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25 November 2020

German parliament approves funding for new frigate helicopter, tank ammunition, upgraded torpedoes and IT

The budget committee of the Bundestag, the German parliament, has approved funding for the German Na...

24 November 2020

US formally withdraws from Open Skies treaty

The United States formally withdrew from the international Open Skies treaty on 22 November, fulfill...

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25 November 2020

F-35 begins nuclear drop trials

Nuclear drop trials of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) have begun,...

24 November 2020

FCAS progresses with award of sensor contact

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

24 November 2020

Chinese media show Wing Loong-series UAV being used to airdrop supplies

Chinese state-owned media have released video footage showing a Wing Loong-series medium-altitude, l...

C4ISR news

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 ...

24 November 2020

FCAS progresses with award of sensor contact

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

Industry news

25 November 2020

F-35 begins nuclear drop trials

Nuclear drop trials of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) have begun,...

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 ...

Land news

25 November 2020

USN eyes FOC milestone for BQM-177 subsonic target

The US Navy (USN) expects its new BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) to achieve full operational...

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

F-35 begins nuclear drop trials

Nuclear drop trials of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) have begun,...

Sea news

25 November 2020

Taiwan begins construction of first indigenous submarine

Taiwan has officially begun construction of the first of a planned eight locally designed and develo...

24 November 2020

Ford tests combat system equipment, concepts during first strike group operations

Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) has been testing combat system equipment and new concept...

23 November 2020

Newport News Shipbuilding forms one team for Ford-class weapons elevators

Newport News Shipbuilding has created a single team to fix and install Advanced Weapons Elevators (A...

Security news

24 November 2020

Insurgency hinders Somalia's attempts to rebuild security

Since the early 1990s, Somalia has been more readily assigned the status of a ‘failed state’ than pe...

20 November 2020

Social media disinformation disrupts EU missions worldwide

Disinformation campaigns that target the EU’s military and civil security missions in Africa and els...

17 November 2020

Organised crime moves into plastic-waste sector

The huge increase in the sale and transport of waste plastic has created lucrative and varied opport...

Weapons news

25 November 2020

F-35 begins nuclear drop trials

Nuclear drop trials of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) have begun,...

25 November 2020

USN eyes FOC milestone for BQM-177 subsonic target

The US Navy (USN) expects its new BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) to achieve full operational...

24 November 2020

Philippines receives USD18 million worth of defence equipment from US

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) took delivery of USD18 million worth of defence equipment ...
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