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09 August 2022

RAAF improving Super Hornet, Growler air combat training

An air combat training programme for Australia's Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler air...

08 August 2022

China ends unprecedented show of force around Taiwan with enduring repercussions

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) appears to have wound down the series of unprecedented milita...

Air news

09 August 2022

Iraq returns CH-4 UAV to service

The Iraqi Army Aviation Command (IAAC) has returned its first Chinese-made CH-4 armed unmanned aeria...

08 August 2022

UK awards contracts for UAS swarm project

Malloy Aeronautics and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) group have been awarded a contract as part of...

08 August 2022

PLA's drills intended to show capabilities to invade Taiwan

A series of drills conducted by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently are intended to demo...

C4ISR news

09 August 2022

British Army praises artillery training solution, eyes improvements

The British Army has learnt a number of lessons from its use of Cubic's artillery mission training s...

09 August 2022

USMC explores operational use of low Earth orbit satcom

The US Marine Corps (USMC) displayed a variety of emerging communications equipment during the amphi...

02 August 2022

Israel Aerospace Industries unveils new STAR-X 3D naval radar

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has expanded its naval radar portfolio with the introduction of a ...

Industry news

09 August 2022

India reports growth in offsets value but says firms are missing deadlines

Foreign companies have implemented defence offsets in India worth USD6.83 billion in the past 15 yea...

02 August 2022

Update: Hanwha announces defence consolidation

Hanwha Aerospace has announced a merger of the Hanwha group's defence businesses as part of plans to...

04 August 2022

US Army conducts Iron Dome flight test

US Army soldiers recently used Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' Iron Dome during a live-fire test ag...

Land news

09 August 2022

USCG faces logistical and operational challenges in Alaska for Island-class patrol forces

To maintain its Island-class boats and continue patrolling the treacherous Alaskan coast, the US Coa...

04 August 2022

Kasser II MRAP consignment seen in UAE

A production batch of Kasser II mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles was seen when the Un...

02 August 2022

UK disbands armoured infantry brigade

British Army chiefs have disbanded one of the service's three armoured infantry brigades as they pro...

Sea news

08 August 2022

MH-60R positions for potential Nordic maritime helicopter requirements

With nine aircraft already in Danish service, Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky helicopter business is eyei...

04 August 2022

Russia unveils naval doctrine amid Navy Day celebrations

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a new naval doctrine on 31 July that offers a glimpse of R...

04 August 2022

Japan, US deploy assets near Taiwan amid Chinese military buildup

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the US Navy (USN) have deployed several military a...

Security news

28 July 2022

US lawmakers advance bill to boost chip making

The US Senate on 27 July passed a Pentagon-backed bill that would provide USD76 billion to shore up ...

20 July 2022

US lawmakers raise security concerns about Chinese logistics system

The US House of Representatives has backed a proposal that would prohibit the US Department of Defen...

13 July 2022

New Zealand to explore more proactive defence agenda

The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a Defence Policy Review that could represent ...

Weapons news

08 August 2022

PGZ develops new air-defence capabilities

Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) plans to develop new short-range air defence (SHORAD) and very short-...

05 August 2022

UK seeks Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on its website on 1 August that the Depa...

04 August 2022

Turkey completes MEMATT mine clearing vehicle deliveries to Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijan Armed Forces have received 13 additional Mekanik Mayın Temizleme Teçhizatı (Mechanica...
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