Friday, March 24, 2023

air & aerospace

NATO declares IOC for multinational tanker and transport fleet

NATO has achieved a significant milestone in its air power capabilities by declaring initial operating capability (IOC) for its Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT)...

Slovakia to receive AH-1Z helicopters after sending jets to Ukraine

The United States has made a generous offer to Slovakia: 12 new Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters at a huge discount, plus 500 AGM-114 Hellfire...

US Air Force to buy JSM cruise missiles for F-35 jets

The US Air Force is planning to buy 48 JSM (Joint Strike Missile) cruise missiles for its F-35 Lightning II fighters, according to a...

army & land forces

Technamm to showcase new special forces vehicles at SOFINS

Technamm, a French company that specializes in designing and manufacturing vehicles for special forces, is preparing to unveil two new models at the upcoming...

Turkish army to receive first Altay tanks for tests

Turkish Land Forces are expected to take delivery of the first two Altay main battle tanks for testing next month. The tests of the...

Czech Leopard 2A4 tanks pass abbreviated military trials

The Czech Ministry of Defense reported on 22 March that trials on the Leopard 2A4 main battle tank were successful and that the tank...

naval & maritime

Kongsberg to deliver propulsion systems for Philippine Navy’s new OPVs

Kongsberg Maritime announced on 6 March the sale of six sets of Controllable Pitch Propeller systems to Hyundai Heavy Industries for installation in six...

Lockheed Martin to develop ship-launched hypersonic missile

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to integrate the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system onto Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers in...

Fifth Astute-class submarine delivered to the Royal Navy

HMS Anson, the fifth Astute-class submarine, has departed BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to begin the journey to His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB)...

security

How Russia’s war in Ukraine affects India’s defence supplies

Russia's war in Ukraine has disrupted vital defence supplies to one of its biggest customers: India. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has recently revealed...

North Korea tests nuclear-capable underwater drone

North Korea has claimed that it successfully tested a new type of underwater nuclear strategic weapon that can create a “radioactive tsunami” and destroy...

U.S. air strikes hit Iranian targets in Syria following deadly attack

On Thursday, March 23, 2023, a coalition base near Hasakah in northeast Syria was attacked by a suicide drone of Iranian origin, killing one...

c4isr

Garmin G3000 selected for USSOCOM Armed Overwatch contract

Garmin International announced on 1 November that L3Harris Technologies has selected Garmin’s G3000 tandem integrated flight deck as part of a U.S. Special Operations...

Elbit Systems to supply radio systems to Finnish Army

Elbit Systems announced on 31 October that it has been awarded a contract from the Finnish Ministry of Defence to supply radio communications systems...

Ukraine receives AESA radars from Hensoldt 

Hensoldt announced that it is supplying four of its TRML-4D high-performance radars for Diehl Defence's IRIS-T SLM air defence system, which will strengthen Ukraine's defence...

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