UK to Purchase Javelin ATGMs
The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Kingdom of Javelin Missiles for an estimated cost of $125.13 million.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Land
Poland to Buy 1400 Borsuk IFV
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and Polish Armaments Group, PGZ, signed a contract to buy 1400 Borsuk AICV.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Japan to Acquire 400 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
Japan has revealed that it wants to acquire 400 Tomahawk cruise. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, "We plan to acquire 400 missiles"
Land
Modernisation
Expo and Air Show
NIMR Unveils Upgraded LRSOV AJBAN
United Arab Emirates Company EDGE entity NIMR unveiled an upgraded version of its Long Range Security Operations Vehicles (LRSOV) at IDEX 2023.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
UAE Orders Norinco AR3 Launchers
The UAE announced at IDEX that it had awarded Chinese defence company Norinco a contract for AR3 multiple rocket/missile launchers worth $ 245 million.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
BAE Unveils Unmanned Aircraft Project Made in Australia
BAE Systems' Australian subsidiary unveiled a mockup of new vertical take-off and landing drone, "STRIX", on the first day of the Australian Air Show, Avalon.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
The UAE Builds the Jeniah Stealth UCAV
The role that armed Unmanned Aerial Systems play in the battlefield increase daily. Turkish UAVs set an excellent example of it.
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
Saab Wins $770 Million Order for RBS 70 NG and Giraffe Radar
Saab signed a framework agreement with an undisclosed Western country and received orders for around SEK 8 billion, with deliveries scheduled for 2023-2026.
Weapon / Missile
Iran Claims Capacity to hit US Bases in the Middle East
Iran claims to have a new cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km, ready to hit all US bases in the Middle East.
Ammunition
Finland to Purchase Additional 155 mm BONUS Mk II
Finnish Defence Ministry will order an additional 155 mm BONUS Mk II (BOfors NUtating Shell) anti-armour artillery from French contractor Nexter.
Navy / Maritime
Future Italian NFS submarines pass CDR
Italian submarine programme Near Future Submarine (NFS) reached a significant milestone by approving the Critical Design Review (CDR).
Air
Boeing to Stop the Production of Hornets in 2025
Boeing stops its F/A-18 Super Hornet jet production line following delivery of the final U.S. Navy fighters.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Israel and UAE Show First Joint Product at NAVDEX
Relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel have started to improve during Donald Trump’s presidency and have not lost their momentum since then.
Air
E/W
Bilateral Relations
Iran Supports Syria with Air Defence and E/W Systems
The Iranian defence minister has signed an agreement with Syria's air force and air defence commanders to sell air defence and electronic warfare equipment.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 US Air Force advances next-generation ISR integration - The US Air Force is enhancing integration between airborne, space-based and ground ISR systems to en...
- 09:00 European militaries expand focus on civil-military infrastructure resilience - European governments are increasingly integrating civilian infrastructure such as energy grids and t...
- 09:00 China strengthens joint firepower coordination across services - China is improving coordination between missile forces, airpower and naval assets to enable rapid an...
- 09:00 Japan enhances distributed basing for air operations - Japan is investing in dispersed airfields and rapid deployment capabilities to maintain air operatio...
- 09:00 Autonomous systems expand role in maritime domain awareness - Navies are deploying networks of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to improve maritime doma...
- 09:00 Counter-drone systems move toward fully integrated defence networks - Military organisations are integrating detection, electronic warfare and interception systems into u...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence efforts prioritise global sensor coverage - Defence agencies are expanding global sensor coverage through satellites and ground systems to ensur...
- 09:00 Distributed space architectures become standard military approach - Armed forces are increasingly adopting distributed satellite constellations to enhance resilience an...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft expand into electronic warfare roles - Future autonomous wingman systems are being designed to perform electronic warfare, decoy and suppre...
- 09:00 Defence procurement increasingly driven by industrial capacity - Production scalability, supply chain resilience and delivery timelines are becoming decisive factors...
