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08 November 2021

US Air Force moves ahead with new SIGINT sensor prototypes

The US Air Force (USAF) is moving headlong into the prototype phase of the service's new, open archi...

08 November 2021

Airbus, Northrop Grumman partner on NATO AWACS replacement study

Airbus and Northrop Grumman are to lead an industrial partnership seeking to undertake studies into ...

Air news

08 November 2021

Australia progressing Loyal Wingman development programme

Boeing Australia is progressing the development of the Airpower Teaming System (ATS), also known as ...

08 November 2021

DARPA's Gremlins programme achieves first mid-air capture and recovery

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Dynetics have completed a first success...

05 November 2021

FEINDEF 2021: SCR converts target drone into UAV

Sistemas de Control Remoto (SCR) is to start selling a version of its SCRAB target drone converted i...

C4ISR news

05 November 2021

Elbit UK secures British Army deployable training contract

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract for the Interim Combined Arms Virtual Simula...

02 November 2021

Update: KAI to develop new ISR aircraft system for RoKAF under Baekdu-II project

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has been selected by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration...

04 November 2021

Israel deploys new aerostat radar

The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 3 November that the Israel Missile Defense Organi...

Industry news

08 November 2021

Nigeria orders Turkish OPVs

The Nigerian Navy signed a contract with the Turkish shipyard Dearsan covering the delivery of two n...

02 November 2021

Update: Malaysia proposes USD3.9 billion defence budget for 2022

The Malaysian government has proposed a 2022 defence budget of MYR16.14 billion (USD3.9 billion). Th...

04 November 2021

USMC plans AAV divestment, plots way to support vehicles sold to foreign nations

The US Marine Corps (USMC) is poised to retire its family of assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs) in t...

Land news

05 November 2021

FEINDEF 2021: Duma Engineering's ASV350 ready for series production

Spanish company Duma Engineering told Janes at the International Defence and Security Fair (FEINDEF)...

03 November 2021

Update: German Leopard 2 tested with Trophy APS for first time

The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) announced on 2 November that it and its German counterpart had...

02 November 2021

USMC working on ACV changes, surf zone operations still halted

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has said it anticipates that it will once again be able to use its new fl...

Sea news

04 November 2021

Fire-damaged SSN Perle returns to Toulon to resume refit following completion of ‘hybridisation'

The French Navy's fire-damaged Rubis-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) FS Perle (S 606) w...

01 November 2021

Replacement of Dutch Walrus-class submarines delayed

The replacement of the Royal Netherlands Navy's four Walrus-class diesel submarines will probably ta...

29 October 2021

LIG Nex1 selected for RoKN's CIWS-II programme

South Korean company LIG Nex1 has won a bid to locally develop and produce a new close-in weapon sys...

Security news

05 November 2021

Canadian and US intelligence agencies focus on climate change

Tricia Geddes, Deputy Director for Policy at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), told...

01 November 2021

Janes Analysis: Climate change, the military and COP26

The latest open-source intelligence on the intersection between climate and national security from J...

04 November 2021

China rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, says US DoD report

China is expanding its nuclear weapon capabilities much faster than US officials had predicted a yea...

Weapons news

05 November 2021

FEINDEF 2021: EXPAL prepares to deliver its first Dual EIMOS mortars

The Dual EXPAL Integrated Mortar System (EIMOS) 81 mm was exhibited for the first time at the Intern...

05 November 2021

Saudi Arabia receives clearance to buy follow-on AMRAAM missiles

Saudi Arabia has been cleared by the US government to replenish its stock of Raytheon AIM-120 Advanc...

03 November 2021

UK pauses I-SSGW as debate continues on capability need

Testimony to a parliamentary committee by the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) most senior officer has cast re...
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