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18 September 2020

Germany to form A400M Multinational Air Transport Unit with Hungary

Germany is establishing a new multinational unit to operate the Airbus A400M transport aircraft, wit...

18 September 2020

Brazilian Navy releases new 20-year plan

The Brazilian Navy is looking to acquire medium-sized general-purpose helicopters and attack, antisu...

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18 September 2020

DoD awards USD7.4 billion for USAF and FMS Reaper production

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) a ...

18 September 2020

Boeing announces Chinook engine support teaming for Germany

Boeing is to team with Honeywell Aerospace and Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd to provide engine support...

15 September 2020

Greece announces procurement plan

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on 9 September outlined his country’s defence procurement p...

C4ISR news

16 September 2020

Project Convergence 2020: US Army hosting kill chain demonstration

The US Army is embarking on a month-long effort to assess portions of its modernisation portfolio an...

16 September 2020

AFA 2020: US Navy to fly Collins Aerospace MS-177A imaging sensor for first time

The US Navy (USN) will fly Collins Aerospace Systems’ MS-177A long-range multi-spectral imaging sens...

10 September 2020

Boeing Australia makes progress in using AI to ‘teach' UAVs to detect, decide, and act during mission

Boeing Australia announced on 8 September that it has made “significant advances” in the use of arti...

Industry news

18 September 2020

DoD awards USD7.4 billion for USAF and FMS Reaper production

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) a ...

18 September 2020

India raises cap on defence foreign investment

India has formally raised the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector. New FDI ...

18 September 2020

Australia revamps defence contracting

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 18 September plans to strengthen the contrac...

Land news

18 September 2020

US Army scraps plan to compete in OMFV competition

The US Army will not form a team and bid on its own M2 Bradley replacement competition due, in part,...

17 September 2020

US Army tweaks Integrated Fire Control System requirements for M3E1 MAAWS rifle

The US Army is once again looking for vendors to provide an Integrated Fire Control System (IFCS) fo...

17 September 2020

AFA 2020: AFRL rethinking strategy for Golden Horde networked collaborative weapons programme

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is rethinking its approach to the Golden Horde networked...

Sea news

15 September 2020

Greece announces procurement plan

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on 9 September outlined his country’s defence procurement p...

10 September 2020

New generation LCACs arrive at NSWC Panama City

The first two new-generation Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) craft procured under the US Navy (USN)...

08 September 2020

French Navy retires Lynx from service

The French Navy has formally retired its last Lynx Mk 4(FN) helicopters, bringing the type’s 42-year...

Security news

14 September 2020

Armenia-Azerbaijan territorial dispute remains critical flashpoint

The long-standing military confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory ...

11 September 2020

Social media-amplified QAnon conspiracy rises as US election nears

The United States web-based conspiracy theory network QAnon has come to the forefront of the US nati...

03 September 2020

Covid-19: Virus tests national responses as countries prepare for second wave

A zoonotic virus that emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 has now spread to almost every count...

Weapons news

15 September 2020

Greece announces procurement plan

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on 9 September outlined his country’s defence procurement p...

17 September 2020

AFA 2020: AFRL rethinking strategy for Golden Horde networked collaborative weapons programme

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is rethinking its approach to the Golden Horde networked...

17 September 2020

US Army tweaks Integrated Fire Control System requirements for M3E1 MAAWS rifle

The US Army is once again looking for vendors to provide an Integrated Fire Control System (IFCS) fo...
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