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Czech IFV replacement contract delayed another year
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced a reduction in its 2022 defence budget to around CZK88.2 billion (USD4.1 billion) on its website on 9 February but said...Full story -
Singapore Airshow 2022: Singapore expands range of operations with new H225M helicopters
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has expanded the range of rotary-wing operations it can undertake as the service begins to phase-in its new H225M medium-lift...Full story -
Lockheed Martin ends bid for Aerojet Rocketdyne
Lockheed Martin has abandoned its proposed takeover of propulsion manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne, citing efforts by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to derail the...Full story -
NATO refreshes cyber technology, competition to replace equipment under way
The NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has completed a project in collaboration with industry partners Cisco, RSA, and EuroOne to replace equipment at its Security...Full story -
Aerojet Rocketdyne demonstrates SCEPS propulsion for next-generation torpedoes
Aerojet Rocketdyne has revealed the build and test of a Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion System (SCEPS), lithium boiler, which could feature in the next generation of...Full story -
Japan's ATLA outlines development of Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles
Japan is upgrading its Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (SSM) systems to enhance its stand-off defence capabilities.Full story -
Update: UK selects Dassault Falcon as ‘Royal' replacement aircraft
The United Kingdom has selected the Dassault Falcon to replace the recently retired BAe 146 aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF).Full story -
NATO carrier exercises continue amid rising tensions with Russia
As tensions continue to rise with Russia, maritime forces from France, Italy, and the US conducted a rare tri-carrier operation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on 6–7...Full story -
Finland signs for F-35s
Finland has signed the first series of agreements related to the procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) that was selected to...Full story -
Anadolu Shipyard launches two LCMs for Qatari navy
Turkey's Anadolu Shipyard launched two landing craft mechanised (LCM) for the Qatari Emiri Navy at its yard in Tuzla, south of Istanbul, on 7 February.Full story -
Carrier Kennedy to start EMALS testing later this year
Ford-class aircraft carrier John F Kennedy (CVN 79) is scheduled to start testing for its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) later this year, according to...Full story -
Brazil will again delay the construction start of first new frigate
The Brazilian Navy is planning to start the construction of the first MEKO A-100MB Tamandaré-class general purpose modular frigate in September, an additional five-month...Full story -
Update: Indonesia orders 42 Rafale fighters
Indonesia has signed a contract for the acquisition of 42 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft, the manufacturer announced on 10 February.Full story -
Indonesia, France line-up collaboration on Scorpène submarines
Indonesia's naval shipbuilder PT PAL and France's Naval Group signed a preliminary agreement on 10 February to collaborate on the construction of two Scorpène submarines...Full story -
RN rebrigades Fleet Diving Squadron as DTXG
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is reorientating and rebrigading its Fleet Diving Squadron into a new organisation known as the Diving and Threat Exploitation Group (DTXG).Full story -
Boeing to offer Poseidon to Canada
Boeing is to offer its P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft (MMA) to Canada in response to the country's requirement to replace the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora.Full story -
US approves F-15 sale to Indonesia
The United States has approved the sale of Boeing F-15 Advanced Eagle combat aircraft to Indonesia for an estimated USD13.9 billion.Full story -
Russian Navy moves large landing ships to Black Sea as exercise deployments continue
The Russian Navy has moved a detachment of six large landing ships from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea where they will take part in naval exercises.Full story -
Iran unveils Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled an even longer-range variant of its Fateh-110 family of solid-propellant ballistic missiles on 9 February.Full story -
Triumph Group may revamp financial reporting after divestitures
US-based Triumph Group is considering revising how it reports its financial results to reflect a series of recent divestitures, company officials said on 9 February.Full story