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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.

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.

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Land Warfare

Oshkosh receives JLTV, HEMTT contracts

29th March 2016

Oshkosh Defense has been officially awarded an over $243 million order by the US Army for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme, it announced …
Land Warfare

DefExpo 2016: India orders HMVs from Tata

29th March 2016

Tata Motors has been awarded a follow-on supply contract by the Indian Army for 619 high-mobility (HMV) 6x6 multi-axle trucks, it announced on 27 March. …
Land Warfare

Timeline pressure on Ajax armour

29th March 2016

Testing of the prototype variants of the Ajax family of tracked armoured vehicles being built for the British Army is due to get underway imminently. …
Defence Helicopter

FIDAE 2016: Chile to place helo order ‘this year’

29th March 2016

The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile – FACH) is likely to place an order for several medium size helicopters later this year, according …
Uncrewed Vehicles

DefExpo 2016: Trial awaits submarine-launched AUV

29th March 2016

Adamya, which means ‘impossible to subdue or defeat’ in Sanskrit, is the name of a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from Indian firm Larsen & …
Naval Warfare

UK P-8As to cost £250m each

29th March 2016

The US has agreed to the foreign military sale of nine Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft to the UK at a cost of $3.2 …
Training

Finland hosts COLD BLADE 2016

29th March 2016

The Finnish defence forces hosted exercise COLD BLADE 2016 at Ivalo airbase in Finland, the European Defence Agency announced in late March. A total of …
Land Warfare

DefExpo 2016: Vallon to bring C-IED detector to India

29th March 2016

Vallon is bringing its Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) detector to DefExpo in Goa under the 'Make in India' programme to support the armed forces …
Uncrewed Vehicles

DefExpo 2016: DRDO UAVs proliferate

29th March 2016

The Aeronautical Development Establishment's (ADE), of the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Golden Hawk is undergoing trials by the Indian Army and paramilitary …
Military Logistics

DefExpo 2016: BEML’s Tatra trucks plough on

29th March 2016

Czech company, Tatra has resumed its participation in India's military truck sector with the licenced production of its heavy vehicles by local company Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML). …
Naval Warfare

VolkerStevin to upgrade Mare Harbour

29th March 2016

VolkerStevin has been awarded a £19 million contract by the UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to upgrade Mare Harbour, the UK government announced on 22 …
Digital Battlespace

DefExpo 2016: Rolta-BEL developing BMS

29th March 2016

The competition for a Battlefield Management System (BMS) for the Indian Army is heating up as the competitors unveil their products. Rolta displayed a prototype …
Defence Helicopter

FIDAE 2016: Final Mexican 407GXP delivered

28th March 2016

Bell Helicopter announced on the eve of the FIDAE airshow in Chile that it has delivered the 15th and final 407GXP to the Mexican Air …
Naval Warfare

FIDAE 2016: Colombia Navy eyes Israeli optics

28th March 2016

Israeli electro-optical specialists Controp Precision Technologies announced in the run up to the FIDAE airshow that it recently completed the delivery of EO/IR turrets to …
Naval Warfare

Lockheed opens upgraded VLS production line

28th March 2016

Lockheed Martin has opened an upgraded Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) production line at its Middle River facility in Maryland, it announced on 24 …
Military Logistics

FIDAE 2016: Chilean Army CN-235 gets a face lift

28th March 2016

The first aircraft in the Chilean Army’s fleet of three CASA CN-235-100M aircraft has completed a comprehensive upgrade of its flight deck avionics. Work has …
Military Logistics

AAR receives US Navy contract

28th March 2016

AAR has received a five-year, $104.97 million fixed-price contract from the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide fleet logistics support for the C-40A …
Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin looks to future of GPS

28th March 2016

The Lockheed Martin GPS III programme has not been without its challenges. Nevertheless, the company remains confident that it will meet the August 2016 available-for-launch …
Naval Warfare

DIMDEX 2016: Pre-show planning by European OEMs

28th March 2016

European OEMs are positioning themselves for potential procurement programmes in the GCC region. They are eager to explore a maritime security and defence market still …

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