Rheinmetall Secures Major Contract for Bundeswehr Logistics Vehicles 21/01/2025 | Sally Passey In a significant development for Germany's military logistics capabilities, Rheinmetall has been awarded a substantial contract by the Bundeswehr to supply 568 logistics vehicles. This… [read more]

Indian Air Force eyeing kamikaze drone based Anti-Swarm Drone Systems 16/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently issued a Request For Information (RFI) for the procurement of a Kamikaze Drone Based Anti-Swarm Drone Systems (KD-ASDS). Swarm… [read more]

Indian Navy Boosts Combat Edge with New Inductions 15/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Navy commissioned three combatant platforms into service on 15 January, in a first for the service. INS NILGIRI, the lead ship of the PROJECT… [read more]

Japan Pursuing Large AMRAAM Buy 13/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Japan will proceed with a massive Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) purchase following the recent U.S. State Department approval for the sale of up to… [read more]

Chinese Supplied FK-3 SAM Systems Operational with Serbia 13/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Chinese-made FK-3 Surface to Air Missile (SAM) Air Defence (AD) system, an export version of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited’s (CASIC) HQ-22… [read more]

New Submarines for Turkey 10/01/2025 | Michele Cosentino On 2 January 2025, during the customary weekly press conference, a spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Defence announced the first steel cuttings for three… [read more]

Slovakia chooses Embraer's C-390 16/12/2024 | Tommaso Massa On December 10, the Slovak Defence Minister, Robert Kalinák, during an official visit to Brazil, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Brazilian Ministry… [read more]

India Orders Final Batch of Sukhoi SU-30 MKIs, Commissions New Russian Built Frigate 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Ministry of Defence has awarded state-owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with a contract for license manufacture of 12 additional Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft along… [read more]

SLAF Inducts Beechcraft King Air 350 Gifted by RAAF 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) has formally inducted a Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft into service at SLAF base in Ratmalana. According to a… [read more]

Germany expands its U-212CD fleet 12/12/2024 | Giuliano da Fre' Political tensions and the winds of recession do not seem to be affecting the plans to strengthen Germany's military apparatus. In the past few days,… [read more]

A new missile destroyer for the South Korean Navy 10/12/2024 | Michele Cosentino On 27 November, the JEONGJO THE GREAT missile destroyer, the lead unit of the programme known as KDX-III Batch 2, was handed over to the… [read more]

Fincantieri delivers TRIESTE LHA to the Italian Navy 09/12/2024 | Pietro Batacchi The TRIESTE amphibious assault aircraft carrier has been delivered to the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) on December 7. The ceremony was attended by the President of… [read more]

Kazakhstan Receives 1st Airbus A-400M 09/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar Airbus has delivered the first of 2 Airbus A400Ms on order to the Kazakhstan Air Force. Images of the newly inducted aircraft were posted by… [read more]

The Japanese Navy chooses the MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN 06/12/2024 | CAROLINA PAIZS On December 3rd, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) announced that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected the MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN Remotely Piloted Aircraft… [read more]

Submerged dreams resurface as Argentina opts for SCORPENE submarines 04/12/2024 | Fabio Di Felice It had been discussed for a few weeks, but now the news is official: with a "letter of intent" (LOI) addressed in recent days to… [read more]

Collaborative Combat Aircraft: as candidates pass the Critical Design Review, more orders are announced 20/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Andrew P. Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, has revealed on November 13 that the US Air Force plans… [read more]

Kongsberg to deliver 175 RCT20 turrets for the USMC ACV-30s 12/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been awarded a not-to-exceed $329 million firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract action for the procurement of the remotely operated, uncrewed turret RT20… [read more]

Some details on the Indian contract for 31 MQ-9Bs 21/10/2024 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) formally inked the contract for purchase of 31 MQ-9B SKYGUARDIAN/SEGUARDIAN High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS)… [read more]

The US Army Chooses Honeywell's Next Gen APN-209 Radar Altimeter 14/10/2024 | Editorial Team The U.S. Army's decision to award Honeywell a $103 million contract for the Next-Generation APN-209 Radar Altimeter system represents a significant upgrade to their aviation… [read more]

New Delhi Clears MQ-9B RPAS Buy Along Indigenous SSN Programme for Two Submarines 11/10/2024 | Mike Rajkumar The Government of India has approved two major Indian defence procurements related to the purchase of 31 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B Remotely Piloted… [read more]