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28 September 2020

QinetiQ publishes report on countering ‘grey-zone' warfare

British defence technology house QinetiQ has published a report outlining a way forward for the Unit...

28 September 2020

Update: UK paratroopers drop debut into Ukraine

British Army paratroopers jumped into Ukraine for the first time, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) a...

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28 September 2020

EATC marks first decade of operations

The European Air Transport Command (EATC) has marked its first 10 years of operations, with a ceremo...

28 September 2020

NATO MMU to receive additional MRTT aircraft

The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) located at Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherla...

28 September 2020

X-Chimera VTOL UAV seen in PLAAF Airborne Corps exercise

Chinese state-owned television has released video footage showing what appears to be the X-Chimera v...

C4ISR news

28 September 2020

Singapore commissions coast guard boat handling, firing simulator

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has commissioned a new tactical boat handling and firing simulator ...

25 September 2020

Lessons learned: Project Convergence hiccups prompt US Army to examine network tweaks

US Army officials gathered at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, on 23 September to watch an experimental...

25 September 2020

Blighter Surveillance Systems launches new counter-drone radar

The UK’s Blighter Surveillance Systems has launched the A800 3D unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detect...

Industry news

28 September 2020

EATC marks first decade of operations

The European Air Transport Command (EATC) has marked its first 10 years of operations, with a ceremo...

28 September 2020

NATO MMU to receive additional MRTT aircraft

The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) located at Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherla...

28 September 2020

Singapore commissions coast guard boat handling, firing simulator

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has commissioned a new tactical boat handling and firing simulator ...

Land news

25 September 2020

Curtiss-Wright to buy communications firm PacStar

US industrial conglomerate Curtiss-Wright has agreed to acquire military communications equipment su...

25 September 2020

US Marine Corps Commandant says traditional amphib ships still needed, but service will focus on new smaller fleet

Although the US Marine Corps (USMC) will still use traditional relatively large amphibious-centric U...

25 September 2020

Lessons learned: Project Convergence hiccups prompt US Army to examine network tweaks

US Army officials gathered at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, on 23 September to watch an experimental...

Sea news

25 September 2020

US Marine Corps Commandant says traditional amphib ships still needed, but service will focus on new smaller fleet

Although the US Marine Corps (USMC) will still use traditional relatively large amphibious-centric U...

25 September 2020

Lockheed Martin to perform ‘unique sea trials' of F-35 for non-US customers

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted Lockheed Martin to conduct aircraft car...

23 September 2020

US Navy checks inventory to help US Marine Corps implement Force Design 2030 plan

The US Navy (USN) is combing through its existing inventory of weapons, equipment and systems to hel...

Security news

24 September 2020

Belarusian president likely to hold on to power with Russian help

Mass protests began in cities across Belarus after the opposition rejected the allegedly rigged resu...

18 September 2020

China's Belt and Road drive falters amid Covid-19 pandemic

Reports of the death of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have been greatly exaggerated. Two high-p...

14 September 2020

Armenia-Azerbaijan territorial dispute remains critical flashpoint

The long-standing military confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory ...

Weapons news

25 September 2020

Lessons learned: Project Convergence hiccups prompt US Army to examine network tweaks

US Army officials gathered at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, on 23 September to watch an experimental...

25 September 2020

US Marine Corps Commandant says traditional amphib ships still needed, but service will focus on new smaller fleet

Although the US Marine Corps (USMC) will still use traditional relatively large amphibious-centric U...

23 September 2020

US Navy checks inventory to help US Marine Corps implement Force Design 2030 plan

The US Navy (USN) is combing through its existing inventory of weapons, equipment and systems to hel...
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