UK Sends ‘Storm Shadow’ Missiles to Ukraine
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed in the House of Commons that the UK is donating Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Air
UAE Cancels 800-million-euro worth H225M Helicopter Deal
The UAE cancelled an agreement with Airbus to acquire a dozen H225M Caracal multirole helicopters for roughly 800 million euros.
Weapon / Missile
Azerbaijan’s Su-25 Launched Bomb with KGK
Azerbaijan’s Su-25 aircraft was photographed with a KGK guided-kit bomb on the “Spotter Day” of the Anatolian Eagle 2023 Exercise.
Weapon / Missile
Ukraine Received an APR-40 122 MLRS from Croatia
Croatia has reportedly donated APR-40 122 mm MLRS to the Armed Forces of Ukraine to support the country against Russia.
Air
Poland Receives Second-hand AH-64E Apache Helicopters
Poland will receive eight second-hand AH-64E Guardian Apache attack helicopters from the US as an interim solution.
Air
Unmanned Systems
The Su-57 Felon controls S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs
Sukhoi Su-57 Felon stealth fighter jet will control four S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs on a combat mission and control up to a range of 1,500 km.
Weapon / Missile
Air
Sniper for Poland’s FA-50 fighters
Poland will get 34 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods for FA-50 fighters that will be procured from the Republic of Korea.
Communication
Raytheon Announces Next-Gen Optical Communication
Raytheon Next Gen Optical Communication Raytheon announced the laser-based Optical Communications system to provide secure data transfer.
Weapon / Missile
Spain Buys Mistral-3 Portable Anti-Aircraft Systems
Spanish Defence Ministry approved a fund of € 330 million to acquire a short-range anti-aircraft Mistral-3 missile system.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Hellenic Navy’s First FDI Frigate is Under Construction
Naval Shipyard shared photos of the first Navy FDI frigate under construction for the Hellenic Navy. Greece is currently holding DEFEA Defence Expo in Athens.
Air
India’s First C295 Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight
India’s first Airbus C295 transport aircraft completed its maiden flight with the aim of its delivery by the second half of 2023.
Ammunition
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
ASELSAN Displays TOLUN IIR at Anatolian Eagle
ASELSAN’s products are displayed in the open air at SOLOTURK F-16 Aircraft. Some products are displayed at an exhibition area dedicated to that purpose.
Ammunition
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
SOLOTÜRK Displays ASELSAN's Smart Quad Rack and LGK
SOLOTÜRK exhibited ASELSAN’s SADAK-4T Smart Quad Rack, TOLUN Miniature Bomb and Laser Guidance Kit (LGK) at the Anatolian Eagle Exercise.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
IAI Presents its First Autonomous Submarine BlueWhale
Israeli IAI presents its large-displacement autonomous underwater vessel for intelligence-gathering operations for maritime surveillance.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 Canada advances multinational defence financing initiative - Ottawa aims to unveil around 10 founding members of its proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Ba...
- 09:00 South Korea deepens NATO defence-industrial engagement - President Lee Jae Myung will attend the NATO Summit and Defence Industry Forum to expand defence exp...
- 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 expand infrastructure protection missions - Navies are broadening 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 replacing reliance on a few high-value satellites with proliferated co...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a strategic military capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
