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04 August 2021

USSOUTHCOM commander nominee vows continued partnership building

Working to strengthen the United States' relationship with Central and South American countries will...

04 August 2021

Indian Navy to send task force on months-long Indo-Pacific deployment

Amid heightened tensions with neighbouring China, India announced on 2 August that it will send a na...

Air news

06 August 2021

Italy confirms plans to develop G550-based C4ISTAR aircraft in co-operation with the US

Italy has confirmed plans to acquire new Gulfstream G550-based multimission aircraft that will be la...

06 August 2021

Russian troops training with Chinese equipment ahead of strategic exercise with PLA

Russian troops set to take part in the 9–13 August ‘Sibu/Interaction 2021' strategic military exerci...

04 August 2021

Navy League 2021: Martin UAV officially unveils V-Bat 128 UAV

Martin UAV revealed its V-Bat 128 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) tail-sitting fixed-wing unman...

C4ISR news

06 August 2021

Italy confirms plans to develop G550-based C4ISTAR aircraft in co-operation with the US

Italy has confirmed plans to acquire new Gulfstream G550-based multimission aircraft that will be la...

03 August 2021

BAE Systems eyes operational tests of MGUE capabilities

Programme engineers at BAE Systems are preparing for a series of operational evaluations on the comp...

03 August 2021

IAI details its role in Bundeswehr air defence radar procurement from Hensoldt

Israel Aerospace Industry (IAI) has provided Janes with details of its role in the Bundeswehr's proc...

Industry news

06 August 2021

Russian troops training with Chinese equipment ahead of strategic exercise with PLA

Russian troops set to take part in the 9–13 August ‘Sibu/Interaction 2021' strategic military exerci...

04 August 2021

Navy League 2021: Martin UAV officially unveils V-Bat 128 UAV

Martin UAV revealed its V-Bat 128 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) tail-sitting fixed-wing unman...

06 August 2021

UK launches P3Ec enhancement package for Typhoon

The United Kingdom has launched its latest performance enhancement package for the Eurofighter Typho...

Land news

06 August 2021

Russian troops training with Chinese equipment ahead of strategic exercise with PLA

Russian troops set to take part in the 9–13 August ‘Sibu/Interaction 2021' strategic military exerci...

06 August 2021

US Army conducts first RCV-M live-fire testing

The US Army is conducting shakedown testing with four Robotic Combat Vehicle – Medium (RCV-M) protot...

04 August 2021

First Sadral installation for modernised La Fayette-class frigate

FS Courbet has become the first of three French Navy La Fayette-class frigates to be refitted with M...

Sea news

06 August 2021

US Navy embarks F-35C on first operational deployment

The US Navy (USN) has embarked the Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) on ...

05 August 2021

Two Sandown-class minehunters retire as UK starts manned MCM rundown

Two Sandown-class minehunters have been retired from the UK Royal Navy (RN) ahead of transfer to the...

04 August 2021

Poland launches Miecznik coastal defence frigate programme

The Polish Armaments Inspectorate (AI) ordered three coastal defence frigates on 27 July from a cons...

Security news

26 July 2021

Islamist insurgency intensifies in eastern DRC

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group that originated in Uganda, are engaged in an Isla...

27 July 2021

China's military-civil fusion aids the growth of wargames

Wargames (兵棋推演, bīngqí tuīyǎn) have experienced a renaissance in China, with computer wargames in pa...

30 June 2021

UN commission remains split on drug control

The 64th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the central policy-making body for the U...

Weapons news

06 August 2021

US Army conducts first RCV-M live-fire testing

The US Army is conducting shakedown testing with four Robotic Combat Vehicle – Medium (RCV-M) protot...

04 August 2021

First Sadral installation for modernised La Fayette-class frigate

FS Courbet has become the first of three French Navy La Fayette-class frigates to be refitted with M...

03 August 2021

NSWC Dahlgren develops decision aid for high-energy laser fire control

Engineers at the US Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) have designed an artific...
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