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Naval Warfare

Royal Canadian Navy advances with the construction of its first River-Class destroyer

Scheduled for delivery by 2033, HMCS Fraser will be a major surface component of the Canadian maritime combat power.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Poland orders Apache targeting systems and will establish local support facility

In 2024, Poland agreed to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters in a deal worth as much as US$12 billion. The deal included 97 AN/ASQ-170 modernised target acquisition and designation sight/AN/AAR-11 modernised pilot night vision sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus and France sign framework agreement for VSR-700

The framework agreement is for the future acquisition of the system under the French Navy’s SDAM programme. The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government-to-government agreements.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Milkor and Hanwha partner to integrate the latter’s SAR payload into the Milkor 380

Hanwha Systems and Milkor announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to integrate the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system into the Milkor 380 drone.

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Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

Rheinmetall wins mortar ammunition contract

4th September 2013

Rheinmetall Denel Munition of South Africa will supply an unnamed customer in the Middle East/ North Africa (MENA) region with ammunition for a mobile 120mm …
Digital Battlespace

DRS Technologies receives MFoCS contract from US Army

4th September 2013

DRS Technologies has received a three-year contract to supply a modular family of computers and display systems to the US Army. The Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity …
Military Logistics

Arotech receives follow-on US Army SWIPES order

4th September 2013

The US Army has placed a follow-on order with the battery and power systems division of Arotech for Soldier Wearable Integrated Power Equipment Systems (SWIPES). …
Defence Helicopter

French Army Pumas to be fitted with SN4500 display

4th September 2013

Sandel Avionics will supply its SN4500 Primary Navigation Display for the French Army’s Puma helicopters under an agreement announced on 4 September. The installation work …
Defence Helicopter

Eurocopter pushes EC725 Caracal helicopter for Poland

3rd September 2013

Eurocopter is using the MSPO exhibition in Kielce to advance efforts to offer its EC725 Caracal helicopter as a solution for the Polish Ministry of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Euro Hawk sets European flight endurance record

3rd September 2013

Northrop Grumman’s Euro Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has flown continuously for 25.3 hours in European airspace, setting a new endurance record on 8 August. …
Military Logistics

Desert Rats to oversee UK drawdown

3rd September 2013

The British Army’s 7th Armoured Brigade – also known as the Desert Rats – will deploy to Afghanistan to accelerate the UK military drawdown effort …
Digital Battlespace

Chemring shrinks Resolve EW manpack system

2nd September 2013

Chemring Technology Solutions (CTS) has launched a new lightweight version of its Resolve electronic warfare (EW) manpack system, designed to meet demand for more versatile …
Defence Helicopter

Australian Army accepts MRH90 FFMS into service

2nd September 2013

The Australian Army has accepted an MRH90 full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) into service at the Army Aviation Training Centre Oakey in Queensland. This is …
Defence Helicopter

Rolls-Royce sells RTM322 interest to Turbomeca

2nd September 2013

Rolls-Royce has announced that it has completed the sale of its interest in the RTM322 helicopter engine programme to Turbomeca. Rolls-Royce had a 50 per …
Land Warfare

New anti-ship missile for Japan’s Self Defence Force

2nd September 2013

A new land-based anti-ship missile – known as the Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (12SSM) – has been unveiled by the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). …
Digital Battlespace

USAF long-range radar programme moves to next phase

30th August 2013

Following the completion of the evaluation and prototype demonstration phase for its new long-range radar programme, the US Air Force (USAF) is preparing for the …
Land Warfare

Upgraded Arjun MBT begins user trials

30th August 2013

A fully-upgraded model of India's indigenously-designed Arjun Mk2 main battle tank (MBT) began its final round of user trials in August. The trials in the …
Defence Helicopter

FLIR Systems awarded BRITE Star contract

30th August 2013

FLIR Systems will supply BRITE Star Block II Systems for the Naval Air Systems Command’s UH-1 programme and the Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle programme …
Digital Battlespace

US DoD announces shared IT architecture plans

30th August 2013

The US Air Force, Army and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) have agreed new architecture-sharing and modernisation changes that will increase bandwidth and network security, …
Land Warfare

Chemring launches new PED Mk2 explosives initiator

30th August 2013

Chemring Technology Solutions has launched a new successor to its PED100 timer-based programmable explosives initiator, the PED Mk2. The new system is a third of …
Defence Helicopter

Global decline of military aircraft market forecast

30th August 2013

The production of military aircraft will decline over the next decade due to shrinking defence budgets, according to projections by Forecast International. Around 11,940 military …
Defence Helicopter

MAKS 2013: Ekran's DIRCM available for export

30th August 2013

The President-S laser directed IR counter measure system for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft was displayed for the first time at the MAKS airshow near Moscow. …
Land Warfare

MAKS 2013: New S-350 air defence system unveiled

29th August 2013

Almaz-Antei displayed publicly for the first time its new S-350E Yityaz medium range air defence system at the MAKS 2013 air show near Moscow. If …

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