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Leonardo and the Italian Ministry of Defence’s Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness (Armaereo) have signed a purchase contract to supply the Slovenian Ministry of Defence with a second C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft, Leonardo announced on 21 November 2023. The contract follows a government-to-government agreement signed by Italy and Slovenia on 17 November 2021, […]

NATO announced on 15 November 2023 that it has selected the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft as its next-generation command-and-control aircraft. The alliance intends to buy six E-7As via the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mechanism to replace its 14 E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, which […]

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has placed a major order with Saab for 84 mm Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifles for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). Although Saab did not specify which model of Carl-Gustaf the JGSDF had ordered in a 19 October 2023 press release, ESD has determined that the weapons ordered are M3 […]

Systematic has been selected to provide the command-and-control (C2) solution for the German Navy’s future F126 frigate programme, the Danish company announced on 20 November 2023. As part of a contract with DXC Technology Deutschland GmbH, Systematic will supply the warships with what is known as the National Maritime C2 Service Bundeswehr (NMC2S Bw). SitaWare […]

On 10 November 2023 the Belgian government approved the implementation of a long-term strategic partnership with Belgian defence manufacturer FN Herstal, the company announced on 20 November. The partnership – part of the Defence, Industry and Research Strategy carried out since 2020 by the Belgian federal government and Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder – is designed […]

Slovenian company Guardiaris has developed a new generation of its Small Arms Mobile Trainer that features an LED wall, the company revealed on 16 November 2023. The system is being presented for the first time at the I/ITSEC 2023 exhibition in Orlando, Florida, which takes place from 27 November until 1 December. SAMT is a […]

BAE Systems has received a contract to deliver multiple shipsets of the Mk 45 Medium Caliber Gun and automated Ammunition Handling System (AHS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s new Hunter-class frigates, the company announced on 15 November 2023. The Mk 45 gun system will equip the Royal Australian Navy with a common, adaptable gun system […]

As part of the military aid announced by US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ukraine is to receive up to 60 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAGs) from Jordan, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on 13 November 2023. The US Army Contracting Command commissioned Global Military Products to purchase the tanks from […]

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed a new GBP 20 M (EUR 23 M) order with BAE Systems for the supply of additional small arms munitions over the next two years, BAE Systems announced on 14 November 2023. The 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm rounds will be produced at the company’s Radway Green […]

European missile house MBDA announced on 16 November 2023 that it has signed a contract in Sweden to deliver Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMMs) for the Swedish armed forces. The contract – signed with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk – FMV) – will see MBDA supply CAMMs for the Royal Swedish Navy’s five […]

The US State Department has approved a brace of missile-related Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to South Korea, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has announced. On 14 November 2023 the US State Department approved an FMS to South Korea of Standard Missile 6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) surface-to-air missiles. Worth an estimated USD 650 […]

Edge Group entities secured some significant unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) orders during the 2023 Dubai Air Show, which ran from 13 to 17 November. On 16 November it was announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces had ordered 100 Reach-S fixed-wing UAVs for armed surveillance missions. The Reach-S has been developed by Edge […]

US protective armour provider Galvion has signed a major partnership with Canada’s Ventus Respiratory Technologies to offer the latter’s TR2 Tactical Respirator as an official accessory for Galvion’s Caiman line of helmet systems, the two companies announced on 14 November 2023. The TR2 system is Ventus’ flagship product and is the first and only fully […]

US-headquartered armour protection specialist Integris Composites has introduced a new range of body armour that can be rapidly put on and taken off. Formerly known as TenCate Advanced Armour, the company chose to debut the new body armour at the Milipol Paris 2023 exhibition, which began on 14 November. “Milipol marks the first public presentation […]

The United Arab Emirates’ Edge Group announced at the 2023 Dubai Air Show on 14 November that the Brazilian Navy intends to acquire extended-range National Surface Anti-Ship Missiles (MANSUP-ERs) as well as shorter-range versions of the weapon in a deal worth around AED 0.6 Bn (EUR 150 M). The letter of intent (LOI) for the […]

Abu Dhabi-based Edge Group announced at the 2023 Dubai Air Show on 15 November that its has been awarded an AED 4.1 Bn (EUR 1 Bn) contract for the supply of air-launched munitions by the defence ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Edge entity Lahab Defence Systems, the United Arab Emirates’ sole munitions manufacturer, […]

Indian-headquartered MKU has developed what it bills as “a first-of-its-kind rifle-rated ballistic helmet”. The Kavro Doma 360 was unveiled by the company at this year’s Milipol Paris exhibition, which opened on 14 November. MKU states that the Kavro Doma 360 is “the first anti-rifle helmet in the world that does not have bolts or any […]

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has published a notification of intent to procure H145 aircraft from Airbus Helicopters to serve British forces operating in Brunei and Cyprus. The notification, issued on 13 November 2023, covers the procurement of six H145 helicopters, along with three years of support services, and was stated to have a […]

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the consequent massive donations of materiel and ammunition from NATO nations, has once again highlighted the importance of interchangeability and how standardisation might facilitate this. The issue is relevant not only in terms of the donations to Ukraine, which includes a widely diverse range of systems and an equally […]

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 10 November 2023 that the UK armed forces have trained more than 30,000 Ukrainian men and women to become soldiers. This training effort, it said, which is known as Operation Interflex, is the largest military training programme of its kind on British soil since the Second World […]

The Ukrainian government has awarded Rheinmetall a contract for 25 Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks (MBTs), five Bergepanzer 2 armoured recovery vehicles (ARVs, which are based on the Leopard 1) and two Leopard 1 driver training tanks, the German company announced on 14 November 2023. The order, financed by Germany and worth a figure in […]