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04 December 2020

US Army deploying 45 SFAB soldiers to Honduras

The US Army is sending approximately 45 Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) soldiers to Hondura...

03 December 2020

Pentagon seeks to improve training opportunities in Japan

The Pentagon is looking for ways to better utilise existing training opportunities in Japan to impro...

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04 December 2020

Upgrade funding, accelerated procurement drives USAF HH-60W cost growth

Capability upgrades identified in 2019 and accelerated aircraft procurement of the US Air Force (USA...

04 December 2020

Malian Air Force orders second C295W

The Malian Air Force has ordered a second Airbus C295W transport aircraft, the company announced on ...

04 December 2020

Airbus VSR700 completes first autonomous flight from a moving deck

Airbus Helicopters announced on 30 November that it successfully performed autonomous take-off and l...

C4ISR news

24 November 2020

FCAS progresses with award of sensor contract

The Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF) being developed by Fran...

25 November 2020

US Army unveils Capability Set 23 main focus efforts

US Army officials have homed in on three major areas of focus to drive its development efforts for t...

25 November 2020

US Army solicits bids for new cryptographic technologies

The US Army is soliciting industry proposals to develop new cryptographic technologies, designed to ...

Industry news

04 December 2020

Upgrade funding, accelerated procurement drives USAF HH-60W cost growth

Capability upgrades identified in 2019 and accelerated aircraft procurement of the US Air Force (USA...

04 December 2020

Chinese defence giants sign partnership deal

Two of China’s biggest defence industrial enterprises – the China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSC) and...

04 December 2020

Germany delays TLVS once again

Germany has again delayed its Taktische Luftverteidigungssystem (TLVS) ground-based air-defence prog...

Land news

04 December 2020

Germany delays TLVS once again

Germany has again delayed its Taktische Luftverteidigungssystem (TLVS) ground-based air-defence prog...

03 December 2020

Singapore Army unveils next-generation personal equipment

The Singapore Army on 2 December launched a new set of personal equipment comprising a new lightweig...

03 December 2020

Ukraine upgrades BTS-4 armoured recovery vehicle

The Lviv Armored Plant, part of Ukraine’s state-owned UkrOboronProm (UOP), has upgraded and delivere...

Sea news

02 December 2020

Indonesia in talks with Naval Group for variant of Riachuelo-class submarine

Officials from Indonesia’s defence ministry are in discussions with a consortium led by French shipb...

02 December 2020

New PLAN hospital ship deploys to the South China Sea

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a new 4,000-tonne hospital ship on 30 Nove...

02 December 2020

US State Department approves potential sale of latest Phalanx CIWS version for RoKN's first KDX III Batch II destroyer

The US Department of State has approved a potential USD39 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of two...

Security news

04 December 2020

Military use of social media accounts widens

The proliferation of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in the 2010s has enabled professionals and ama...

02 December 2020

Security paradox poses conundrum for French governance

France is facing renewed protests over a controversial draft security law which, among other provisi...

01 December 2020

Austrian intelligence service under pressure to reform

Austrian Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer on 4 November announced plans to reform the national...

Weapons news

04 December 2020

Germany delays TLVS once again

Germany has again delayed its Taktische Luftverteidigungssystem (TLVS) ground-based air-defence prog...

03 December 2020

Singapore Army unveils next-generation personal equipment

The Singapore Army on 2 December launched a new set of personal equipment comprising a new lightweig...

02 December 2020

US State Department approves potential sale of latest Phalanx CIWS version for RoKN's first KDX III Batch II destroyer

The US Department of State has approved a potential USD39 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of two...
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