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10 May 2021

US deploying B-52s, F/A-18s to protect troops withdrawing from Afghanistan amid high levels of violence

The United States is deploying additional military aircraft to bolster protection for US and coaliti...

07 May 2021

EU considers new rapid entry force and military training in Mozambique

European defence ministers meeting in Brussels on 6 May discussed ideas for strengthening the EU’s e...

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19 January 2021

Prize catch: Gremlins testing puts air-recoverable UAVs within reach

In late 2020, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) revealed that an industry team l...

11 May 2021

South Korea's ADD announces development of autonomous navigation technology for UAVs

South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) announced on 11 May that it has completed develop...

11 May 2021

Northrop Grumman to develop sense-and-avoid solution for Triton

The US Navy (USN) has issued Northrop Grumman with a prototype and risk reduction contract for the d...

C4ISR news

11 May 2021

Update: Lockheed Martin, Pentagon establish bi-directional communications between fifth-generation aircraft, ground units

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Pentagon for the first time established bi-directional communica...

03 May 2021

US Army demonstrates MUOS capability for tactical radios

US Army tactical radio and networked communications specialists demonstrated, for the first time, th...

03 May 2021

Advanced C2 software suite clears critical USAF milestone

An early variant of a new, advanced suite of combat management tools and software under development ...

Industry news

19 January 2021

Prize catch: Gremlins testing puts air-recoverable UAVs within reach

In late 2020, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) revealed that an industry team l...

11 May 2021

South Korea's ADD announces development of autonomous navigation technology for UAVs

South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) announced on 11 May that it has completed develop...

11 May 2021

Northrop Grumman to develop sense-and-avoid solution for Triton

The US Navy (USN) has issued Northrop Grumman with a prototype and risk reduction contract for the d...

Land news

11 May 2021

Launcher set up at UK MoD Hebrides for GQM-163A firings

A US launcher asset dating from the late 1960s has been installed on the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD...

11 May 2021

PLAGF's Xinjiang Military Command operating new 122 mm, 4×4 SPH

China continues to modernise the equipment and enhance the combat capabilities of the People’s Liber...

10 May 2021

GM Defense moves ahead with ISV production, unveils electric truck concept

GM Defense has opened a new factory in Concord, North Carolina, to manufacture the US Army’s Infantr...

Sea news

10 May 2021

Russian Navy commissions Project 885M submarine Kazan

The Russian Navy (VMF) commissioned the Project 885M (Yasen-M-class) nuclear-powered attack/cruise m...

10 May 2021

Malaysia to resume LCS programme

The Malaysian government approved the resumption of production of Maharaja Lela (Gowind)-class litto...

10 May 2021

Australia hands over second Guardian-class patrol boat to Solomon Islands

Australia has handed over the second and final Guardian-class patrol boat built for the government o...

Security news

27 April 2021

Delayed Ethiopian poll likely to be disrupted by ongoing conflict

Ethiopia’s general election, originally scheduled for August 2020 but delayed amid the Covid-19 pand...

30 April 2021

US-hosted summit highlights national security implications of climate change

The United States Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines told the White House-hosted L...

30 April 2021

Enemy-initiated attacks in Afghanistan increased by nearly 37% in first quarter of 2021

As US and coalition troops begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan, the fighting between Afghan gove...

Weapons news

11 May 2021

PLAGF's Xinjiang Military Command operating new 122 mm, 4×4 SPH

China continues to modernise the equipment and enhance the combat capabilities of the People’s Liber...

11 May 2021

Launcher set up at UK MoD Hebrides for GQM-163A firings

A US launcher asset dating from the late 1960s has been installed on the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD...

10 May 2021

US Navy seizes large weapons shipment in Arabian Sea

The crew of US Navy cruiser USS Monterey seized a large shipment of weapons after stopping and searc...
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