Japans Ministry of Defense reportedly wants to deploy long-endurance drones to detect hypersonic missiles. The ministry aims to have the deployment of such drones stated in the countrys three key defense documents, which are due to be revised later this year, and to realize the deployment by fiscal 2027,
Indonesia has signed a contract for Khan long-range artillery system with Roketsan, the company has confirmed. Roketsans Assistant General Manager Murat Kurtuluş told Turkeys government-owned Anadolu Agency that two contracts were signed with Jakarta during the Indo Defense Expo & Forum 2022
Northrop Grumman signed a six-year agreement with Quickstep Holdings Limited for the supply of components to support the F-35 global aerospace program. The order was signed under an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Australian-owned and operated company, with work to be completed in Sydney, New South Wales
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South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said it plans to create a manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system to maximize combat efficiency and minimize casualties. The Defense Technology Promotion Research Institute (Kukkiyeon) evaluated domestic technology for building the system
Australias defence ministry has announced plans to replace the Air Forces fleet of 12 C-130J Hercules aircraft with an expanded fleet of new-build C-130Js under the Project AIR 7404 Phase 1 medium air mobility replacement. The older C-130Js have been in service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) since 1999
Russias Ministry of Defense on Monday halted all partial military mobilization activities. "All activities related to conscription of reservists for military service by military enlistment offices and regional governments have been halted
Police in Finland have found West-donated weapons, including assault rifles, pistols, grenades and combat drones, meant for Ukraine on Europes black market. Weapons originally sent as military aid to Ukraine had been found in multiple European countries including Finland, Christer Ahlgren, head of organized crime at the Finnish polices bureau of investigations, told Finlands
Russias defense ministry claims that Ukraine used drones fitted with navigation modules produced in Canada to attack its ships in Crimeas Sevastopol. Nine unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and seven autonomous marine drones were involved in the attacks
Leonardo has inked a contract for the supply of 20 AW119Kx single engine helicopters for the Italian Military Polices (Carabinieri) Air Service. The aircraft will be assembled at Leonardos Vergiate facility (Varese) with deliveries expected in the 2023-2026 period