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09 December 2022

China's DF-17 designed to strike Pacific bases: US

China's Dong Feng-17 (DF-17) hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)-powered medium-range ballistic missile (...

09 December 2022

I/ITSEC 22: MVRsimulation gets accreditation for DJFT JTAC trainer, launches mobile version

MVRsimulation has achieved interim accreditation for joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) trainin...

Air news

09 December 2022

VIDEX 2022: Vietnam operationalises locally developed unmanned vehicles for CBRN defence missions

The People's Army of Vietnam has operationalised an indigenously developed unmanned ground vehicle (...

09 December 2022

VIDEX 2022: Vietnam Army deploys locally developed UAV for scout, targeting operations

The People's Army of Vietnam (PAV) has inducted a locally developed fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehic...

09 December 2022

UK, Japan, Italy launch Global Combat Air Programme

The UK, Japan, and Italy have combined their future fighter efforts, with the new Global Combat Air ...

C4ISR news

09 December 2022

VIDEX 2022: Vietnam-developed air-defence radar commences final trials with army

A locally developed S-band medium-range 3D air-defence radar has commenced final trials with the Peo...

08 December 2022

New Zealand receives first P-8A

New Zealand has received the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft ordered in ...

08 December 2022

Indra, Centum partner to build space surveillance radar for India

Spanish technology company Indra has signed an agreement with Bangalore-based Centum Electronics to ...

Industry news

09 December 2022

Estonia orders HIMARS

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) announced in a press release on 3 December that i...

09 December 2022

Brazil commissions patrol ship armed with new gun system

The Brazilian Navy commissioned NPa Maracanã (P72) – the fleet's third Macaé-class NPa 500 patrol sh...

07 December 2022

Lockheed Martin teams with Rafael on laser weapons

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Lockheed Martin announced on 5 December that they have signed an...

Land news

09 December 2022

Japan selects Patria's AMV for Type 96 replacement programme

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has selected Finnish company Patria for the Japan Ground Self...

07 December 2022

AVNL proposes infantry combat vehicle for Indian Army

India's state-run Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) has proposed a Futuristic Infantry Combat V...

02 December 2022

Colombia buys four Hunter TR-12 MRAP vehicles

The Colombian Ministry of Defense has bought four new Hunter TR-12-22 mine-resistant ambush-protecte...

Sea news

09 December 2022

VIDEX 2022: Vietnam configures submarine rescue ship for hydrographic survey, medical operations

The Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) is in the process of fitting out its sole submarine rescue vessel su...

08 December 2022

Turkey's first Reis-class submarine starts sea trials

The first of six new Type 214TN Reis-class submarines on order for the Turkish Navy has started init...

05 December 2022

Navantia signs MOU to deliver more Saudi naval vessels

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) sig...

Security news

05 December 2022

Border clearances, faster harbour-rail transport among new EU military mobility goals

The European Union's (EU's) newly revised military mobility (MM) plan will focus largely on boosting...

25 November 2022

Update – Changing the guard: Concern over US withdrawal of F-15 jets from Okinawa

The withdrawal of two squadrons of US Air Force (USAF) Boeing F-15C fighter jets from Okinawa has pr...

21 November 2022

Canada eyes larger defence role in Indo-Pacific

Canada plans to bolster its military presence and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region amid growi...

Weapons news

09 December 2022

VIDEX 2022: Vietnam upgrades ZSU-23-4M anti-aircraft guns with missiles, electro-optics

The People's Army of Vietnam (PAV) has upgraded selected units of its ZSU-23-4M self-propelled anti-...

09 December 2022

VIDEX 2022: Russian company positions 9A52-4 rocket system for regional requirements

A teaming of Russian companies has completed development works on a lightweight variant of the Smerc...

25 November 2022

State of mines: Future of naval mine warfare in Asia-Pacific

Mines constitute the most cost-efficient anti-access, area-denial (A2/AD) naval weapon. NATO's Naval...
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