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What weapons have Israel and Iran been using against each other?

Tehran has been relying on UAVs and ballistic missiles while Jerusalem uses jets, deep fires and precision-guided munitions.

Paris Air Show 2025: Embraer chalks up another win as Lithuania picks C-390

Just this week Portugal signed for a sixth C-390 with the add-on of an option for 10 for other NATO countries. In April, Sweden signed for four and in December last year Slovakia agreed to buy three, while in the same month an undisclosed country agreed to buy two.

Land Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Fulgur air defence missile revealed in anticipation of potential market

The missile was first unveiled at SeaFuture 2023 and later at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024. Operational delivery is expected in 2028.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Aarok to be offered to India

Turgis Gaillard and Bharat Forge have signed an MoU to offer the Aarok, produced in India, to the Indian Ministry of Defence. The UAV could satisfy the country’s desire for an indigenous MALE UAV, offering an alternative to the TAPAS BH-201 that has had a rocky development.

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Israel-Hamas War: Israel’s fleet of armoured vehicles set to get their metal tested

20th October 2023

Israel appears to be set for a ground war in northern Gaza in what the Israeli government argues is an effort to destroy the capability of Hamas to attack Israel. It is an environment the IDF has fought in before and the army’s vehicles will likely have a key role.
Land Warfare

Hyundai WIA demos prototype weapons based on KLTV chassis

20th October 2023

Hyundai Wia has been exhibiting three new weapon systems at Seoul ADEX 2023.
Air Warfare

Two ready to tango in South Korean helicopter competition

20th October 2023

Two US-based OEMs will be vying for supremacy in a forthcoming competition for special forces heavy helicopters for the South Korean military.
Naval Warfare

Dutch navy launches new rMCM vessel

20th October 2023

The first new Mine Countermeasures Vessel (MCMV) for the Royal Netherlands Navy was launched in a ceremony at the Kership Joint Venture shipyard in Concarneau on 19 October 2023.
Naval Warfare

Argentina maritime patrol boosted with P-3C Orion purchase from Norway

20th October 2023

The Argentine Navy will undertake long-range maritime patrol and surveillance missions with a fleet of four ex-Norwegian P-3 Orion aircraft under a deal announced by Argentina on 17th October.
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Research paper points to a Russian ‘ghost navy’ providing logistical support

19th October 2023

Russia has been using commercial vessels to move military equipment to avoid controls, according to a report from NATO Defense College and RUSI.
Training

Rheinmetall-led next-gen training solution wins EU backing

19th October 2023

The FEDERATES consortium will aim to create a distributed synthetic simulation environment, fostering collaboration in a networked digital ecosystem similar to NATO's MSaaS.
Air Warfare

Insitu Pacific and Innovaero to develop uncrewed long-range strike concept

19th October 2023

The system has been designed for integration with existing Australian Defence Force systems, and will be developed, tested and deployed using common ground control station and software.
Air Warfare

Philippines moves forward with C-130J Super Hercules purchase

19th October 2023

The Philippine Government has approved the purchase of three Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules military transport aircraft, marking a reduction from the originally planned acquisition of five aircraft.
Land Warfare

AUSA 2023: GMS demos AI-powered X9 Spider manpack

19th October 2023

General Micro Systems' solution merges battlefield processing of video, sensors, data and comms with mobile artificial intelligence capabilities.
Naval Warfare

AUSA 2023: Steadicopter aims to fly high with new rotary UAVs

19th October 2023

Israeli manufacturer Steadicopter presented its new Black Eagle and Golden Eagle rotary unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the first time in the US at AUSA. Shephard spoke with Steadicopter CEO Itai Toren about what makes these Eagles different from other birds in the market.
Air Warfare

Lockheed Martin tests Multi-Function Electronic Warfare pod

19th October 2023

Lockheed Martin's Multi-Function Electronic Warfare-Air Large (MFEW-AL) airborne electronic pod payload has been designed to be platform agnostic and detect a variety of threats.
Land Warfare

AUSA 2023: New US chassis for Archer

19th October 2023

Sweden has placed an order for 48 new Archers for delivery from 2025.
Land Warfare

Hyundai Rotem shows off an innovative MBT concept

19th October 2023

Hyundai Rotem looks far into the future with a modernistic concept for an MBT of the future.
Air Warfare

KAI ramps up LAH production even as it develops new Surion variants

18th October 2023

KAI has continued to invest heavily in helicopters, including in its ability to deploy and operate with uncrewed systems.
Naval Warfare

HII wins contract to integrate Minotaur into marine platforms

18th October 2023

Awarded under the Multiple-Award Contract (MAC) vehicle, the deal involves integrating Minotaur software products into platforms of US maritime services.
Land Warfare

Estonia turns to Turkey for light armoured vehicles

18th October 2023

Estonia has ordered light armoured vehicles from Turkey which will provide a substantial boost to the country’s forces at brigade level.
Land Warfare

AUSA 2023: Hanwha K9 Thunder becomes ‘best-selling’ 155mm SP artillery system

18th October 2023

Hanwha’s K9 Thunder customers are considering upgrading their equipment to the K9A2 following the South Korean Army’s example.
Air Warfare

Italy doubles GCAP combat air funding to over $8 billion in latest defence budget

18th October 2023

The latest substantial funding, allocated from 2029 to 2037, underscores Italy's determination to rapidly adopt new technologies and cultivate a robust engineering culture. It also helps the country position itself as an equal partner in the trinational Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) with Japan and the UK.

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