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Update: Ukraine conflict: European countries supply Kyiv with more weapons
European countries are supplying Ukraine with more and heavier weapons as the Russian invasion enters a new phase in the east of the country.Full story -
Indonesia launches Defend ID holding firm
Indonesia has launched a holding company to consolidate the capabilities of the country‘s state-owned defence industrial base.Full story -
Update: NZ C-130Js to get specialist equipment, advanced sensors
The five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30s Super Hercules to be procured by New Zealand will have specialist equipment and sensors.Full story -
Pentagon Inspector General faults US Army IVAS evaluation criteria, service pushes back
US Army acquisition officials did not clearly define metrics for assessing soldier feedback of its Microsoft's militarised HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) system,...Full story -
Iran parades new air-defence system, UAVs
The Iranian military displayed a previously unseen air-defence system and at least two new types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during its Army Day parade in Tehran...Full story -
Netherlands to modernise electronic warfare capabilities
The Royal Netherlands Army is modernising it mobile electronic warfare (EW) capabilities under the Joint Electronic Attack project.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: European countries supply Kyiv with more weapons
European countries are supplying Ukraine with more and heavier weapons as the Russian invasion enters a new phase in the east of the country.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Russia begins Donbas offensive
The Ukraine conflict has entered its second phase with Russia launching its offensive in Donbas. The main Russian pushes are south from Izyum in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast...Full story -
Poland to choose between Apache and Viper for attack helo requirement
Poland is to choose between the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian and Bell AH-1Z Viper to fulfil its attack helicopter requirement, the government said on 21 April.Full story -
PT Len, Thales partner to advance Indonesia's C5ISR capabilities
Bandung-based state-owned defence electronics firm PT Len Industri has signed an agreement with Thales to strengthen collaboration in defence technology developments to...Full story -
Janes and Esri continue their longstanding partnership
Janes, the defence and intelligence provider, is delighted to announce its continued partnership with the international supplier of geographic information system software, Esri, on a project that will benefit their customer bases.Full story -
Woodward names successor to longtime CEO
Woodward has named aerospace industry veteran Charles “Chip” Blankenship as its chairman, president, and CEO, replacing Thomas Gendron, who is retiring after 31 years...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2023: US Navy considers divesting Growlers, RQ-21As
The US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps' (USMC) fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request totalled USD230.8 billion, but the services are looking at divesting several air...Full story -
Carrier Nimitz could still get service extension
Despite plans detailed in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget proposal to retire USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in FY 2025, the US Navy (USN) may decide to extend the service life of...Full story -
Russia's Sarmat super-heavy ICBM undergoes first full flight test
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced in a press release on 20 April that at 1512 local time the first test of a super‐heavy RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental...Full story -
Croatia places priority on procuring air-defence systems
The procurement of short- and medium-range air-defence systems is a priority of the Croatian Army, Defence Minister Mario Banožić told parliament on 20 April. He placed...Full story -
RoKAF's airlift acquisition to draw diverse capabilities
Aircraft manufacturers expected to bid for South Korea's ‘Large Transporter Secondary Project' (LTAP-2) are slated to offer a range of capabilities for the programme.Full story -
Hungary to buy L-39NG jets from Czech Republic
Hungary is to receive 12 Aero Vodochody L-39NG (Next Generation) jet trainer aircraft from the Czech Republic, a senior government official announced on 20 April.Full story -
Naval Group offers to build two AIP submarines in Surabaya
French shipbuilder Naval Group has offered to build two air-independent propulsion (AIP)-capable diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) in Surabaya for the Indonesian Navy.Full story -
US Navy develops options and ranges for future shipbuilding needs
Hoping to navigate between the need to develop a hybrid manned-unmanned fleet and the uncertainty of future threats, funding, and industrial-base limits, the US Navy...Full story