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Dutch-Belgian M-frigate replacement delayed as research phase is completed
The research phase of the programme to replace Dutch-Belgian M-frigates has been completed but deliveries will be delayed, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced...Full story -
Leonardo's Hitfact Mk II turret to be fitted with new 105/52 mm gun
Leonardo is installing its Hitfact Mk II turret armed with the new 105/52 mm rifled gun in place of the 120 mm smoothbore weapon on the Centauro II 8x8 armoured vehicle...Full story -
Update: Thales, NIOA secure 10-year munitions deals in Australia
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has signed agreements with Thales Australia and NIOA Munitions to support the production of munitions for the Australian...Full story -
NATO receives first A330 tanker-transport
NATO has formally received the first of eight Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft during a ceremony at the manufacturer’s Getafe integration and...Full story -
South Korea orders 20 TA-50 Block 2 training/light attack aircraft
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded a KRW688.3 billion (USD572.8 million) contract to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the...Full story -
Lockheed Martin to build 44K Hellfire, JAGM missiles for US and international customers
Lockheed Martin is to be contracted to build and deliver 44,000 of its air-to-surface missiles for United States and international customers over a four-year period.Full story -
US Army selects GM Defense to build new Infantry Squad Vehicle fleet
General Motors (GM) Defense has successfully secured the US Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) contract in a competition involving two other companies.Full story -
Targeted killing of senior Al-Qaeda loyalists in Syria may degrade links with central leadership
On 14 June, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) missile strike targeted a vehicle and killed a senior commander of Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate Tanzim Huras al-Din (THD),...Full story -
Update: US highlights CAATSA risk in Indian fighter procurement
The United States government has urged India to reconsider its planned acquisition of Russian fighter aircraft, a move that risks potential sanctions under the...Full story -
Israeli Drone Guard to receive intercept capability against UAVs
Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI’s) Drone Guard counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) is to receive a kinetic intercept capability under a collaborative partnership...Full story -
Hanwha Systems launches USV teaming technology development
South Korean defence contractor Hanwha Systems has launched a KRW19 billion (USD15.6 million) “cluster control technology” programme that seeks to develop a deployable...Full story -
Covid-19: Indonesia's PTDI swings into the black but pandemic could dampen outlook
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) – the country’s biggest defence-aerospace firm – has attributed an improvement in its financial performance to internal restructuring and...Full story -
Swiss set date for fighter referendum
Switzerland is to hold a national referendum on its Air2030 requirement to procure new combat aircraft on 27 September.Full story -
Finland rules out Hornet life extension
A report by the Finnish Air Force released on 25 June has ruled out the possibility of extending the service life of the country’s fleet of Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet...Full story -
DoD picks several interim C-sUASs for the force
The Pentagon has signed off on plans to pare down the number of approved interim technologies to counter small unmanned aerial systems (C-sUASs), and has now tasked the...Full story -
Update: NGJ-LB prototypes tested at Pax River ahead of source selection
Prototype electronic-attack pods built by L3Harris and Northrop Grumman under the Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET) phase of the US Navy’s (USN’s) Next...Full story -
China to centralise command over military reserve forces
China’s military reserve forces will be brought under the “centralised and unified command” of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the...Full story -
Hanwha Defense awarded contract to mass-produce new SPAAG system for South Korean military
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded Hanwha Defense a KRW250 billion (USD207.6 million) contract to mass-produce a recently...Full story -
US Marine Corps CH-53K performs first sea trials
The US Marine Corps (USMC) Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter performed its first sea trials during a two-week period in early June over the Atlantic...Full story -
Update: IRGC tests SAM system on ship
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has tested a 3 Khordad surface-to-air missile (SAM) system on one of its ships, the Tasnim and Fars news agencies reported...Full story