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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.

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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PT Pindad signs medium tank and Pandur II agreements

17th April 2019

State-owned PT Pindad has concluded two agreements for armoured vehicles for the Indonesian Army, one for the Kaplan MT medium tank and another for Pandur …
Digital Battlespace

Viasat integrates CMR into Link 16 products

17th April 2019

Viasat has successfully integrated concurrent multiple reception (CMR) capabilities into its line of next-generation Link 16 products, the company announced on 10 April. The work …
Land Warfare

Poland receives first serial production Krab howitzers

17th April 2019

The Polish Army has taken delivery of the first batch of serial production 155mm Krab self-propelled howitzers (SPH) from Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW). The handover …
Military Logistics

Finland joins EDA’s HybriDT project

17th April 2019

Finland has opted to participate in a military vehicle research cooperation project being conducted by the European Defence Agency. The Hybrid Drive Trains for military …
Military Logistics

Russia’s new Il-112V prototype completes maiden flight

17th April 2019

Russia’s first prototype of the Il-112V transport aircraft, built by United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), has completed its first flight in Voronezh, Rostec announced on 11 …
Defence Helicopter

Quad A 2019: MD Helicopters Swift disqualified from FARA

17th April 2019

The US Army has officially disqualified MD Helicopters' Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Swift demonstrator from competition consideration. In response, the OEM is claiming the decision …
Naval Warfare

DST developing maritime application for SPAD technology

17th April 2019

Australia’s Defence and Science Technology (DST) is developing a maritime application for its single-photon avalanche detector (SPAD) technology, the DST announced on 10 April. The …
Defence Notes

Opinion: China, Latin America and the Monroe Doctrine

17th April 2019

The Congressional Research Service released a report titled ‘China’s Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean’ on 11 April, and it raised serious concerns over …
Defence Helicopter

Collins Aerospace to support US FVL

16th April 2019

Collins Aerospace has been selected by the US Army to provide expertise for the development of Future Vertical Lift (FVL), the company announced on 14 …
Defence Helicopter

Quad A 2019: CH-47F Block II cancellation fears return

16th April 2019

The future of the CH-47F Block II programme is again in doubt, with Boeing admitting cancellation of the project remains a possibility. It was made …
Uncrewed Vehicles

TASA orders Sounder USV

16th April 2019

Kongsberg has received its first order for the new Sounder multipurpose USV system from TASA, a fishing firm in Peru, the company announced on 9 …
Military Logistics

Curtiss-Wright launches solutions aircraft maintenance

16th April 2019

Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions has launched commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)-based usage monitoring and predictive maintenance solutions for the avionics market, the company announced on 9 April. The flexible …
Naval Warfare

UK and India deepen defence industrial ties

16th April 2019

The UK and India have signed a new agreement to strengthen defence and security ties between the two nations in order to improve collaboration on …
Training

Upgrades to US Army's CDTF complete

16th April 2019

A range of improvements to the US Army’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) School, Chemical Defense Training Facility (CDTF) at Fort Leonard Wood Army …
Defence Notes

Unconventional 'resistance' cells urged for Baltic defense: study

16th April 2019

A Pentagon-commissioned report published 15 April envisions equipping Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with ‘resistance’ cells armed with unconventional weapons to deter Russia from invading. These …
Training

New VITAL image generation launched by FlightSafety International

16th April 2019

FlightSafety International (FSI) has introduced its new VITAL 1150 image generation (IG) system. The new IG replaces the VITAL 1100 that was introduced in late …
Land Warfare

Expal ammunition completes Spain's firing tests

16th April 2019

Expal’s extended range 155mm ammunition has successfully completed firing tests with the Spanish Army, carried out at the Torregorda Test Center in Cádiz, Spain. The …
Land Warfare

India approves order for hundreds of T-90MS tanks

16th April 2019

The Cabinet Committee on Security in India approved the acquisition of 464 T-90MS MBTs from Russia in early April 2019. The procurement for the Indian Army …
Digital Battlespace

Switzerland selects RUAG’s telephony solution

16th April 2019

RUAG’s TTEL telephony solution has been selected as part of Switzerland’s key ICT voice system of the armed forces (VSdA) project, the company announced on …

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

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

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

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

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