Europe’s FCAS on the Way to the First Flight
French, German and Spanish aviation companies Airbus, Dassault Aviation and Indra issued a press release about the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
Defence News
Air
Defence Politics
US Senate Passes Record $858 Billion Military Spending Bill
The United States Senate passed a bill on Thursday authorising a record $858 billion in military spending next year.
Air
Leonardo Completed the M-346 Trainer Delivery to Poland
Leonardo has delivered the last batch of four M-346 Master aircraft to the Polish Air Force as the successor to the legendary TS-11 Iskra trainer aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Turkiye Has a New Unmanned Surface Vehicle
Defence company Kayacı Defence prepares Turkiye’s fifth unmanned surface vehicle. The company’s unmanned system was spotted today at Mersin Port.
Air
India Receives the Last of 36 Rafales
Indian Air Force (IAF) received on December 15, the 36th and last Dassault-made Rafale fighter jet from France, and tweeted, "The Pack is Complete."
Navy / Maritime
SECNAV Names Future America Class Amphibious Assult Ship
SECNAV, announced that a future America-class amphibious assault ship of US Navy would be named USS Fallujah (LHA 9).
Air
Germany Becomes the Newest F-35 Lightning Customer
The German Federal Ministry of Defence announced the signing of the acquisition of 35 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 5th generation aircraft.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Sweden Rejects Ukraine’s Request to Send Gripen Fighter Jets
According to Aftonbladet, Sweden will not hand over Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine as part of its war with Russia.
Air
Indonesia: Tenth Customer for A400M
The A400M military airlifter is still far behind the expected market success. Airbus announced that Indonesia had become the tenth customer.
Weapon / Missile
Iron Fist is One Step Closer to Operation
Israel Ministry of Defence and Elbit Systems Land Division announced the completion of the Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS) test phase.
Weapon / Missile
France and Italy to Provide SAMP/T to Ukraine
According to the French Ambassador to Ukraine, France and Italy will provide Ukraine with a modern SAMP/T mobile anti-aircraft defence weapon.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
US to Send Patriots to Ukraine
The U.S. plans to send a Patriot missile defence system to Ukraine as the Pentagon’s plan requires the approval of Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
Latvia Orders Short-Range Air Defence Systems to Saab
The Latvian Ministry of Defence has ordered the RBS 70 NG ground-based air defence system and the Giraffe 1X radar from Saab.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Sweden Orders NLAW to SAAB
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has placed an order of SEK 900 million for Saab's Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW).
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Navy advances distributed maritime operations with unmanned systems - The US Navy is accelerating integration of unmanned surface and underwater systems to support distri...
- 15:00 European defence planners increase focus on logistics resilience - European governments are investing in fuel storage, transport infrastructure and dispersed logistics...
- 15:00 China expands AI-enabled ISR capabilities across services - China is integrating artificial intelligence into ISR systems across air, naval and space domains to...
- 15:00 Japan strengthens integrated air and missile defence architecture - Japan is enhancing integration between radar systems, interceptors and command networks to improve r...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in anti-submarine warfare - Navies are expanding use of autonomous underwater vehicles to support anti-submarine warfare through...
- 15:00 Counter-drone systems evolve toward network-centric architectures - Military organisations are increasingly integrating counter-UAS capabilities into network-centric co...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence efforts focus on layered sensor integration - Defence agencies are developing layered sensor architectures combining radar, infrared and space-bas...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations enhance battlefield connectivity - Military planners are deploying distributed satellite constellations to provide resilient communicat...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft redefine future air operations - Air forces are integrating collaborative combat aircraft into operational planning to extend sensing...
- 15:00 Industrial scalability becomes decisive factor in defence procurement - Governments are increasingly prioritising production scalability and delivery timelines when selecti...
