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18 January 2021

Pentagon moves Israel under Central Command

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has transferred responsibility for military-to-military engagemen...

18 January 2021

Russia announces intention to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on its website on 15 January that Russia would...

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19 January 2021

GA-ASI, Leonardo to integrate Seaspray radar onto SeaGuardian UAV

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is to integrate the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 act...

18 January 2021

Update: Australia selects AH-64E Apache Guardian to replace Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters

Canberra has selected the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter to replace the Australian ...

18 January 2021

Russian MiG-31BMs deploy to new Arctic base

Russian Naval Aviation MiG-31BM combat aircraft have stood up a quick-reaction alert (QRA) detachmen...

C4ISR news

19 January 2021

GA-ASI, Leonardo to integrate Seaspray radar onto SeaGuardian UAV

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is to integrate the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 act...

14 January 2021

US Army gains approval to move IBCS into production

Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord has green-lit production of the US Army’s new battle command s...

14 January 2021

US Air Force downselects Northrop Grumman for F-16 electronic warfare suite

The US Air Force (USAF) has downselected Northrop Grumman as the sole contractor to complete final p...

Industry news

19 January 2021

France orders Serval vehicles

The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French armament procurement agency, ordered the firs...

19 January 2021

Ghost Fleet Overlord USV participates in ‘Dawn Blitz' exercise

An experimental Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has participated in a major amph...

19 January 2021

GA-ASI, Leonardo to integrate Seaspray radar onto SeaGuardian UAV

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is to integrate the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 act...

Land news

19 January 2021

France orders Serval vehicles

The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French armament procurement agency, ordered the firs...

18 January 2021

PLAGF operating new tracked ATV for high-altitude logistics support

State-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) revealed in mid-January that the People’s Li...

18 January 2021

Iran claims to have longer-range anti-ship ballistic missile

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it launched ballistic missiles at a simulated nav...

Sea news

19 January 2021

Ghost Fleet Overlord USV participates in ‘Dawn Blitz' exercise

An experimental Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has participated in a major amph...

18 January 2021

Norway scraps frigate Helge Ingstad

The Forsvarsmateriell (FMA), the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency, signed a contract with Norscrap ...

15 January 2021

North Korea unveils Pukguksong-5 SLBM at military parade

Less than a week after announcing plans to modernise its military and bolster its nuclear arsenal, N...

Security news

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...

04 January 2021

Israel prepares for changes to security landscape in 2021

Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah gave an interview to Al Mayadeen TV on 27 December in w...

23 December 2020

Uncertainty prevails over US cyber strategy shift towards ‘persistent engagement'

United States Cyber Command deployed a team to Estonia in November 2020 as part of a new strategy th...

Weapons news

18 January 2021

Iran claims to have longer-range anti-ship ballistic missile

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it launched ballistic missiles at a simulated nav...

15 January 2021

Netherlands sets out plans for Goalkeeper CIWS replacement

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to buy a combination of inner-layer missiles and medium...

15 January 2021

North Korea unveils Pukguksong-5 SLBM at military parade

Less than a week after announcing plans to modernise its military and bolster its nuclear arsenal, N...
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