Boeing reveals enhanced capabilities for MQ-28 Ghost Bat
On 10 June, Boeing unveiled enhanced capabilities for its MQ-28 Ghost Bat when the ILA Berlin Air Show opened in Germany. The company highlighted...
Thales unveils next-gen version of Bushmaster protected vehicle
Thales Australia announced on 15 June, to coincide with the opening of Eurosatory 2026, a new-generation version of the company’s long-running Bushmaster 4×4 protected...
India seeks vehicle-mounted mortars for mountain operations
On 5 June, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a request for information (RfI) seeking a new Mortar Specialist Vehicle (MSV), a platform...
Honeywell delivers first engines for Indian HTT-40 trainer aircraft
US company Honeywell announced on 11 June that it had delivered the first three TPE331-12B engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for use on...
Australia receives final P-8 as Poseidon activities in Asia-Pacific expand
Australia’s 14th and final Boeing P-8A Poseidon arrived home on 26 May, bringing a decade of deliveries of the type to a close. The...
NZ is approved to buy MH-60R helicopters and torpedoes
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 5 June that the country’s State Department had okayed a sale of five Sikorsky MH-60R...
Vietnam develops a new amphibious light tank
The Vietnam People’s Army’s (VPA) newspaper recently described a public review by senior military leadership of the T-1 amphibious light tank currently being developed...
India advances buy of 114 Rafales with a letter of request
India has reportedly issued a letter of request to France for the procurement of 114 Dassault Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government arrangement, according...
Australia welcomes its second Arafura-class OPV
At a ceremony at the Western Australian naval base of HMAS Stirling on 30 May, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commissioned the second of...