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13 May 2021

Germany, Poland agree to defend each other's airspace

Germany and Poland have agreed to allow each other’s combat aircraft to cross their national borders...

12 May 2021

EU, NATO nations aim to carry military mobility to higher levels in Europe

National governments, the EU, and NATO are considering how to expand their individual and joint mili...

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13 May 2021

USAF plans to reduce fighter aircraft fleet to about four platform types

The US Air Force (USAF) plans to reduce its fighter fleet from seven platform types to about four, o...

13 May 2021

KAI proposes developing indigenous military transport aircraft

Korea Aerospace Industry (KAI) has released a promotional video showing computer-generated imagery (...

13 May 2021

US Army concludes trial of Chinook fitted with King Stallion engines

The US Army, Boeing, and General Electric (GE) have concluded trials of an NCH-47D Chinook heavy-lif...

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

13 May 2021

USAF plans to reduce fighter aircraft fleet to about four platform types

The US Air Force (USAF) plans to reduce its fighter fleet from seven platform types to about four, o...

13 May 2021

KAI proposes developing indigenous military transport aircraft

Korea Aerospace Industry (KAI) has released a promotional video showing computer-generated imagery (...

13 May 2021

US Army concludes trial of Chinook fitted with King Stallion engines

The US Army, Boeing, and General Electric (GE) have concluded trials of an NCH-47D Chinook heavy-lif...

Land news

12 May 2021

DGA conducts first firing of MMP from Jaguar EBRC

The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA – the French Procurement Agency), in association with MBDA...

12 May 2021

PLAGF's Xinjiang Military Command operating ZBL-09 IFV

Chinese state-owned media revealed on 12 May that the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF...

12 May 2021

France receives upgraded motorised floating bridges

The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, announced on its ...

Sea news

12 May 2021

Malaysia retains Boustead as shipbuilder for LCS programme

The Malaysian government has decided to retain state-affiliated Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) as the...

12 May 2021

Israel Shipyards to supply Shaldag Mk V fast patrol boats to Philippine Navy

Israel Shipyards announced on 12 May that it has won a tender to supply Shaldag Mk V fast patrol boa...

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...

Security news

04 May 2021

EU tracks Chinese and Russian vaccine disinformation campaigns

China and Russia have shifted their pandemic-related disinformation strategies against the West from...

11 May 2021

EU's proposed rapid reaction entry force faces many hurdles

The EU’s new goal of creating a so-called initial entry force for rapid expeditionary deployment to ...

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...

Weapons news

12 May 2021

DGA conducts first firing of MMP from Jaguar EBRC

The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA – the French Procurement Agency), in association with MBDA...

18 March 2021

Born of necessity: The Iron Dome Weapon System

The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), a division of the Directorate of Defense Research an...

11 May 2021

Norinco's PCL-181 SPH in service with PLAGF's 80th Group Army

Chinese state-owned media revealed on 7 May that the China North Industries Group Corporation (Norin...
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