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Navy League 2024: Raytheon focuses on RAM production, enhancements
Raytheon Technologies is ramping up RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) production as it works on improving operational missile communication capabilities, Roger...Full story -
Navy League 2024: Raytheon Technologies seeks to improve ESSM operations in cluttered RF environment
As the first Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 units start to make their way to areas like the Red Sea, Raytheon Technologies is working on further improvements...Full story -
Rheinmetall to supply Mission Master SP UGVs to Japan for testing
German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has signed a “multimillion-dollar” contract with the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) to supply three Mission Master...Full story -
Special Report: Germany begins ordering new Boxer variants
The Bundeswehr is procuring its first specialised versions of the Boxer, placing orders with Rheinmetall for Skyranger 30 air-defence systems mounted on Boxers in...Full story -
Navy League 2024: E-2D Advanced Hawkeye brings latest command-and-control technology to US fleet
The E-2 Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft has been the eyes of US Navy carrier strike groups for more than 60 years. The newest variant, the...Full story -
Italy retires AMX light strike jet
The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militaire Italiana: AMI) has retired its Aeritalia Macchi eXperimental (AMX) light attack aircraft after 35 years of service.Full story -
UAV attack on Myanmar capital part of co-ordinated effort, says official
An attack on Myanmar's administrative capital by resistance forces using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was part of the opposition National Unity Group's (NUG's)...Full story -
Navy League 2024: Amphibious ship shortfalls and potential overcapacity for carriers and subs alter US Navy shipbuilding plans
The US Navy (USN) is investing more in amphibious-related shipbuilding because of perceived operational shortfalls in the amphibious fleet and the extra future capacity...Full story -
Greece joins international UH-60M programme
Greece has joined the international UH-60M Black Hawk programme, with the announcement on 5 April that it signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) for 35 of the...Full story -
Update: Iraq announces start of VN22 armoured vehicle production
Iraq's state-owned defence industry has said it has begun producing Norinco VN22 6×6 armoured vehicles.Full story -
Navy League 2024: HII CEO notes steps taken to accommodate shipbuilding demand
Shipbuilders for US Navy (USN) programmes had braced for a growing work demand signal before the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the pandemic's impacts...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Australian Wedgetail completes European mission
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has withdrawn its Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft that had been deployed to Europe to...Full story -
Taiwan plans to deploy Hsiung Sheng cruise missile in 2024
Taiwan is planning to deploy a long-range variant of Hsiung Feng II land-attack cruise missile (LACM) called Hsiung Sheng in 2024, a Republic of China Army (RoCA)...Full story -
Navy League 2024: HII underscores need to stoke supply chain early for CVN 82
Hoping to bolster the supply chain for the production of aircraft carrier CVN 82, HII is hoping to get funding and support for material orders for suppliers, Chris...Full story -
Update: North Korea test-fires Hwaseong-16Na intermediate-range hypersonic missile
North Korea test-fired a “new” solid-fuelled intermediate-range hypersonic missile known as Hwaseong-16Na for the first time on 2 April, state-run Korean Central News...Full story -
Netherlands seeks systems integrator for Foxtrot programme
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) is looking for a systems integrator to assist with running the Foxtrot tactical digitisation programme, Janes learnt.Full story -
Chess Dynamics selected to supply electro-optical systems for Hunter class
Chess Dynamics has been selected by BAE Systems to supply the former's SeaEagle fire-control electro-optical (FCEO) system for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) first...Full story -
India test-fires Agni-Prime ballistic missile
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test-fired the Agni-Prime medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) on 3...Full story -
Danish frigate Iver Huitfeldt returns from Red Sea deployment
The Royal Danish Navy (RDN) frigate HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F 361) returned to Naval Station Korsør, Denmark, on 4 April following its deployment in the US-led...Full story -
US heavy icebreaker Polar Star completes Antarctic deployment, starts life-extension recapitalisation work
Having completed a 138-day deployment to Antarctica on 31 March to support Operation ‘Deep Freeze 2024', US Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), the only...Full story