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30 April 2021

Rafael outlines future infantry concept

Israel’s Rafael is developing a range of systems, many of which are entering service with the Israel...

27 April 2021

UK sets course for CSG21 deployment

The UK Ministry of Defence has released details of the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) forthcoming carrier strik...

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06 May 2021

Sierra Nevada protests US Air Force's planned award to Sikorsky for HH-60W upgrades

Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) is contesting the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) intention to sole-source a USD980...

06 May 2021

Iraqi Su-25s, UAVs grounded because of lack of spares

Iraq’s Russian-made Su-25 ground-attack aircraft and Chinese-made CH-4 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV...

04 May 2021

UK F-35Bs to strike Islamic State on inaugural Queen Elizabeth carrier cruise

The United Kingdom is to deploy the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter against ...

C4ISR news

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 ...

03 May 2021

JADC2 strategy, posture review in final stages

The policy underpinnings for the United States Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and ...

Industry news

04 May 2021

Update: DSME launches fifth Daegu-class frigate for South Korean navy

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched the fifth of eight Daeg...

05 May 2021

USMC's AAV fleet still sidelined as fixes continue, service leaders say

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is working on material fixes and upgrades to its Amphibious As...

04 May 2021

USMC weighing ARV bids for prototyping competition

Industry bids for the US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) prototyping co...

Land news

05 May 2021

USMC's AAV fleet still sidelined as fixes continue, service leaders say

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is working on material fixes and upgrades to its Amphibious As...

04 May 2021

USMC weighing ARV bids for prototyping competition

Industry bids for the US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) prototyping co...

04 May 2021

IDF orders Z-Mag off-roader

Israel Aerospace Industries’s (IAI’s) Elta group is preparing for large-scale production of the new ...

Sea news

04 May 2021

Update: DSME launches fifth Daegu-class frigate for South Korean navy

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched the fifth of eight Daeg...

04 May 2021

UK F-35Bs to strike Islamic State on inaugural Queen Elizabeth carrier cruise

The United Kingdom is to deploy the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter against ...

03 May 2021

JADC2 strategy, posture review in final stages

The policy underpinnings for the United States Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and ...

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

30 April 2021

Best-and-final-offers for Finnish Hornet replacement submitted

All five bidders for Finland’s fighter replacement programme, known as HX, submitted their best-and-...

29 April 2021

Seoul says North Korean SRBMs test-launched on 25 March travelled 600 km

South Korea has revised its assessment of the distance travelled by the North Korean short-range bal...

29 April 2021

France test launches another M51 missile

The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, conducted a test ...
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