U.S. Army Cancels Patriot PAC-3 AD Missile Replacement
The U.S. Army has abandoned its plans to replace the PAC-3 long-range air defence missile with the MIM-104 Patriot air defence system.
Weapon / Missile News
ROK Reveals Hyunmoo-V IRBM
The Hyunmoo-V Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), ROK's new strategic asset, was unveiled with its 18x18 launcher vehicle.
Barett Unveils 30 mm Magazine-Fed Grenade Launcher
U.S.-based Barett has revealed its new SSRS 30x42 mm grenade launcher as an alternative to the legacy 40 mm revolving ones.
Netherlands Eyes NASAMS and NOMADS AD Systems
Kongsberg has announced that the Netherlands plans to acquire NASAMS medium-range and the new NOMADS short-range AD systems.
Ukraine Might Receive British DragonFire Laser Weapons
The Ukrainian Minister of Defence, Rustem Umerov, has discussed providing Ukraine with a DragonFire laser weapon.
Saudi Arabia Acquires AGM-114R3 Hellfire II Missiles
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Saudi Arabia of AGM-114R3 Hellfire II Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $655 million.
ROKETSAN Test-Fires LEVENT Missile
The launcher fired a LEVENT short-range air defence missile with onboard AESA radar and EO/IR system.
Brazil Freezes 155 mm SPH Acquisition From Israel
Brazil has frozen its deal with Israel for ATMOS 2000 155 mm SPHs as a protest to the war crimes committed by the latter in Gaza.
SERHAT DUAL C-RAM/UAS Radar Serves TAF
ASELSAN has shared the image of the new SERHAT DUAL (STR 400-G) in service with the Turkish Armed Forces on a-Bülten October 2024 issue.
U.S.: The Threshold on S-400 is the NDAA and CAATSA, not IAB
Deploying S-400 at IAB won’t solve the problem. The threshold is not about easing U.S. concerns. It is about meeting the NDAA and CAATSA demands.”
ASELSAN Mentions New TOLUN SDB Variant
ASELSAN's a-Bülten monthly newspaper has mentioned a new variant of TOLUN Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) named TOLUN-S in its October issue.
Russia Tests Rapira-2 Gun/Jammer C-UAS System
Russian MoD has published the new Rapira-2 C-UAS system testing footage combining a machine gun and jammer to intercept UAV threats.
Marlin USV Fires KUZGUN-KY from Fixed Launcher
SEFİNE-ASELSAN’s Marlin USV has launched the KUZGUN-KY surface-to-surface missile from its eight-cell fixed launcher.
STM Tests HEAT Warhead for Kargu Kamikaze UAV
The Turkish firm has shared test footage of the HEAT warhead for the Kargu rotary-wing kamikaze UAV on X (Twitter).
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO allies launch joint Triton surveillance drone programme - Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway signed a letter of intent to procure up to five MQ-4C Triton hi...
- 09:00 NATO begins negotiations for up to 10 Saab GlobalEye aircraft - NATO has launched negotiations with Saab for up to 10 GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft to r...
- 09:00 Lockheed and Rheinmetall bring ATACMS production to Europe - Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall agreed to establish ATACMS missile production in Germany, marking th...
- 09:00 Canada confirms TKMS as preferred submarine supplier - Canada selected Germany's TKMS as the preferred supplier for up to 12 submarines, deepening defence...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement continues shifting toward layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems broaden infrastructure protection role - Navies are increasing deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly adopting proliferated constellations of smaller satellites to improve...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
