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31 August 2021

Biden bids ‘adieu' to Afghanistan

Under the cover of darkness, the United States ended its 20 year-long military mission in Afghanista...

31 August 2021

DARPA holds Subterranean Challenge robotics prize competition

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), from 21 to 24 September, will hold the fin...

Air news

31 August 2021

NATO MMU receives fifth MRTT

The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) received its fifth Airbus A330 MultiRole Tan...

31 August 2021

KTRV showcases UAV munitions

Russia's Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) showcased two 100 kg-class precision weapons aimed at ...

27 August 2021

Update: China's TB001 reconnaissance UAV sighted near Japanese airspace for the first time

The Japanese Ministry of Defense's (MoD's) Joint Staff Office (JSO) announced separately on 25 and 2...

C4ISR news

31 August 2021

Hanwha Systems to develop individual battlefield visualisation system for South Korean military

Hanwha Systems has secured a KRW14.5 billion (USD12.5 million) contract to develop a smartphone-base...

31 August 2021

US Navy launches autonomous technologies strategy

The US Navy's (USN's) new autonomous technologies strategy seeks to accelerate development and deplo...

25 August 2021

Germany orders radars for F124 frigates from Hensoldt and IAI

The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany's Fe...

Industry news

31 August 2021

NATO MMU receives fifth MRTT

The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) received its fifth Airbus A330 MultiRole Tan...

31 August 2021

Hanwha Systems to develop individual battlefield visualisation system for South Korean military

Hanwha Systems has secured a KRW14.5 billion (USD12.5 million) contract to develop a smartphone-base...

31 August 2021

KTRV showcases UAV munitions

Russia's Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) showcased two 100 kg-class precision weapons aimed at ...

Land news

31 August 2021

Hanwha Systems to develop individual battlefield visualisation system for South Korean military

Hanwha Systems has secured a KRW14.5 billion (USD12.5 million) contract to develop a smartphone-base...

27 August 2021

Brazil's ARES developing new lightweight RCWS

Brazil's ARES Aeroespacial e Defesa, a local operation of Elbit Systems, is finalising a prototype o...

26 August 2021

AARGM-ER to enter production

Low-rate initial production awards for the US Navy's (USN's) AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided ...

Sea news

31 August 2021

US Navy launches autonomous technologies strategy

The US Navy's (USN's) new autonomous technologies strategy seeks to accelerate development and deplo...

31 August 2021

Saab, FMV, renegotiate A 26 submarine contract as costs rise, schedule slips

The Swedish government and Saab have agreed a rebaselined contract for the A 26 Blekinge-class subma...

27 August 2021

Brazil's ARES developing new lightweight RCWS

Brazil's ARES Aeroespacial e Defesa, a local operation of Elbit Systems, is finalising a prototype o...

Security news

04 August 2021

Interference on SAR imagery offers tool for OSINT analysis

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capabilities on Sentinel-1A/B (S1A/S1B) satellites operated by the Eu...

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...

Weapons news

31 August 2021

Hanwha Systems to develop individual battlefield visualisation system for South Korean military

Hanwha Systems has secured a KRW14.5 billion (USD12.5 million) contract to develop a smartphone-base...

27 August 2021

Brazil's ARES developing new lightweight RCWS

Brazil's ARES Aeroespacial e Defesa, a local operation of Elbit Systems, is finalising a prototype o...

26 August 2021

USMC removes Raytheon as MADIS Inc 1 ‘prime integrator'

A new US Marine Corps (USMC) air defence system, based around the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV...
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