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16 August 2022

France completes Mali withdrawal

The French military announced on 15 August that it has completed its withdrawal from Mali, saying th...

16 August 2022

QNu Labs to deliver quantum communication systems to Indian Army

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has decided to procure quantum key distribution (QKD) systems f...

Air news

16 August 2022

Qatar Emiri Air Force receives first Typhoons, readies aircraft for QRA duty

Four Qatari Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft are to depart from BAE Systems Warton site “within d...

16 August 2022

Iran hosting UAV competition for Russia's Army Games

An Iranian base that is allegedly used to train foreign terrorists to operate unmanned aerial vehicl...

12 August 2022

UK seeks new GEO satellite for Skynet

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking a Narrowband Satellite System (NSS) for the Skynet Endur...

C4ISR news

16 August 2022

SNC to trial ISR high-altitude balloon for UK MoD

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) unmanned high-altitude...

12 August 2022

Babcock and IAI to collaborate on radar for UK Serpens project

Babcock is to collaborate with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and subsidiary Elta Systems to offe...

11 August 2022

US Navy receives first next-generation Growler jammer pods

Raytheon Intelligence & Space recently delivered its first ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (...

Industry news

16 August 2022

Snakehead LDUUV prototype completes ‘milestone' IPOE demonstration

The US Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport has revealed an end-to-end demonstratio...

11 August 2022

US Army approves new top-attack, anti-tank landmine production

The US Army awarded Textron Systems with a five-year, low-rate initial production contract to produc...

09 August 2022

India reports growth in offsets value but says firms are missing deadlines

Foreign companies have implemented defence offsets in India worth USD6.83 billion in the past 15 yea...

Land news

15 August 2022

US Army to receive four Mid-Range Capability battery prototypes, fielding set for 2023

Lockheed Martin is poised to deliver four initial Mid-Range Capability (MRC) weapon system batteries...

12 August 2022

USMC CH-53E marks first transport of JLTV to ship and back to shore

The US Marine Corps (USMC) used a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter to transport ...

11 August 2022

US Army outfitting Infantry Squad Vehicle with 20 kW laser, DE M-SHORAD deliveries forthcoming

The US Army is integrating a 20 kW-class laser weapon system into its new Infantry Squad Vehicle (IS...

Sea news

16 August 2022

First Italian PPA departs on maiden deployment

The first of the Italian Navy's new class of multirole offshore patrol ships (Pattugliatore Polivale...

11 August 2022

Carrier Washington redelivery confirmed for 2023

Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is scheduled to return to the navy following its ref...

10 August 2022

Fassmer starts construction on two SVK boats for German Navy

Construction work has started on two new German Navy Seeversuch Küste (SVK) coastal trial support bo...

Security news

15 August 2022

Taiwan engages US on missile sustainment

Taiwan has awarded the US a contract to sustain missile systems operated by the Republic of China Ai...

28 July 2022

US lawmakers advance bill to boost chip making

The US Senate on 27 July passed a Pentagon-backed bill that would provide USD76 billion to shore up ...

20 July 2022

US lawmakers raise security concerns about Chinese logistics system

The US House of Representatives has backed a proposal that would prohibit the US Department of Defen...

Weapons news

12 August 2022

UK prepares for Land GBAD procurement

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) published a prior information notice for the Land Ground Based Air ...

08 August 2022

PGZ develops new air-defence capabilities

Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) plans to develop new short-range air defence (SHORAD) and very short-...

05 August 2022

UK seeks Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on its website on 1 August that the Depa...
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