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Thales to supply sonics suite for German NH90 Sea Tiger helicopters
New NH90 NFH Sea Tiger helicopters on order for the German Navy are to be equipped with a FLASH Sonics anti-submarine warfare (ASW) acoustics suite supplied by Thales.Full story -
Saab launches new deployable 5G network system
Saab launched its DeployNet, a 5G ruggedised communication system for military and crisis operations, at this year's Unmanned System Exhibition and Simulation and...Full story -
EU prolongs its Gulf of Guinea maritime activity, expands to Indian Ocean
The European Union will extend its co-ordinated maritime presence (CMP) activity in the Gulf of Guinea for two years, while designating the Strait of Hormuz region in...Full story -
Moroccan military stands up Eastern Zone
Morocco's Royal Armed Forces (FAR) has created a third military zone in the east of the country, according to the latest issue of its Revue magazine.Full story -
Philippines signs contract for 32 S-70i Black Hawks
The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) signed a PHP32 billion (USD624 million) contract for the acquisition of 32 Lockheed Martin S-70i Black Hawk combat...Full story -
UK Defence Equipment Plan notes issues with major C4I programmes
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released its Defence Equipment Plan 2021, revealing key updates on Project ‘Morpheus' and the New Style of IT (Deployed) (NSoIT)...Full story -
Airbus launches conceptual Remote Carrier ‘loyal wingman‘ from A400M mother ship
Airbus has launched a conceptual Remote Carrier (RC) ‘loyal wingman' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a ‘mother ship' aircraft for the first time.Full story -
China to promote FC-31 for export
State-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has established an office to actively promote foreign sales of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) FC-31...Full story -
China to sanction US firms over military sales to Taiwan
China is planning to impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin and Raytheon in response to the US corporations' sales of defence equipment to Taiwan, China's Ministry of...Full story -
First Israeli Sa'ar 6 corvette completes C-Dome live-fire test
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 21 February the completion of the first trials of the naval version of the Iron Dome air-defence system fitted to the...Full story -
Madrid summit to adopt new NATO force plan
NATO will adapt its force planning procedures in the short term to “dynamically deter” Russia's deployments of military forces along the allies' eastern flank and...Full story -
Japan approves JNAAM co-development
As part of its fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget, the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has approved plans to proceed with the co-development of a Joint New...Full story -
Rheinmetall presents Lynx 120 mechanised fire support vehicle
Rheinmetall announced the unveiling of the Lynx 120 mechanised fire support vehicle in a press release on 18 February. The company said the vehicle uses a Lynx KF41...Full story -
UK confirms intent to acquire additional A400M airlifters
The United Kingdom has firmed up its intent to acquire additional Airbus A400M Atlas airlifters, with the procurement featuring in the latest Defence Equipment Plan...Full story -
KAI LAH successfully tested for Arctic operations
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 18 February that the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) has...Full story -
Update: IAV 2022 – Metravib eyes new PEARL shot detector with smaller form factor
Metravib Defence aims to develop a new version of its Personal Equipment Add-on for Reactive Localization (PEARL) weapon-mounted acoustic shot detector, Janes has...Full story -
UK Storm Shadow SPEAR Cap 4 MLR nears completion
European missile house MBDA is expected to complete the final elements of the Storm Shadow SPEAR Capability 4 (Selective Precision Effects At Range Capability 4) missile...Full story -
US approves possible M1A2 SEP sale to Poland
The US State Department has approved the possible Foreign Military Sale of M1A2 SEP main battle tanks (MBTs) and related equipment worth USD6 billion to Poland, the...Full story -
BAE Systems wins Australian Hawk upgrade deal
BAE Systems Australia has secured a AUD1.5 billion (USD1 billion) contract to extend in-service support for the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF's) fleet of Hawk Mk...Full story -
Australian P-8A was provocative, says Chinese state-controlled media on laser incident
China has accused the Australian aircraft involved in a lasing incident on 17 February of being provocative towards People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels.Full story