Global defence and security

Lithuania orders Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks

Land Platforms News Desk -

The Defence Materiel Agency (DMA) of Lithuania, operating under the Ministry of National Defence, has signed a contract through Germany's Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service...

Air Platforms

Ireland to procure new Strategic Reach Aircraft

C4ISR: Land

Rheinmetall and KNDS to equip 10,000 Bundeswehr vehicles with digital radio equipment

C4ISR: Land

Poland’s Integrated Battle Command System achieves Initial Operational Capability

C4ISR: Land

Clavister to provide CyberArmour system for CV90 vehicles

air & aerospace

Ireland to procure new Strategic Reach Aircraft

Air Platforms News Desk -

Ireland's deputy prime minister and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin announced on 18 December that the country's government had...

BAE, Leonardo and JAIEC form joint venture for GCAP

Air Platforms News Desk -

BAE Systems (UK), Leonardo (Italy), and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd (JAIEC) have entered into an agreement to...

Kazakhstan takes delivery of first Airbus A400M

Air Platforms Editorial -

Airbus has delivered the first of two A400M Atlas transport aircraft to the Republic of Kazakhstan. The announcement was...

army & land forces

Lithuania orders Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks

Land Platforms News Desk -

The Defence Materiel Agency (DMA) of Lithuania, operating under the Ministry of National Defence, has signed a contract through...

Rheinmetall to supply 20 more Marder IFVs to Ukraine

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

Rheinmetall has announced that they have received an order to supply Ukraine with a further 20 Marder 1A3 infantry...

British Army trials drone-destroying laser

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

The British Army has successfully shot down an airborne drone for the first time using a high-energy laser weapon...

naval & maritime

Royal Navy trials uncrewed MMCM for the first time

Naval Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The Royal Navy's advanced autonomous mine-hunting technology has progressed significantly with the inaugural deployment and testing of the "Apollo"...

Rolls-Royce MBHS selected for Royal Navy Type 26 frigates

Naval Systems Neil Ritchie -

Rolls-Royce announced that its Mission Bay Handling System (MBHS) has been selected for Batch 2 of the UK Royal...

Austal delivers seventh Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat to Royal Australian Navy

Naval Platforms News Desk -

Austal Australia has delivered the seventh of ten Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPBs) under contract to the Royal Australian...

security

Royal Marines train for vehicle interdiction operations

Military Capabilities Neil Ritchie -

Royal Marines from 42 Commando have been training on vehicle interdiction, a critical military tactic that involves stopping and...

Norway deploys F-35s, NASAMS to Poland

Military Capabilities News Desk -

Norway has deployed F-35 multi-role aircraft and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) to Poland to help protect the...

UAPs present no ‘military threat’ to the UK

National Security Editorial -

The UK Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard has stated that after five decades of investigations...

c4isr

Rheinmetall and KNDS to equip 10,000 Bundeswehr vehicles with digital radio equipment

C4ISR: Land News Desk -

The ArGe D-LBO (Working Group for the Digitalization of Land-Based Operations) formed by KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall has been...

Poland’s Integrated Battle Command System achieves Initial Operational Capability

C4ISR: Land News Desk -

Poland’s Ministry of National Defence declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the first IBCS-enabled battery of Poland’s WISŁA medium-range...