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22 June 2021

Queen Elizabeth launches F-35s against Islamic State

The United Kingdom'sHMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has launched Lockheed Martin F-35B combat a...

11 June 2021

US transfers some Afghan MD 530F support to UAE

The United States has part transferred support of Afghanistan's fleet of MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) M...

Air news

21 June 2021

Lockheed Martin plots F-35 production rate plan coming out of Covid-19

Lockheed Martin is finalising a plan to stabilise F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) deliv...

21 June 2021

French Armed Forces Ministry details UAV roadmap

The French Armed Forces Ministry provided elements of the roadmap for its medium-altitude, long-endu...

21 June 2021

Japan reveals digital development plan for F-X fighter

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has outlined a commitment to apply digital engineering techni...

C4ISR news

18 June 2021

Data management drives new JADC2 strategy

Securing, streamlining, and accelerating capabilities tied to how the US armed forces leverage colle...

16 June 2021

South Korea to deploy rail-mounted robot, AI-based surveillance systems to enhance border security

South Korea plans to deploy two new surveillance systems later this year to enhance round-the-clock ...

16 June 2021

US Army awards enhanced HADES airborne ISR contract

The US Army has contracted L3 and Raytheon to demonstrate, develop, build, and integrate prototype e...

Industry news

21 June 2021

Janes analysis: US DoD FY22 Unfunded Priority List requests amount to 3% of the official FY22 President’s Budget Request

Janes has identified 14 Unfunded Priority Lists (UPL lists) that were submitted to the congressional...

21 June 2021

Royal New Zealand Navy orders four REMUS 300 UUVs

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced on 21 June that it has received an order for four REMU...

21 June 2021

Update: Video footage emerges of new Chinese submarine

Video footage posted on the TikTok social media platform appears to confirm that a new conventionall...

Land news

21 June 2021

Rheinmetall plans hybrid version of Mission Master UGV

Rheinmetall plans to introduce a hybrid version of its Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle (UGV),...

21 June 2021

Bangladesh Army inducts new 300 mm MRLs

The Bangladesh Army has inducted into service an undisclosed number of Tiger T-300 multiple rocket l...

18 June 2021

Data management drives new JADC2 strategy

Securing, streamlining, and accelerating capabilities tied to how the US armed forces leverage colle...

Sea news

21 June 2021

Royal New Zealand Navy orders four REMUS 300 UUVs

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced on 21 June that it has received an order for four REMU...

21 June 2021

Update: Video footage emerges of new Chinese submarine

Video footage posted on the TikTok social media platform appears to confirm that a new conventionall...

18 June 2021

Australia marks first tactical deployment of M1A1 tanks in amphibious exercise

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has carried out its first-ever tactical deployment of Australian ...

Security news

17 June 2021

NATO leaders extend Article 5 mutual defence clause to space domain

NATO leaders have thrown down the gauntlet to protect their newest operational domain, warning adver...

07 June 2021

Pentagon Budget 2022: US Space Force expanding M-Code GPS capability

The US Space Force (USSF) is eyeing fiscal year (FY) 2022 as the window for service officials to mak...

02 June 2021

NATO leaders set to launch new ‘defence innovation accelerator' at summit

NATO leaders will consider two controversial proposals during their 14 June Brussels summit: increas...

Weapons news

21 June 2021

Bangladesh Army inducts new 300 mm MRLs

The Bangladesh Army has inducted into service an undisclosed number of Tiger T-300 multiple rocket l...

18 June 2021

Rafael networks Python-5 short-range air-to-air missile with Global Link SDR

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has enhanced its fifth-generation Python-5 short-range air-to-air mi...

17 June 2021

Taiwan signs USD1.75 billion weapons contract with US

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on 17 June that it has signed two contracts wo...
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