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Australia passes law to boost AUKUS defence trade
Australia's parliament passed legislation on 27 March that will support the country's AUKUS partnership with the United Kingdom and United States but toughen rules on...Full story -
New Chinese attack helicopter in development
China is developing a new attack helicopter that appears to be in the same weight class as the US Boeing AH-64 Apache and the Russian Mil Mi-28 Havoc.Full story -
North Macedonia signs helicopter contract with Leonardo
North Macedonia finalised its agreement to acquire eight new battlefield lift helicopters from Leonardo on 26 March, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on the same...Full story -
New Aselsan radar makes debut flight on F-16 aircraft
Aselsan's new active electronically scanned array (AESA) Nose Radar has completed its maiden flight onboard the Turkish Air Force's (TuAF's) Lockheed Martin F-16...Full story -
GA-ASI sets out Reaper upgrade plan for Netherlands
The Netherlands is to equip its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with a raft of enhancements over the next...Full story -
Hungarian Air Force A319 VIP jets likely fitted with Bird AeroSystems DIRCM
Bird AeroSystems has fitted its aircraft defensive aids system (DAS) for an undisclosed European A319 operator, likely the Hungarian Air Force (HuAF).Full story -
Greece to consolidate fighter types under ‘radical' reform of air force
Greece is to retire and sell off many of its older combat aircraft types under a “radical overhaul” of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) announced by the government on 25...Full story -
Janes welcomes Leendert Van Bochoven as Chief Commercial Officer, International
Mar 27, 2024, 10:03 by User Not FoundJanes welcomes Leendert Van Bochoven as Chief Commercial Officer, InternationalFull story -
Taiwan receives fifth, sixth Tuo Chiang-class corvettes
The Republic of China Navy (RoCN) has received its fifth and sixth Tuo Chiang-class guided-missile corvettes.Full story -
Myanmar: Quarterly update, February 2024
On 27 October 2023 a group of three ethnic armed organisations known as the ‘Brotherhood Alliance', consisting of the Arakan Army (AA), Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and Kokang Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), conducted armed attacks against military positions in the northern parts of Shan State.Full story -
CRS raises USCG Polar Security Cutter cost-estimate questions
The accuracy of the estimated procurement cost of the proposed US Coast Guard (USCG) Polar Security Cutter (PSC), given its size and internal complexity, is a potential...Full story -
Aselsan's AESA radar makes maiden flight
Aselsan revealed on 16 March that its domestically developed active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar made its maiden flight onboard a Turkish Air Force Lockheed...Full story -
SEA wins out for UK naval decoy launcher competition
Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA) has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to satisfy its requirement for a new trainable decoy launcher to enable...Full story -
Airbus contracts Saab to deliver Eurofighter EK electronic attack payload
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has contracted Saab to deliver its Arexis electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Luftwaffe's Eurofighter Elektronischer Kampf (EK)...Full story -
UK receives final TR-2 standard F-35s
The UK has received its final Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft to be delivered at the Technology Refresh-2 (TR-2) standard, the manufacturer confirmed to...Full story -
Magal Solutions enhances base protection with AI
Magal Solutions is incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) tools into its military base protection solutions to enhance data fusion and analysis capabilities, the...Full story -
British Army retires Apache AH1 attack helicopters, declares AH-64Es ‘operationally ready'
The British Army has retired its AgustaWestland-Boeing WAH-64 Apache Longbow AH1, at the same time declaring the AH-64E Version 6 (V6) Apache Guardian successor attack...Full story -
Myanmar equips second Kyan Sit Thar-class frigate with Indian-made radar
Myanmar has equipped its second Kyan Sit Thar-class guided-missile frigate, UMS Sin Phyu Shin, with the Indian-made Revathi 3D air surveillance radar.Full story -
First Hunter TR-12 delivery to Chile expected in April 2024
The Ministry of the Interior and Public Security of Chile, through the police special operations group Carabineros, has acquired four Hunter TR-12-24-type vehicles made...Full story -
Brazilian Navy's DGMM details its modernisation organisation
The Navy Directorate-General for Material (Diretoria-Geral do Material da Marinha: DGMM) of the Brazilian Navy has designed a new plan to better organise its role in the...Full story