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Ukraine conflict: France to send AASM guided bombs and more SCALP EG missiles, Germany refuses Taurus
France is to send to Ukraine the Safran Armement Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM) Hammer guided bomb for the first time while pledging more MBDA SCALP EG cruise missiles. At the...Full story -
Bulgarian F-16 build begins
Lockheed Martin has begun building the first F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for Bulgaria at its Greenville facility in South Carolina.Full story -
European Commission launches collaborative land combat project
A project to enhance and accelerate collaborative combat for European land forces has been launched following the signing of a grant agreement between Thales and the...Full story -
Edge, Baykar integrating guided bombs with Bayraktar TB2 UAV
The Emirati defence group Edge is working with Baykar to integrate its Desert Sting guided bomb on the Turkish company's Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), it...Full story -
German Navy acquires new Deep Trekker Revolution ROVs
The German Navy has taken delivery of six new Deep Trekker Revolution remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), the German armed forces has confirmed.Full story -
BAE progresses E-Scan for UK Typhoons with first radar installation
BAE Systems and its programme partners have progressed with the integration of European Common Radar System Mark 2 (ECRS Mk 2) electronically scanned (E-Scan) radar for...Full story -
Ethiopia inducts new Su-30 fighters, Akinci UAVs
Ethiopia has received new Sukhoi Su-30 ‘Flanker' fighters and Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Full story -
DRDO rolls out light tank prototype
India's state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has “successfully” developed a fully functional prototype of the Zorawar light tank, Vipin Kumar...Full story -
Northrop Grumman fires LGM-35A Sentinel second-stage motor
Northrop Grumman has fired the second-stage solid-fuel rocket motor for the LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile for the first time, the company announced on 16 January.Full story -
North Korea set for modest increase in defence spending
North Korea said on 16 January that it expects to spend 15.9% of total government expenditure in 2024 on defence. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) did not...Full story -
Serbia to spend nearly EUR740 million on new weapons
Serbia will spend nearly EUR740 million (USD810. million) in 2024 on new military equipment, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on 13 January during a visit to...Full story -
Australia awards contract for guided missile production
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has awarded a contract worth AUD37.4 million (USD24.9 million) to Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) to manufacture guided...Full story -
India test-fires new-generation Akash missile
India's state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has test-fired the new-generation Akash (Akash-NG) surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the...Full story -
US and UK airstrikes against Ansar Allah unlikely to deter future attacks on Red Sea shipping
the US and the UK launched a series of air and missile strikes against targets in Ansar Allah-controlled Yemeni territory.Full story -
Sweden plans to contribute to NATO's forward presence in Latvia
The Swedish Armed Forces announced on their website on 9 January that they plan to contribute army units to NATO's forward presence in Latvia. The announcement came a...Full story -
Burkina Faso receives new Chinese self-propelled guns and mortars
Burkina Faso is the latest African military to procure 105 mm WMA301 fire-support vehicles made by Chinese company Norinco, it was revealed on 12 January when President...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Russia loses ISR aircraft, Kyiv says
Russia lost two intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft on 14 January, the Ukrainian military has said.Full story -
Albania receives two Black Hawk helicopters
A pair of US Army surplus Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters were delivered to Albania on 13 January, Albanian Minister of Defence Niko Peleshi disclosed on the same...Full story -
Netherlands to deploy Reapers to Romania
The Netherlands is to deploy General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Romania to help bolster NATO's eastern...Full story -
North Korea claims launch of solid-fuel missile with hypersonic payload
North Korea has claimed that the weapon it tested on 14 January was a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that was tipped with a hypersonic warhead.Full story