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]

New engines for the Indian Su-30MKI 09/10/2024 | Fabio Di Felice After the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the Indian Government signed an agreement with the domestic company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to purchase… [read more]

Big contract awards for JASSM and LRASM production and foreign purchases 08/10/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control division a 3.23 billion USD contract for the Lot 22 of AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off… [read more]

Raytheon completes the first GaN technology equipped AN/TPY-2 radar for Saudi Arabia’s THAAD batteries 01/10/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Raytheon RTX has delivered the first AN/TPY-2 air defence radar to Saudi Arabia, in the framework of a $2.3-billion deal that was signed in 2020.… [read more]

BAE Systems receives 60 million pounds, 4-year contract to develop STINGRAY Mod 2 26/09/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The MOD has now publicly announced the award of a 60.1 million pounds contract to BAE Systems for the Assessment Phase of the STINGRAY lightweight… [read more]

Large FPV attack drones and drone-interceptors sought by the UK-led Drone Coalition for Ukraine 25/09/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK MoD, on behalf of the International Drone Capability Coalition that it leads, has published two Invitations to Tender for 2 distinct capabilities to… [read more]

Italy expands its Army modernisation roadmap 19/09/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone Within the recently published DPP 2024-2026 (multi-year defence planning and procurement document), Italy has expanded its budget dedicated to land programmes in the largest modernization… [read more]