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Radar and tactics modifications help USN forces counter Houthi unmanned threats
Tweaks in shipSPY radars and aircraft active electronically scanned array(AESA) radars, combined with changes in tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), have helped...Full story -
US Navy officials note Houthi ability to adapt tactics in Red Sea attacks
The Houthis continue to refine and adapt their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) in the Red Sea region, US Navy (USN) officials acknowledged.Full story -
US Navy Red Sea operations provide lessons for Western Pacific
The tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) the US Navy (USN) has developed and honed for Red Sea operations against Houthis will be applicable in the Western Pacific...Full story -
Eurosatory 2024: Estonia orders CAESAR SPHs, Croatia also plans to procure
Estonia ordered 12 CAESAR wheeled self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) at the Eurosatory 2024 defence exhibition held in Paris from 17 to 21 June. The Estonian Centre for...Full story -
Boeing eyes Finland for AH-6i light attack helicopter
Boeing sees Finland as a potential customer for its AH-6i ‘Little Bird' light attack helicopter, both as a replacement for its ageing MD Helicopters MD 500s and as a...Full story -
Japan commissions sixth Mogami-class frigate
Japan has commissioned its sixth Mogami-class guided-missile frigate.Full story -
Boeing touts Apache pooling for Nordic countries
The Nordic countries could field a pooled attack helicopter capability based on the AH-64E Apache Guardian, Boeing told Janes on 20 June.Full story -
Eisenhower carrier strike group officials note maintenance concerns
With its current deployment extended for a second time as it continues increased air operations in the Red Sea, aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) is...Full story -
US Navy refines distributive operational concepts in Red Sea
The US Navy (USN) is relying on greater manoeuvring and expanding its patrol and control zones through distributive maritime operations (DMO) with its ships in the Red...Full story -
USN relies more on carrier air wing and non-kinetic operations to counter unmanned threats in Red Sea
The US Navy (USN) is using carrier air wing aircraft and other airborne non-kinetic means to prevent Houthis from conducting unmanned operations in the Red Sea, USN...Full story -
US Navy hones surface combatant expeditionary reloading in Red Sea
As the US Navy (USN) leadership pushes for an ability to re-arm ships at sea, the service is learning how to reload its ships in the Red Sea region as its surface...Full story -
Boeing builds defence engineering hub in Daytona Beach
Boeing is building a new engineering facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. The facility will be located within the Cici and Hyatt...Full story -
Eurosatory 2024: Leonardo debuts AW249 heavy attack helicopter
Leonardo debuts its new AW249 heavy attack helicopter at Eurosatory 2024, held from 17 to 21 June in Paris.Full story -
Eurosatory 2024: KNDS Group unveils updated truck-based RAPIDFire
KNDS Group has updated its 6×6 RAPIDFire short-range air-defence system and added an option for an 8×8 chassis to house a RAPIDFire turret, the company revealed at the...Full story -
IDF working to counter Hizbullah's UAV capability, says chief
Israeli Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Herzl Halevi acknowledged on 19 June that the Lebanese group Hizbullah had successfully penetrated the air defences...Full story -
Degraded gyroscopes caused F-16 crash, says Singapore
The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has attributed the crash of a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16 on 8 May to “degraded” gyroscopes. The F-16 crashed...Full story -
Eurosatory 2024: Renk Group launches ATREX hybrid-electric tank transmission
Renk Group unveiled its Advanced Transmission Electric Cross Drive with Drive-by-Wire (ATREX) at the Eurosatory 2024 defence exhibition held from 17 to 21 June in Paris.Full story -
Eurosatory 2024: CZ reveals Bren 3 assault rifle
Česká zbrojovka (CZ) displayed its newest assault rifle, the CZ Bren 3, at the Eurosatory 2024 defence exhibition held from 17 to 21 June in Paris.Full story -
Norway reactivates mountain base for F-35A ACE operations
Norway has reactivated a mothballed mountain base as it looks to further develop the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operating concept for its Lockheed Martin F-35A...Full story -
Eurosatory 2024: Airbus debuts new tactical UAS
Airbus debuted its new tactical, light unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Capa-X at the Eurosatory 2024 defence exhibition held in Paris from 17 to 21 June.Full story