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26 January 2021

CENTCOM developing contingency logistics sites in Saudi Arabia

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has revealed four sites in western Saudi Arabia that it is using as par...

26 January 2021

US Army soldiers on with modernisation priorities

New civilian leadership inside the US Army and Pentagon will be central to forthcoming budget plans ...

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26 January 2021

US Army receives final UH-72A, prepares for UH-72B deliveries

The US Army received its final Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Laktoa support helicopter in the third quar...

26 January 2021

Spanish Eurofighters arrive in Romania for first deployment in support of NATO

A detachment of Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) Eurofighter combat aircraft and ...

26 January 2021

US Navy eyes future targeting capability for Triton UAS

The US Navy (USN) is to equip the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) ...

C4ISR news

26 January 2021

US Navy eyes future targeting capability for Triton UAS

The US Navy (USN) is to equip the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) ...

25 January 2021

UK MoD selects Elbit Systems for new Dismounted Joint Fires Integrator

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded Elbit Systems UK a GBP102 million (USD139 million) five-yea...

25 January 2021

USN begins I-Stalker LREOSS fits to carriers

The US Navy (USN) has revealed initial installations of its Improved Stalker (I-Stalker) Long Range ...

Industry news

26 January 2021

US Army receives final UH-72A, prepares for UH-72B deliveries

The US Army received its final Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Laktoa support helicopter in the third quar...

26 January 2021

Deliveries of K-14 sniper rifles and observation devices to South Korean military completed

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 26 January that deliver...

26 January 2021

Elbit Systems awarded contract for Sabrah light tanks and direct-fire support vehicles

Israeli company Elbit Systems announced on 26 January that it has been awarded a USD172 million cont...

Land news

26 January 2021

Elbit Systems awarded contract for Sabrah light tanks and direct-fire support vehicles

Israeli company Elbit Systems announced on 26 January that it has been awarded a USD172 million cont...

26 January 2021

Deliveries of K-14 sniper rifles and observation devices to South Korean military completed

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 26 January that deliver...

26 January 2021

India conducts first test launch of Akash-NG missile

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the first te...

Sea news

26 January 2021

LR11 submarine rescue vehicle to ship for Indo-Pacific navy

UK-based Forum Energy Technologies has disclosed the completion of a new free-swimming submarine res...

25 January 2021

Australia terminates submarine rescue system contract

Australia has cancelled a contract with Phoenix International for the delivery of a new submarine es...

25 January 2021

USN begins I-Stalker LREOSS fits to carriers

The US Navy (USN) has revealed initial installations of its Improved Stalker (I-Stalker) Long Range ...

Security news

26 January 2021

Spanish Eurofighters arrive in Romania for first deployment in support of NATO

A detachment of Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) Eurofighter combat aircraft and ...

25 January 2021

China passes law authorising China Coast Guard's use of firepower against foreign vessels

Amid heightened tensions over maritime and territorial disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) Beijing...

15 December 2020

US government sanctions Turkey over S-400 buy

The US government announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s defence acquisition organisation...

Weapons news

26 January 2021

Deliveries of K-14 sniper rifles and observation devices to South Korean military completed

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 26 January that deliver...

25 January 2021

Myanmar to acquire Pantsir-S1 SHORAD systems, radar stations, and Orlan-10E UASs from Russia

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 January that it will supply an undisclosed num...

25 January 2021

Update: Lockheed Martin awarded OpFires Phase 3b contract

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fi...
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