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ILA 2022: Luftwaffe formally receives A321neoLR jet into service
The Luftwaffe formally received into service its first Airbus A321neoLR passenger aircraft during a ceremony at the ILA Air Show on 23 June.Full story -
ILA 2022: Lockheed Martin progresses German Hercules programme
Lockheed Martin is progressing Germany's KC/C-130J Hercules programme, with the arrival of the second aircraft into Évreux-Fauville Air Base in northern France, in the...Full story -
Indonesian shipyard begins work on new missile-capable ‘president ship'
Indonesian private shipyard PT Karimun Anugrah Sejati (KAS) has begun work on a new guided-missile corvette that will double up as transport for dignitaries such as the...Full story -
Meprolight details Tigon hybrid weapon sight features
Meprolight, part of the SK Group, provided further details of its recently unveiled Tigon hybrid sight at Eurosatory 2022 in Paris.Full story -
Construction for guided-missile frigate Constellation set to begin
Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) is set to start building the first Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG 62) close to the scheduled construction-start time,...Full story -
ILA 2022: Boeing pushing to get German Chinooks under contract
Boeing is pressing to get under contract the CH-47F Chinooks that Germany recently selected for its Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) requirement, programme officials...Full story -
USAF chief outlines F-15EX buy decision as part of fighter mix
US Air Force (USAF) Chief of Staff General Charles Brown said that the decision making regarding the right mix of Boeing F-15EX Eagle II and other fighter jets is part...Full story -
ILA 2022: German F-35A deal on ‘accelerated timeline'
Lockheed Martin and the Joint Program Office (JPO) have accelerated their efforts to finalise Germany's contract to procure the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter...Full story -
Keel laid for first new Bulgarian MMPV
German shipbuilder NVL Group (formerly Lürssen Werft) held a keel-laying ceremony for the first of two Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels (MMPVs) on order for the...Full story -
Norway orders Black Hornet nUAS from Teledyne FLIR Defense
The Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (DMA) has signed a multi-year framework agreement with Teledyne FLIR Defense for an undisclosed number of Black Hornet 3 nano...Full story -
US approves sale of advanced anti-radiation missiles to Australia
The US Department of State has approved a possible sale of AGM-88E2 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles(AARGMs) to Australia for an estimated cost of USD94 million.Full story -
IAI to provide airborne EW jammer pods to an Asian air force
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured a contract to provide their Scorpius-SP airborne electronic warfare (EW) self-protection jammer pods to an undisclosed...Full story -
Interview: Ankit Mehta, CEO and co-founder of ideaForge
The Indian Army's selection of ideaForge's Switch UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) to enhance its surveillance capabilities has given the company a lot of international...Full story -
Boeing sees potential export customers for updated MQ-25 Stingray
Boeing said foreign partners could be potential customers for its updated MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Full story -
Leonardo DRS, RADA to join forces
Leonardo DRS, the US defence subsidiary of Italy's Leonardo, and Israeli radar provider RADA 0Electronic Industries announced on 21 June that they have agreed to merge...Full story -
US rolls back more permissive 2020 anti-personnel landmine policy, again limits use to Korean Peninsula
Washington is reverting to an Obama administration era policy that restricts the use of anti-personnel landmines to the Korean Peninsula.Full story -
Egypt outlines K9 howitzer production plan
Egypt's production of the South Korean K9 self-propelled howitzer is expected to begin in 2023, and will eventually involve 67% of components being produced locally,...Full story -
ILA 2022: Germany weighs attack helo options
Germany continues to weigh its future attack helicopter requirements, with a decision expected on whether to proceed with the incumbent Airbus Tiger or to procure the...Full story -
ILA 2022: German Navy receives first ‘Step 2' Sea Lion helicopter
The German Navy has received into service the first Sea Lion variant of the NHIndustries NH90 helicopter to be upgraded to the latest Step 2 standard, the chief of the...Full story -
Boeing joins fuselages for final EMD T-7A, completes bird strike redesigns
Boeing completed attaching the fuselages for the last engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) T-7A Red Hawk jet at its St Louis, Missouri, facility, the company...Full story