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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 -
Ukraine conflict: Russia has lost 90% of its equipment in Krynky due to shortage of EW, UK MoD says
Russia is said to have lost approximately 90% of its military equipment in Krynky, Kherson, likely because of a shortage of Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems in...Full story -
Update: Lockheed Martin hands over first F-16s to Slovakia
Lockheed Martin has formally handed over to Slovakia its first F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon multirole combat aircraft, the manufacturer announced on 10 January.Full story -
Update: United Launch Alliance launches Vulcan rocket on maiden flight
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its first Vulcan launch vehicle the morning of 8 January, paving the way for a slate of national security, scientific, and private...Full story -
France orders additional Rafale combat aircraft
France has ordered additional Dassault Rafale combat aircraft, the country's Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced on 12 January.Full story -
Lithuania completes first phase of Boxer procurement
The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced in a press release on 12 January that it had completed the procurement of Boxer infantry fighting vehicles...Full story -
Italy opts for SitaWare HQ for higher echelons of command
The Italian Army has opted for Systematic's SitaWare Headquarters (HQ) command-and-control (C2) software for its higher echelons of command, Janes has learnt.Full story -
US approves possible Javelin sale to Kosovo
The US State Department notified the US Congress on 11 January of a possible Foreign Military Sales of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Kosovo for an estimated cost of...Full story -
First modernised Dutch navy LCU floated out
The first modernised Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) landing craft utility (LCU) Mk IX vessel was launched at De Haas Shipyards in Rotterdam on 9 January.Full story