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in a statement on 2 May that its procurement of 155 mm M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) from the United...Full story -
Schiebel S-100 UAV selected for Australian navy requirement
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has selected Schiebel's S-100 Camcopter for an initial phase of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) programme to acquire a...Full story -
Japan to use C-2 airlifter for stand-off EW aircraft
A new stand-off electronic warfare (EW) aircraft being developed by Japan will be based on the Kawasaki C-2 transport aircraft, according to an official source.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Lockheed Martin to boost production capacity for popular weapons
Lockheed Martin is expanding its production capacity for the Javelin anti-tank missiles and other weapon systems to prepare for an expected surge in orders, according to...Full story -
KC-46A tanker refuels Spanish E/F-18s for first international aircraft refuelling
A US Air Force (USAF) Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker refuelled Spanish E/F-18 Hornets (called C-15s in Spain) on 18 April at Morón Air Base, Spain, as part of its first...Full story -
IT²EC 2022: Lockheed Martin progresses F-35 trainer programme
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Mission Rehearsal Trainer Lightning Integrated Training Environment (MRT LITE) system is configurable for all three F-35 variants (F-35A...Full story -
Ecuadorian Navy loses IAI Searcher UAV
An IAI Searcher reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated by the Ecuadorian Navy splashed-down in the Pacific Ocean, 4 n miles from Manta, Ecuador, while...Full story -
New CMOSS, metadata prototypes sought for US Army combat network
US Army programme officials working on research and development of the service's newest iteration of the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) are seeking prototypes of...Full story -
IT²EC 2022: VRAI's HEAT simulation system incorporates performance, human factors monitoring
Ireland-based VRAI has developed a platform simulator that is specifically designed to collect detailed user performance data and showcased the system at the...Full story -
Slovenian constitutional court clears way for Boxer contract
Slovenia's constitutional court ruled on 26 April that the national assembly did not act in an unconstitutional manner when it rejected the holding of a referendum on an...Full story -
Thales consortium wins French DGA C-UAS contract
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Thales and CS Group to develop a counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV)...Full story -
Tekever reveals VTOL-capable variant of AR3 UAV
Portuguese company Tekever Autonomous Systems has unveiled a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variant of its AR3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with integrated...Full story -
China looks to bolster PLA's logistics as its unmanned systems market swells
China's defence-based unmanned systems market will continue to grow at an unprecedented rate with Beijing focusing efforts to bolster innovation and expand the functions...Full story -
Switzerland receives first Hermes UAVs from Israel ahead of flight trials
Switzerland has received from Israel the first two of six Elbit Systems Hermes 900 Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that were ordered under the...Full story