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25 January 2021

China passes law authorising China Coast Guard's use of firepower against foreign vessels

Amid heightened tensions over maritime and territorial disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) Beijing...

25 January 2021

Myanmar to acquire Pantsir-S1 SHORAD systems, radar stations, and Orlan-10E UASs from Russia

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 January that it will supply an undisclosed num...

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25 January 2021

Greece signs for Rafale combat aircraft

Greece and France have finalised a deal for 18 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft for the Hellenic Air ...

25 January 2021

IAI to supply Heron MK II UASs to unnamed Asian nation

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed two deals to supply its Heron MK II unmanned aircraft s...

25 January 2021

UK awards GBP30 million Mosquito ‘loyal wingman' contract

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted Spirit Aerosystems in Belfast to lead the design and...

C4ISR news

25 January 2021

UK MoD selects Elbit Systems for new Dismounted Joint Fires Integrator

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded Elbit Systems UK a GBP102 million (USD139 million) five-yea...

25 January 2021

USN begins I-Stalker LREOSS fits to carriers

The US Navy (USN) has revealed initial installations of its Improved Stalker (I-Stalker) Long Range ...

25 January 2021

HENSOLDT UK unveils new X-band ground surveillance radar

HENSOLDT UK has unveiled its newest mid-range, X-band ground surveillance radar designed to enable o...

Industry news

26 January 2021

7 years of uninterrupted growth takes global defence spend to USD1.9 trillion, says Janes

Continuing seven years of uninterrupted expansion, global defence spending rose by 1.9% in 2020, acc...

25 January 2021

Greece signs for Rafale combat aircraft

Greece and France have finalised a deal for 18 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft for the Hellenic Air ...

25 January 2021

UK MoD selects Elbit Systems for new Dismounted Joint Fires Integrator

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded Elbit Systems UK a GBP102 million (USD139 million) five-yea...

Land news

25 January 2021

HENSOLDT UK unveils new X-band ground surveillance radar

HENSOLDT UK has unveiled its newest mid-range, X-band ground surveillance radar designed to enable o...

25 January 2021

South Korea completes development of K808 command post variant

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 25 January that Hyundai...

25 January 2021

US Army seeks 'graceful migration' from SINCGARS

US Army leaders are moving forward with evaluating options for an eventual replacement of the servic...

Sea news

25 January 2021

Australia terminates submarine rescue system contract

Australia has cancelled a contract with Phoenix International for the delivery of a new submarine es...

25 January 2021

USN begins I-Stalker LREOSS fits to carriers

The US Navy (USN) has revealed initial installations of its Improved Stalker (I-Stalker) Long Range ...

22 January 2021

Australian navy's unmanned MCM development picks up pace

The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) efforts to operationalise a rapidly deployable mine-countermeasu...

Security news

15 December 2020

US government sanctions Turkey over S-400 buy

The US government announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s defence acquisition organisation...

04 January 2021

Israel prepares for changes to security landscape in 2021

Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah gave an interview to Al Mayadeen TV on 27 December in w...

23 December 2020

Uncertainty prevails over US cyber strategy shift towards ‘persistent engagement'

United States Cyber Command deployed a team to Estonia in November 2020 as part of a new strategy th...

Weapons news

25 January 2021

Update: Lockheed Martin awarded OpFires Phase 3b contract

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fi...

22 January 2021

MMP missile fired with target designation provided by UAV

MBDA announced in a press release on 21 January that it has demonstrated the firing of the Missile M...

22 January 2021

US Army hosting ‘low collateral' C-sUAS demo

The US Army will evaluate counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) technologies ideal for urban...
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