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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 -
US Navy plans to decommission 19 ships in FY 2025, 10 before the end of their service lives
The US Navy (USN) wants to decommission 19 vessels during fiscal year (FY) 2025, including 10 ships before they have reached planned end of their expected service lives...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Russian missile crosses Poland hours after Polish government lowers threat level
A Russian cruise missile launched against a target in Ukraine briefly violated Polish airspace, hours after the NATO country reported a reduction in the threat level on...Full story -
Silvus Technologies developing StreamCaster variant for small UAS
Mobile networking company Silvus Technologies is developing a pared down variant of its StreamCaster mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radio, specifically designed to...Full story -
Royal Canadian Air Force retires BAE Systems CT-155 Hawks
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has retired its fleet of BAE Systems CT-155 Hawk fighter lead-in training aircraft, according to a 4 March release by the service.Full story -
US Air Force launches final AGM-183A ARRW all-up round
The US Air Force (USAF) launched the last AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on 17 March, completing the hypersonic missile's formal test programme. ARRW...Full story -
Update: Bombardier launches fixed-price maintenance offering for defence customers
Bombardier has launched a new maintenance offering for government and military operators of its Challenger- and Global-series business jets. The Smart Services Defense...Full story -
US Army-Navy logistics operation takes shape
A US Navy's large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship (LMSR) has been deployed in support of the US Army's joint logistics over-the-shore (JLOTS) operation to bring...Full story -
Sweden contracts Saab, GKN to chart next-generation fighter development
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk: FMV) has contracted Saab and GKN to provide it with the basis for future fighter decisions based on...Full story -
US Navy orders 17 additional F/A-18E/F Super Hornets
The US Navy (USN) has placed a USD1.1 billion order for 17 new Boeing F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets, to procure five single-seat E models and 12 two-seat F models....Full story