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Italy moves towards F-35B joint force
Italy is progressing towards a joint force concept for the operation of its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs), with the Italian Air...Full story -
BrahMos Aerospace signs contract to deliver missile to Philippines
The Indo-Russian BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) has signed a contract with the Philippines Department of National Defence (DND) to supply its BrahMos missiles...Full story -
TKMS hands over fourth German Navy Type 125 frigate
The fourth Baden-Württemberg (Type 125)-class frigate on order for the German Navy has been delivered to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information...Full story -
USAF launches F-35 advanced engine effort
The US Air Force (USAF) has launched an effort to fit the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) with an all-new advanced engine, with a request...Full story -
DroneShield secures TAK compliance
DroneShield's command-and-control (C2) and sensor systems are now compliant with the US military's Team Awareness Kit (TAK) situational awareness solution, meaning the...Full story -
Navantia receives technical support contract for Norway's Fridtjof Nansen frigate modernisation
Navantia has signed an audit contract with the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) to prepare technical support for the mid-life refitting of the country's Fridtjof...Full story -
Australia readies for Enhanced NASAMS canister launcher deliveries
The first three Mk 2 Canister Launchers (CLs) for the Australian Army's future Enhanced National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) capability are expected...Full story -
North Korea launches Hwaseong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile
North Korea has confirmed that it test-launched on 30 January its locally developed Hwaseong-12 (also spelt Hwasong-12) intermediate‐range ballistic missile (IRBM).Full story -
Hyundai Rotem completes production of latest batches of K1A2 and K2 MBTs
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced that local firm Hyundai Rotem has completed production of its latest batches of the K1A2...Full story -
Bomb boat hit Saudi naval vessel, UN experts report
An unmanned boat carrying explosives hit a Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) replenishment tanker in an attack on King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah on 14 December 2020,...Full story -
China dispatches amphibious ship, oiler on Tonga relief mission
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has dispatched two vessels to Tonga as part of Beijing's ongoing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) efforts in...Full story -
HMAS Adelaide unable to move from Tonga wharf after electrical outage
A major electrical power failure has left the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) 27,000 tonne landing helicopter dock (LHD) HMAS Adelaide unable to move after berthing in...Full story -
Huntington Ingalls names successor to longtime CEO
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has decided to promote chief operating officer (COO) Christopher Kastner to president and CEO as part of a leadership succession...Full story -
IAV 2022: Germany orders prototype Boxers with Kongsberg Protector RWS
The Bundeswehr has ordered two prototype Boxers fitted with Kongsberg's Protector RS4 remote weapon system (RWS) mounting a 50-cal machine gun, Janes learned at the...Full story -
Sky Sabre enters UK service, replacing Rapier
The British Army's 16 Regiment Royal Artillery held a changing of the colours parade on 27 January to mark the official transition from the Rapier Field Standard C (FSC)...Full story -
IAV 2022: British Army to launch RAS competitions this year
The British Army intends to hold a competition in April to determine the integrator for its Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) programme, according to a service...Full story -
Italian Air Force to deploy MC-27J Praetorian by 2030
The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) has confirmed to Janes that it will deploy the Leonardo MC-27J Praetorian special operations aircraft by 2030.Full story -
US Army moves forward with USD5.1 billion Common Tactical Truck competition
The US Army is moving ahead with the acquisition of a new Common Tactical Truck (CTT) fleet and has outlined its plans for a prototyping competition that could lead to a...Full story -
Dstl, NUWC trial autonomous maritime asset protection system
The UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has revealed details of a joint US/UK science and technology programme designed to demonstrate the role that...Full story -
Pyongyang confirms new missile launches
North Korea disclosed on 28 January details about its latest missile launch tests. The tests are the latest in a flurry of launches since the start of the year.Full story