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10 August 2022

Update: Taiwan reports underplay ‘hundreds' of PLA aircraft in live-fire drills

China says it is dispatching hundreds of combat aircraft to the six live-fire zones around Taiwan. H...

11 August 2022

RAF continues roll-out of A400M capabilities with first operational aerial refuelling

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is continuing the process of rolling out the capabilities of the Airbus...

Air news

10 August 2022

UK launches next phase of UAS Heavy Lift challenge

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched Phase 2 of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capa...

10 August 2022

Czech Republic to buy Heron UAVs from Israel

The Czech Republic is to buy three Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 unmanned aerial vehicle...

09 August 2022

Iraq returns CH-4 UAV to service

The Iraqi Army Aviation Command (IAAC) has returned its first Chinese-made CH-4 armed unmanned aeria...

C4ISR news

11 August 2022

US Navy receives first next-generation Growler jammer pods

Raytheon Intelligence & Space recently delivered its first ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (...

09 August 2022

British Army praises artillery training solution, eyes improvements

The British Army has learnt a number of lessons from its use of Cubic's artillery mission training s...

09 August 2022

USMC explores operational use of low Earth orbit satcom

The US Marine Corps (USMC) displayed a variety of emerging communications equipment during the amphi...

Industry news

11 August 2022

US Army approves new top-attack, anti-tank landmine production

The US Army awarded Textron Systems with a five-year, low-rate initial production contract to produc...

09 August 2022

India reports growth in offsets value but says firms are missing deadlines

Foreign companies have implemented defence offsets in India worth USD6.83 billion in the past 15 yea...

02 August 2022

Update: Hanwha announces defence consolidation

Hanwha Aerospace has announced a merger of the Hanwha group's defence businesses as part of plans to...

Land news

11 August 2022

US Army outfitting Infantry Squad Vehicle with 20 kW laser, DE M-SHORAD deliveries forthcoming

The US Army is integrating a 20 kW-class laser weapon system into its new Infantry Squad Vehicle (IS...

11 August 2022

Australia advances 'battlefield electrification' capability with new Bushmaster prototype

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has unveiled the Bushmaster electric protected military v...

09 August 2022

Côte d'Ivoire unveils new equipment during military parade

Several types of previously unseen armoured vehicle and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) were displayed ...

Sea news

11 August 2022

Carrier Washington redelivery confirmed for 2023

Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is scheduled to return to the navy following its ref...

10 August 2022

Fassmer starts construction on two SVK boats for German Navy

Construction work has started on two new German Navy Seeversuch Küste (SVK) coastal trial support bo...

08 August 2022

MH-60R positions for potential Nordic maritime helicopter requirements

With nine aircraft already in Danish service, Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky helicopter business is eyei...

Security news

28 July 2022

US lawmakers advance bill to boost chip making

The US Senate on 27 July passed a Pentagon-backed bill that would provide USD76 billion to shore up ...

20 July 2022

US lawmakers raise security concerns about Chinese logistics system

The US House of Representatives has backed a proposal that would prohibit the US Department of Defen...

13 July 2022

New Zealand to explore more proactive defence agenda

The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a Defence Policy Review that could represent ...

Weapons news

08 August 2022

PGZ develops new air-defence capabilities

Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) plans to develop new short-range air defence (SHORAD) and very short-...

05 August 2022

UK seeks Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on its website on 1 August that the Depa...

04 August 2022

Turkey completes MEMATT mine clearing vehicle deliveries to Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijan Armed Forces have received 13 additional Mekanik Mayın Temizleme Teçhizatı (Mechanica...
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