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27 October 2020

NATO allies co-operate on GBAD and C-RAM

NATO defence ministers launched co-operation projects on ground-based air defence (GBAD) and rapidly...

27 October 2020

PLA looking to expand use of exoskeletons

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) appears to be aiming to expand the use of exoskeleton systems...

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28 October 2020

Sikorsky contracted to build Lot 4 King Stallion helos for USMC

Sikorsky has been awarded USD550 million to build low-rate initial-production (LRIP) Lot 4 CH-53K Ki...

28 October 2020

LM contracted to build MH-60R helos for Greece

Lockheed Martin has been contracted to build four MH-60R Seahawk maritime multimission helicopters f...

28 October 2020

Northrop Grumman begins building first Triton UAV for Australia

Northrop Grumman commenced assembly of the first of up to seven MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-end...

C4ISR news

26 October 2020

Covid-19: Elbit Systems announces anticipated earnings impact

Israel’s Elbit Systems announced on 26 October that the company was expecting to record an impact on...

26 October 2020

DARPA battle management programme may play into US Army requirements

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) advanced Distributed Battle Management (D...

26 October 2020

Italy to develop G550-based C4ISTAR aircraft

Italy is to acquire a Gulfstream G550-based special mission aircraft under plans revealed in the cou...

Industry news

28 October 2020

Update: US Army receives first four ISVs, half of the initially anticipated delivery

General Motors (GM) Defense handed over its first four Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISVs) to the US Army...

28 October 2020

Sikorsky contracted to build Lot 4 King Stallion helos for USMC

Sikorsky has been awarded USD550 million to build low-rate initial-production (LRIP) Lot 4 CH-53K Ki...

28 October 2020

South Korea aiming to develop ‘core technologies' for light aircraft carrier by 2024

South Korean officials and defence researchers have held their first meeting to discuss the developm...

Land news

28 October 2020

Update: US Army receives first four ISVs, half of the initially anticipated delivery

General Motors (GM) Defense handed over its first four Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISVs) to the US Army...

28 October 2020

Obsolescence issues could increase cost of Leclerc XL upgrade

The cost of the Leclerc XL main battle tank upgrade programme could increase significantly due to ye...

28 October 2020

RoCA practises urban camouflage techniques for armoured vehicles

The Republic of China Army (RoCA) practised different camouflage techniques for tanks and armoured v...

Sea news

28 October 2020

South Korea aiming to develop ‘core technologies' for light aircraft carrier by 2024

South Korean officials and defence researchers have held their first meeting to discuss the developm...

28 October 2020

IITB pushes Matsya 6 AUV development

The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) team at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (AUV-IITB...

27 October 2020

Australia, Singapore further enhance defence relations with CH-47 deck landing

A Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Canberra-class amphibious assault ship has embarked a Republic of Sing...

Security news

27 October 2020

Two injured as Greek minesweeper collides with container ship near Piraeus

A collision between a Hellenic Navy minesweeper and a Portuguese-flagged container ship outside the ...

27 October 2020

Gun-makers enhance 3D-printing technology

The use of 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, has added a new element to firearms technology. F...

26 October 2020

Bosnian politics remains mired in stagnation

November 2020 is the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Agreement (known formally as the ...

Weapons news

27 October 2020

US approves potential FMS to Taiwan of Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems and missiles

On the same day that China announced sanctions against several US companies selling weapons to Taiwa...

26 October 2020

PLAGF brigade displays urban combat skills in training exercise

China’s People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) is aiming to enhance the capability and prepar...

23 October 2020

Indonesia takes delivery of torpedo countermeasures from Turkey

A consignment of acoustic torpedo countermeasure jammers and decoys meant for the Indonesian Navy’s ...
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