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Air Warfare

US Air Force aiming to have CCA operational by end of the decade

By making “tough choices”, the US Air Force’s CCA programme has continued to move forward with Increment 2 on the horizon.

Land Warfare

Multinational grouping orders Piorun MANPADS

The Piorun MANPAD has a range of 6.5km with improved versions being developed. Estonia, Lithuania, Norway and Poland have signed an agreement to purchase systems.

Land Warfare

Milrem to unveil new 8x8 UGV as THeMIS backlog grows

Milrem unveiled the Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS) UGV in 2015. It has since developed improved variants and has worked with companies such as QinetiQ to present new versions.

Land Warfare

Australia and Singapore open expanded training area in Queensland

Australia and Singapore have expanded Queensland’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA), adding advanced facilities and technologies to support larger, longer joint military exercises under their ongoing strategic partnership.

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Air Warfare

Croatia to purchase six Bayraktar TB2 drones in $95 million deal

18th November 2024

The drones will be used to cover radio coverage in Croatia in both stationary and mobile configurations, according to Croatia’s Minister of Defence, and will be equipped with an initial set of weapons.
Air Warfare

UK successfully fires SPEAR 3 missile in first trial

18th November 2024

MBDA’s next-generation cruise missile will be fitted to the UK’s F-35B fighter jets, allowing them to hit targets from land and Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, according to the UK Ministry of Defence MoD.
Air Warfare

Saab partners with Helsing to get AI on Gripen E aircraft

15th November 2024

Titled ‘Project Beyond’ the AI systems provided by the partnership will work to enhance the Gripen E fighter’s capabilities, automating other tasks and allowing fighter pilots to focus on accomplishing their missions.
Land Warfare

Canada places $231 million order for 85 Rheinmetall HX trucks

15th November 2024

Canada has become the 21st country to have ordered or operate HX trucks, of which more than 10,000 platforms have been sold in 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 configurations worldwide.
Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin to increase PAC-3 MSE production by 70%

15th November 2024

The company manufactured 380 missiles in 2023 and plans to build 650 missiles per year from 2027.
Naval Warfare

Russian vessels exercise in English Channel and off Irish coast

15th November 2024

One of the vessels present in both cases was armed with hypersonic cruise missiles.
Land Warfare

Latvia enters talks to buy GDELS ASCOD IFV

15th November 2024

The ASCOD is in service with, or has been ordered by, five countries. In the UK it forms the basis of the British Army’s Ajax and for the US it is the chassis for the M10 Booker.
Naval Warfare

Australia narrows SEA 3000 frigate designs to TKMS and MHI

15th November 2024

Two modular frigate designs will be considered as the replacement to Australia’s ageing Anzac-class.
Air Warfare

Second tranche of UAVs for Replicator programme announced

14th November 2024

The capabilities of the selected systems add to those in the first tranche announced earlier this year by the US Department of Defense.
Land Warfare

Latvia orders more Patria 6x6 vehicles

14th November 2024

The first Latvian-made Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) 6x6 armoured personnel carrier was delivered to the Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) in August, and more than 200 vehicles are expected to be delivered by 2029.
Land Warfare

Canadian tech firm makes promise to increase precision and longevity of weapons

14th November 2024

Supplied by Paradigm Shift, EPVD technology has undergone trials with the US and Canadian services.
Air Warfare

“We need GCAP” to face evolving threats says RAF chief

14th November 2024

The UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) chief of the air staff discussed the current state of the RAF and its need to be “match fit” for a changing warfare threat.
Naval Warfare

Latest Arleigh Burke destroyer commissioned

14th November 2024

The vessel, DDG 122, will be named after enlisted marine John Basilone.
Land Warfare

US Army selects RTX Raytheon as supplier of a wireless power beaming technology

14th November 2024

The capability will work like wireless communication systems but will deliver energy wirelessly through the air instead of providing information.
Air Warfare

UAE receives first additional A330 MRTT

14th November 2024

The arrival of this aircraft boosts the UAE’s fleet of tankers up to four, following its order for an additional two aircraft in 2021.
Air Warfare

Gray Eagle UAS makes first ship-to-shore journey

14th November 2024

The Gray Eagle short take-off and landing (STOL) UAS has a different engine, wings, control surfaces and landing gear to earlier Gray Eagles, and is a production variant of the demonstrator Mojave UAS.
Land Warfare

Curtiss-Wright completes delivery of turret drive system for Australian Boxer CRVs

14th November 2024

The Australian Army is procuring Rheinmetall Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) and Curtiss-Wright is providing the turret stabilisation system under Land 400 Phase 2.
Naval Warfare

Kongsberg awarded $960 million missile contract

13th November 2024

The contract could rise to as much as US$1.1 billion and follows an announcement last month that Kongsberg was building a missile production facility in the US to meet burgeoning global demand.
Naval Warfare

New US Navy batteries are deemed submarine-safe

13th November 2024

The use of Passive Propagation Technology significantly reduces the risk of Lithium-ion batteries for use in torpedo tube launched AUVs.