Government Approves 32 Norwegian F-16 fighters for Romania.
Romania approved a bill to purchase 32 second-hand F-16 fighter jets from Norway on June 16, 2022. The order is worth approximately €454 million.
Defence News
Air
Unmanned Systems
British Army Loses Seventh Watchkeeper Drone
A British Army drone Watchkeeper crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The £30m army drone first entered service in 2014 in Afghanistan.
Air
ROKAF’s KF-21 Boramae jet prepares for maiden flight
Republic of Korea’s (ROK) indigenously developed KF-21 Boramae fighter jet is set to perform its maiden flight next month, the country’s military reports.
Air
Jordan signs an acquisition agreement with Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin announced that it signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance with Jordan to acquire eight F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 70 fighters.
Land
Germany to participate in Finland Led the CAVS 6X6 program.
Patria announced that Germany had signed a letter of intent to join the Finnish-led Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) program.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Elbit Unveiled Unmanned Ground System: ROBUST
Elbit Systems and the Israeli Ministry of Defence presented the armed land unmanned system ROBUST premiere at the Eurosatory 2022 showroom.
Sensors
Northrop Grumman to Equip the C-130s with the AN/APG-83
Northrop Grumman plans to install Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) radar to C-130 Hercules.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Rheinmetall presents the new Boxer IFV
German defence company Rheinmetall unveiled a new infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at the Eurosatory 2022 defence exhibition in Paris.
Navy / Maritime
Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL to build two new LPDs for PN
The Philippines awarded a tender to Indonesian PT PAL for the construction of two new Landing Platform Docks (LPD) for the Philippine Navy (PN).
Air
PAF may acquire further FA-50 aircraft
After having 12 FA-50 Fighting Eagle jets from the KAI for PHP18.9 billion, the Philippines is considering adding this jet capable of flying up to Mach 1.5.
Navy / Maritime
PN receives Shaldag Mk. V fast attack craft
The Philippine Navy (PN) plans to acquire at least 19 new and three used ships to supplement its ageing and fledgling fleet.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Akıncı UCAV Completed the First Release Test of KGK-SİHA-82
AKINCI UCAV completed the ammunition integration process. The UCAV released TUBITAK-SAGE’s KGK-SİHA-82 ammunition for the first time and hit the target.
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Aselsan unveils MEROPS at the Eurosatory 2022
ASELSAN unveiled the next-generation air surveillance and targeting gimbal sight “MEROPS” (Multi-spectral Extended Range Optical Sight) at Eurosatory 2022.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Rheinmetall presented KF51 Panther
Rheinmetall unveiled its software-defined tank at the Eurosatory Defence expo in France. The tank has the 130 mm Future Gun System (FGS).
