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Land Warfare

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.

Air Warfare

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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Defence Helicopter

Russian Helicopters fulfils Mexican Navy contract

31st March 2016

Russian Helicopters has completed the after-sale maintenance of Mexican Navy’s Mi-17-1V helicopters, it announced on 29 March. The company performed extensive repairs of 19 Mi-17/Mi-17-1V helicopters. …
Training

FIDAE 2016: Argentina unveils new trainer

31st March 2016

Argentina’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) has unveiled a new training aircraft at this year’s FIDAE airshow in Chile, which is aimed …
Uncrewed Vehicles

DefExpo 2016: Robot family blessed with new children

31st March 2016

The Daksh family of UGV from the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has seen new additions added to its portfolio. The original skid-steer …
Uncrewed Vehicles

DIMDEX 2016: Qatar signs Aerosonde deal

31st March 2016

The Qatari Emiri Armed Forces signed an MoU with Textron Systems Unmanned System for an Aerosonde UAS system, valued at 54 million Qatari rials ($15 …
Training

French Army Announces SOULT Deployment

31st March 2016

In mid-2015 the French Army announced that it was adopting a new constructive training system that was to be known as SOULT. Details have now …
Training

Cubic wins simulation support contract

31st March 2016

Cubic Global Defense (CGD) has been awarded a three year, $2.3 million contract to support the US Army's Clarke Simulation Center with manoeuvre and mission …
Uncrewed Vehicles

FIDAE 2016: Tucan soars into Chile

31st March 2016

Spanish aerospace and defence group Everis is displaying its Tucan unmanned aerial system for the first time at the FIDAE airshow in Santiago, Chile. Developed …
Naval Warfare

DIMDEX 2016: OCEA to deliver OPV this year

31st March 2016

French shipbuilders OCEA say they will be in a position to deliver a 60m OPV to a West African country later this year, as the …
Digital Battlespace

Rockwell demos HF Cellular system for Brazil

31st March 2016

Rockwell Collins demonstrated its HF Cellular system for the Brazilian armed forces in the second half of 2015 in the Amazon Jungle environment, the company …
Land Warfare

DefExpo 2016: MKU unveils future soldier system

31st March 2016

The Future Infantry Soldier As a System (F-INSAS) programme was terminated in its original format just over a year ago, to be replaced by two …
Defence Helicopter

British Merlins join HMS Ocean

31st March 2016

The Uk' Royal Navy's upgraded Merlin iMk3 medium-lift helicopters of 846 naval air squadron have joined the HMS Ocean amphibious assault ship for training, the navy …
Naval Warfare

Qatar signs MoU for coastal missile system

31st March 2016

MBDA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a coastal defence system to the Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF), it announced on 30 …
Defence Helicopter

DefExpo 2016: Foreign OEMS want to join Indian rotary club

31st March 2016

The Indian Armed Forces have tremendous helicopter needs, and foreign OEMs present at DefExpo 2016 were keen to join the action under the Buy and …
Defence Helicopter

DefExpo 2016: India to get Stinger missiles

31st March 2016

The Indian Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defense have signed an agreement under which India will acquire 245 Stinger air-to-air missiles from Raytheon, …
Land Warfare

DefExpo 2016: Arjun Mk II raises dust

31st March 2016

The updated Arjun Mk II MBT from India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been demonstrated alongside the Arjun Mk I. The prototype Mk …
Defence Notes

Lockheed tests Aegis on Australian destroyer

31st March 2016

Lockheed Martin has commenced the integration and testing of the Aegis combat system aboard Royal Australian Navy’s air warfare destroyer (AWD), HMAS Hobart, it announced …
Defence Helicopter

FIDAE 2016: Carabineros marks AW139 milestone

30th March 2016

Chile’s national police force, the Carabineros de Chile, is celebrating a year with one of its new acquisitions, the Finmeccanica Helicopter Division AW139, at this year’s …
Military Logistics

BAE gets Hawk support contracts

30th March 2016

BAE Systems and Babcock have been awarded three servicing contracts worth almos £300 million for supporting the UK's Hawk fast jet trainer fleet until 2020, …
Land Warfare

Swedish IFVs get upgrade

30th March 2016

The Swedish government has awarded BAE Systems a contract, to refurbish and upgrade CV90 infantry fighting vehicles for the Swedish Army. The contract is worth …

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