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13 September 2021

UK Defence Budget: Still a balancing act

On the opening day of DSEI 2021, taking place at London’s ExCeL centre, Ana Popescu, lead analyst fo...

08 September 2021

Two Royal Navy OPVs begin five-year deployment to Indo-Pacific region

The UK Royal Navy (RN) announced on 7 September that two of its River-class Batch II offshore patrol...

Air news

22 September 2021

WB Group unveils W2MPIR swarming UAV system

Polsnd's WB Group is pushing its new W2MPIR swarming unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, which it ...

22 September 2021

Boeing selects Australian production site for ATS loyal wingman

Boeing has selected the site in Australia where it is to build the Airpower Teaming System (ATS) ‘lo...

22 September 2021

Leonardo offers AW139 helicopter to Polish armed forces

Leonardo subsidiary PZL-Świdnik revealed details of its offer for the Polish armed forces' multirole...

C4ISR news

22 September 2021

DSEI 2021: Lockheed Martin unveils new architecture for training and simulation systems

Lockheed Martin UK (LMUK) has developed a new software architecture to provide a framework from whic...

22 September 2021

DSEI 2021: Rheinmetall Canada showcases digital backbone for networked UGVs

Rheinmetall Canada has developed a digital backbone to network unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), allo...

21 September 2021

DSEI 2021: UK Army Air Corps demos radar-equipped Wildcat helicopter

Two UK Royal Navy (RN) Leonardo Wildcat HMA2 maritime helicopters are on loan to the UK Army Air Cor...

Industry news

22 September 2021

Boeing deepens supply-chain engagements in India

Dynamatic Technologies has become the first Indian firm to participate in the production of Boeing's...

21 September 2021

US Coast Guard appropriations for defence-related activities decline

When adjusted for inflation, the US Coast Guard (USCG) appropriations for defence-related activities...

20 September 2021

US Navy secretary touts other AUKUS components

While the joint-submarine-building plan proposed under the new AUKUS security partnership detailed r...

Land news

22 September 2021

US Army's ‘light tank' competition enters limited user-testing phase

The US Army intends to decide which company will build its new ‘light tank' in the April-to-June 202...

21 September 2021

DSEI 2021: QinetiQ/Dstl team debuts Mobility Test Rig

The Mobility Test Rig (MTR) produced by the UK government's Defence Science and Technology Laborator...

20 September 2021

FNSS details Teber-35 remote-controlled turret

Turkish manufacturer of armoured fighting vehicles and weapon systems FNSS has disclosed details of ...

Sea news

21 September 2021

US Navy secretary calls for naval leadership summit to determine strategy

To help get the US Navy (USN) and the US Marine Corps (USMC) on the same course for priorities, capa...

20 September 2021

UK awards design and concept contracts for next-generation SSN

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has funded BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to undertake early design an...

17 September 2021

DSEI 2021: Sweden modernises its CB90 fast attack craft fleet

Sweden is modernising its fast attack craft fleet with the Combat Boat 90 Next Generation, which Saa...

Security news

22 September 2021

Australian nuclear sub decision driven by technology and Chinese assertiveness

Australia's far-reaching strategic decision to procure a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines with th...

17 September 2021

Washington to review export policies for Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Cyprus

The US Department of State is preparing to add Ethiopia and Eritrea to its list of countries with a ...

13 September 2021

US Air Force chief supports tying F-35 buy to O&S cost constraints

The US Air Force's (USAF's) top officer supports proposed legislation that would limit the total qua...

Weapons news

22 September 2021

AFA 2021: Boeing unveils Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile concept

Boeing displayed at the Air Force Association's (AFA's) annual convention a half-scale model of a Lo...

21 September 2021

Diehl to equip German GBU-48s with TIP warhead

Diehl Defence has been awarded a contract of undisclosed value by the German Federal Office of Bunde...

16 September 2021

DSEI 2021: TDW's PARM 1 seeks comeback

TDW GmbH, a subsidiary of MBDA Germany, publicly displayed its Automated Anti-Tank Weapon (PARM) for...
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