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26 July 2021

Georgia outlines defence procurement priorities

The Georgian government has revealed its defence procurement priorities up to 2030, which includes a...

22 July 2021

Kuwaiti airbase upgrade revealed

The Kuwaiti Air Force's (KAF's) Ahmed al-Jaber Air Base is to undergo a significant upgrade to accom...

Air news

02 August 2021

US Navy completes first AARGM-ER live fire test milestone

The US Navy (USN), in association with Northrop Grumman, conducted the first live fire test of an AG...

02 August 2021

KAI to support Boeing in upgrading RoKAF's E-737 AEW&C aircraft

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a KRW18 billion (USD15.6 million) contract with Boeing on 28...

02 August 2021

UK defence secretary wants ‘volume' Tempest production

The UK government envisages ‘volume production' of the Tempest Future Combat Air System (FCAS) at BA...

C4ISR news

02 August 2021

BAE Systems eyes operational tests of MGUE capabilities

Programme engineers at BAE Systems are preparing for a series of operational evaluations on the comp...

02 August 2021

US Army working on cloud, data mesh capabilities for CPCE

The US Army officials are exploring ways to integrate cloud computing and mesh networking capabiliti...

02 August 2021

KAI to support Boeing in upgrading RoKAF's E-737 AEW&C aircraft

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a KRW18 billion (USD15.6 million) contract with Boeing on 28...

Industry news

03 August 2021

Parker Hannifin moves to buy Meggitt

US-based Parker Hannifin Corporation has agreed to acquire fellow motion and control system provider...

02 August 2021

Kuwait receives first M1A2K tank

A delegation from Kuwait's Land Force has officially received the first M1A2K main battle tank at a ...

27 July 2021

China's military-civil fusion aids the growth of wargames

Wargames (兵棋推演, bīngqí tuīyǎn) have experienced a renaissance in China, with computer wargames in pa...

Land news

02 August 2021

Kuwait receives first M1A2K tank

A delegation from Kuwait's Land Force has officially received the first M1A2K main battle tank at a ...

02 August 2021

US Navy completes first AARGM-ER live fire test milestone

The US Navy (USN), in association with Northrop Grumman, conducted the first live fire test of an AG...

02 August 2021

US Army working on cloud, data mesh capabilities for CPCE

The US Army officials are exploring ways to integrate cloud computing and mesh networking capabiliti...

Sea news

02 August 2021

RAN's third and final Hobart-class destroyer is ready for operational duty

The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) third and final Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) returne...

02 August 2021

TKMS aims to demonstrate MUM XLUUV prototype from mid-2024

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) is planning to build a large unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) de...

02 August 2021

Indonesia increases amount of foreign defence loans approved for 2021

The Indonesian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has granted approval for the country's armed forces (Tentar...

Security news

26 July 2021

Islamist insurgency intensifies in eastern DRC

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group that originated in Uganda, are engaged in an Isla...

27 July 2021

China's military-civil fusion aids the growth of wargames

Wargames (兵棋推演, bīngqí tuīyǎn) have experienced a renaissance in China, with computer wargames in pa...

30 June 2021

UN commission remains split on drug control

The 64th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the central policy-making body for the U...

Weapons news

02 August 2021

US Navy completes first AARGM-ER live fire test milestone

The US Navy (USN), in association with Northrop Grumman, conducted the first live fire test of an AG...

02 August 2021

Update: USAF conducts first test of ARRW warhead, but second booster test flight fails

The US Air Force (USAF) 780th Test Squadron, based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida has successfully...

30 July 2021

BAE Systems contracted to manufacture seekers for LRASM Lots 4/5

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has contracted BAE Systems Electronic Systems in Nashua, N...
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