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24 September 2021

India signs for C295s, to receive first airlifters 2025

India has signed for 56 Airbus Defence and Space (DS) C295 transport aircraft, with the first to be ...

Air news

24 September 2021

Airbus advances A400M deliveries with latest Belgian airlifter

Airbus has advanced deliveries of the A400M Atlas airlifter, with Belgium receiving its latest aircr...

24 September 2021

Indian MoD signs contract for 56 C295 transports

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space on 24 September to...

23 September 2021

AFA 2021: Bell showcases three HSVTOL aircraft concepts

Bell has developed concepts of three jet-powered High-Speed Vertical Take-off and Landing (HSVTOL) a...

C4ISR news

24 September 2021

DSEI 2021: iXblue unveils UmiX series of inertial measurement units

France's iXblue has unveiled its new UmiX series of inertial measurement units (IMU) that utilise mi...

24 September 2021

DSEI 2021: Inzpire launches deployable training gear for UAS, JTAC operators

Inzpire has developed deployable training equipment for both unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operato...

23 September 2021

DSEI 2021: ZeroAlpha Solutions showcases new power module for Polaris tactical vehicles

ZeroAlpha Solutions Ltd has designed a lightweight, multisource power supply module for Polaris tact...

Industry news

24 September 2021

First steel cut on Type 31 frigate programme

Babcock has cut steel on the first of five new Type 31 Inspiration-class general-purpose frigates on...

24 September 2021

Qatari fund takes stake in UK's Aeralis

The Qatar-based Al Shamal 5 investment fund has taken a stake in UK aircraft development firm Aerali...

23 September 2021

Work on new Spanish frigates poised to start next March

Work on the first blocks of the five F-110 multipurpose frigates for the Spanish Navy will start in ...

Land news

24 September 2021

Czech CAESAR SPHs more expensive than expected

The Czech government plans to sign an agreement to buy 52 CAESAR self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) by ...

24 September 2021

Indian MoD orders 118 Arjun Mk 1A MBTs

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a INR75.23 billion (USD1.01 billion) contract with the stat...

24 September 2021

Germany upgrades Fuchs NBC reconnaissance vehicles

The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany's Fe...

Sea news

23 September 2021

Indonesia holds offset talks with Abeking & Rasmussen for new hydrographic ship

Indonesia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) held a virtual meeting with German shipbuilder Abeking & Rasmu...

23 September 2021

UK MoD flags surplus ships for sale

Frigates, mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels, fast craft, hovercraft, and auxiliary ships are among ...

21 September 2021

US Navy secretary calls for naval leadership summit to determine strategy

To help get the US Navy (USN) and the US Marine Corps (USMC) on the same course for priorities, capa...

Security news

24 September 2021

RN carrier Prince of Wales to complete operational generation on NATO exercise

The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) second-in-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is participating in ...

24 September 2021

Malaysia to hold talks with China on AUKUS

A Malaysian delegation will visit China to hold talks with the country's leadership on AUKUS and und...

22 September 2021

Australian nuclear sub decision driven by technology and Chinese assertiveness

Australia's far-reaching strategic decision to procure a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines with th...

Weapons news

23 September 2021

DSEI 2021: AEI Systems unveils Venom LR on EOS R400

AEI Systems unveiled its production-standard Venom Low Recoil (LR) 30 mm cannon mounted on an Electr...

22 September 2021

AFA 2021: Boeing unveils Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile concept

Boeing displayed at the Air Force Association's (AFA's) annual convention a half-scale model of a Lo...

21 September 2021

Diehl to equip German GBU-48s with TIP warhead

Diehl Defence has been awarded a contract of undisclosed value by the German Federal Office of Bunde...
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