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Denmark signs LoI regarding sale of 24 F-16 fighters to Argentina

Denmark has agreed in principle to sell Argentina 24 F-16 fighters. A letter of intent (LoI) regarding the sale was signed in Buenos Aires on 26 March 2024 by Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and Argentine Defence Minister Luis Alfonso Petri. “I have had a good and extremely fruitful meeting with my Argentinian defence […]

Fincantieri to expedite supply of two OPVs to Indonesia

Fincantieri has secured a EUR 1.18 billion contract from the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, within the framework of collaborative relations initiated by the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD), to supply two multi-purpose offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the Indonesian Navy, the Italian shipbuilder announced on 28 March 2024. The OPVs being supplied are of the […]

Third Brazilian Scorpène submarine launched at Itaguaí Naval Base

Tonelero, the third of the four Scorpène-derived submarines being procured for the Brazilian Navy under its Programa de desenvolvimento de Submarinos (ProSub) programme, was launched in Brazil on 27 March 2024. Built entirely in Brazil by Itaguaí Construções Navais (ICN) in partnership with France’s Naval Group, Tonelero was launched at Itaguaí Naval Base in the […]



A dozen allies agree to expand NATO Flight Training Europe initiative

Twelve NATO allies – Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Spain, Türkiye and the United Kingdom – agreed on 25 March 2024 to further expand military aviation training across the alliance through the NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE) initiative. This will include the first ever placement of around 50 student pilots […]

Airbus to strengthen cyber security portfolio with acquisition of Infodas

Airbus Defence and Space announced on 25 March 22024 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire German company Infodas, which provides cyber security and IT solutions in the public sector, including for defence and critical infrastructures. The transaction is subject to the customary regulatory approvals and is expected to be finalised before the end of 2024. […]

LMUK sets out stall for wider application of SkyKeeper air defence C2 system

In advance of rolling out new iterations of its SkyKeeper ground-based air defence (GBAD) command-and-control (C2) system, Lockheed Martin UK (LMUK) has laid out its pitch for SkyKeeper’s relevance to future UK air defence C2 requirements. Speaking to selected journalists during an online briefing on 26 March 2024, Richard Turner, LMUK’s SkyKeeper business development manager, […]



US Army awards BAE Systems contract to support its M109A6/A7 SPH fleet

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract valued up to USD 318 million (EUR 294 million) from the US Army to perform technical and sustainment support services for its fleet of M109A6/A7 self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and their companion M992A3 carrier, ammunition, tracked (CAT) vehicles, the company announced on 27 March 2024. Under the five-year System […]

Bird AeroSystems integrates its SPREOS DIRCM and AMPS onto Hungarian A319s

Israel’s Bird AeroSystems announced on 27 March 2024 that it has successfully installed its advanced Self Protection Radar Electro-Optic System (SPREOS) directed infra-red countermeasures (DIRCM) system and Aeroshield Missile Protection System (AMPS) “on multiple Airbus A319 aircraft for an undisclosed European customer”, which ESD believes to be the Hungarian Air Force (HAF). Publicity photographs published […]

UVision and SAIC team to produce Hero 120 loitering munition in Charleston

Israel’s UVision and US company Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) announced on 27 March 2024 that they are collaborating to manufacture UVision’s Hero 120 loitering munition system. Under the agreement the Hero 120 system will be produced in Charleston, South Carolina, significantly enhancing rapid-response capabilities for all UVision USA clients in the United States. “The […]



Pearson Engineering appoints Group CEO

Ian Bell has been appointed Group CEO of Pearson Engineering and daughter company Responsive Engineering as Craig Priday steps down as managing director of Pearson Engineering after 10 years in the role, the company reported on 27 March 2024. Priday’s tenure ends on 2 April 20224 after having led Pearson Engineering’s transition from a family-owned […]

UK MoD lays out future nuclear deterrent plans as a ‘national endeavour’

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) published its Defence Nuclear Command Paper on 25 March 2024. Titled ‘Delivering the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent as a National Endeavour’, the paper sets out the country-wide strategy that will see the UK’s Continuous-At-Sea Deterrent (CASD), delivered by the Royal Navy’s Operation ‘Relentless’ since April 1969, maintained and renewed. More expansively, […]

BAE Systems showcases third AMPV prototype featuring ExMEP universal top plate

BAE Systems is showcasing its third Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) prototype at the 2024 AUSA Global Force Symposium, taking place from 26 to 28 March at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, configured with the External Mission Equipment Package (ExMEP). Also described as the ‘universal top plate’, the ExMEP provides a common integration point […]



Saab receives order from Airbus to supply its Arexis EW suite for Luftwaffe’s Eurofighter EKs

Saab has received an order from Airbus Defence and Space for its Arexis electronic warfare (EW) sensor suite, the Swedish company announced on 26 March 2024. The system was selected by the German defence procurement office in June 2023 to equip the Luftwaffe’s Eurofighter Elektronischer Kampf (EK) aircraft, of which 15 examples are being acquired […]

Rheinmetall receives over EUR 130 million from EU to expand ammunition production

Rheinmetall is receiving over EUR 130 million in funding from the European Union (EU) to increase the production of ammunition, the company announced on 26 March 2024. The amount is more than a quarter of the total sum of EUR 500 million awarded by the EU under the Act of Support in Ammunition Production (ASAP) […]

Cohort’s SEA secures GBP 135 million Royal Navy countermeasures system contract

Cohort subsidiary Systems Engineering and Assessment (SEA) has been awarded a GBP 135 million (EUR 157.3 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide a trainable decoy launcher to improve the defensive capabilities of Royal Navy surface ships, the company announced on 26 March 2024. The MoD has selected SEA’s Ancilia system […]



Germany places USD 1.2 billion order with Raytheon for Patriot air defence systems

Raytheon has been awarded a USD 1.2 billion (EUR 1.11 billion) contract to supply Germany with additional Patriot air and missile defence systems, parent company RTX announced on 21 March 2024. The scope of the contract includes the most current Patriot Configuration 3+ radars, launchers, command-and-control stations, associated spares, and support. “This contract reflects the global emphasis on advanced air […]

British Army Air Corps Apache AH1s conduct farewell tour over the UK

A flight of four British Army Air Corps (AAC) AgustaWestland/Boeing WAH-64D Apache AH1 attack helicopters conducted a farewell tour across the United Kingdom on 25 March 2024 to mark the type’s exit from service. The farewell flight, which involved 15 locations relevant to Apache operations, was conducted by the 4 Regiment AAC’s No 656 Squadron, […]

Naval Group cuts steel on French Navy’s first third-generation SSBN

Steel cutting for the first third-generation French Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), known as the SNLE 3G, took place at Naval Group’s yard in Cherbourg on 20 March 2024, the French shipbuilder announced the same day. Launched in February 2021, the SNLE 3G programme will deliver four SSBNs to form France’s future sea-based nuclear […]



Lockheed Martin and Navantia renew their longstanding collaboration agreement

Lockheed Martin and Navantia have extended their longstanding collaboration agreement, the two companies announced on 15 March 2024. The latest agreement, signed in Madrid by Lockheed Martin executives Chauncey McIntosh and Joe DePietro and Navantia executives Donato Martínez and José Manuel Mondéjar, will extend the current agreement by three years and allow the companies to […]

NSPA places Carl-Gustaf order with Saab on behalf of NATO nations

Saab has received a contract for its man-portable, multi-role Carl-Gustaf weapon system from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the Swedish company announced on 25 March 2024. The contract, valued at approximately EUR 60 million, will be fulfilled in the 2024-2027 timeframe. The NSPA has placed the order on behalf of four NATO member nations […]

Saab receives FMV contract for future fighter studies

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding conceptual studies for future fighter systems, the company announced on 22 March 2024. The contract, to be enacted from 2024 to 2025, covers conceptual studies of manned and unmanned solutions from a system-of-systems perspective, technology development and demonstrations. In performing the contract […]




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