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Naval Warfare

Singapore to upgrade Super Rapid 76mm guns with Strales system

A total of 28 active surface ships will receive the upgrades to their weaponry to help them combat the growing threat from UAVs.

Land Warfare

Oshkosh Defense starts production on ROGUE-Fires and develops MTVR 4×4 variant

Both ROGUE-Fires and the MTVR demonstrator have been designed for Indo-Pacific mobility and expeditionary operations.

Defence Notes

Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up

The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.

Air Warfare

Rolls-Royce wins $711 million contract to support UK Royal Air Force Typhoon engines

The contract covers maintenance and service for the EJ200 engine that powers the UK Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fleet.

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Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Digital Battlespace

First MEADS Battle Manager ready for system tests at Italian Air Force Base

20th December 2010

The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program today displayed the first MEADS Battle Manager during ceremonies at MBDA Italia facilities in Fusaro, Italy. The …
Digital Battlespace

Herley New England wins contract for for US electronic attack aircraft

20th December 2010

Herley Industries, Inc. announced today that its Herley New England division in Woburn, Massachusetts, has received a contract award totaling approximately $7.5 Million to manufacture …
Defence Helicopter

Cobham to supply antennas and avionics for South Korean utility helicopter

20th December 2010

Cobham will provide antennas and avionics for the indigenous Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH), under a multi-million dollar long term agreement with the manufacturer, Korean Aerospace …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky Aerospace Services consolidates deeper support of Kiowa aircraft for the ADF

20th December 2010

Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, today announced the merger of several support agreements that will provide deeper component …
Land Warfare

Saab receives orders for Swedish Armed Forces training systems

20th December 2010

Defence and security company Saab has received two new orders from FMV (the Swedish Defence Material Administration) for army training systems. The orders are for …
Digital Battlespace

Deep-Secure wins Defence Information Infrastructure order for multiple High Assurance Guards

20th December 2010

Deep-Secure Ltd has won a second substantial order from the ATLAS consortium for its High Assurance Guard products, to be incorporated as part of a …
Defence Helicopter

Helibras delivers the first three Eurocopter EC725 helicopters for the Brazilian Armed Forces

20th December 2010

Eurocopter's Helicópteros do Brasil (Helibras) subsidiary today delivered the initial three EC725s for Brazil's armed forces, marking a key milestone in the program to supply …
Digital Battlespace

Elbit Systems wins contract from Polish Ministry of National Defense

20th December 2010

Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT) announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $16 million from the Polish Ministry of National Defense to …
Land Warfare

ST Engineering secures S$110m worth of contracts

20th December 2010

ST Engineering today announced that the Group has won contracts totalling about S$110m in value. These include an Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) for the …
Land Warfare

BAE Systems to provide additional Check-6 visibility systems for legacy MRAP vehicles

20th December 2010

BAE Systems will provide an additional 5,286 Check-6 taillight camera systems for US Army legacy MRAP vehicles under a contract worth $60 million. BAE Systems' …
Defence Helicopter

First French Tiger HAD performs its maiden flight

17th December 2010

The first pre-serial Tiger HAD (fire support and destruction) for France made its maiden flight from Eurocopter's Marignane, France facility. It marks an important step …
Defence Helicopter

First NH90 TTH for France performs its maiden flight

17th December 2010

The first NH90 in the tactical transport helicopter configuration for France made its maiden flight today at Eurocopter's Marignane, France facility. During a one-hour mission, …
Defence Helicopter

First NH90 TTH for Spain performs its maiden flight

17th December 2010

Eurocopter conducted the first flight of Spain's NH90 TTH tactical transport helicopter today, sustaining the development pace for this multinational rotary-wing program. The one-hour mission …
Military Logistics

US Army orders more than 3,700 Oshkosh Defense trucks and trailers

17th December 2010

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation , will supply more than 3,700 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers to the US …
Military Logistics

Indian Air Force receives first Lockheed Martin C-130J

17th December 2010

Lockheed Martin delivered the first of six C-130Js for the Indian Air Force at ceremonies here today. The new fleet was ordered under a $1.2 …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Euro Hawk UAS shows stamina with 30-hour flight

17th December 2010

Euro Hawk, the premier unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the German Air Force, successfully proved its long endurance capability with a 30.3-hour flight over Edwards …
Defence Helicopter

LONGBOW LLC delivers 400th Longbow FCR to US Army

17th December 2010

The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, marked the delivery of the 400th LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) …
Defence Helicopter

Spirit AeroSystems celebrates milestone on Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program

17th December 2010

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., the world's largest independent supplier of commercial airplane assemblies and components, today celebrated the rollout of the Sikorsky CH-53K helicopter fuselage being …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroMech Engineering announces successful first flight of Fury 1500 UAS

16th December 2010

AeroMech Engineering, Inc. (AME) announces the successful first flight of the Fury 1500 Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (STUAS). The successful hour-and-a-half flight occurred on …