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22 October 2021

UK sets sights on interim strategic sealift capability

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun to explore options for a future strategic sealift capabil...

21 October 2021

Italy confirms P.180 EVO Plus acquisition, P.1HH cancelled

The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana – AMI) has confirmed to Janes that the country'...

Air news

22 October 2021

ADEX 2021: Korean Air signs MOU with Insitu to develop VTOL UAV

Korean Air and Boeing subsidiary Insitu have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a...

22 October 2021

US Navy seeks new ‘Aggressor' training aircraft

The US Navy (USN) has issued a request for information (RFI) for a new Aggressor aircraft for ‘red a...

22 October 2021

US Army's unfunded requirement request for FTUAS would accelerate fielding

The US Army's USD79 million unfunded requirement request for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft S...

C4ISR news

21 October 2021

DARPA hosting final drone swarm demo in November, companies look for service buy in

The US Department of Defense (DoD) may be focused on finding technologies to down aerial drones, how...

19 October 2021

CENTCOM stepping up C-UAS effort

US Central Command (CENTCOM) is improving its counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) effort with a “...

18 October 2021

Hide and seek: Pentagon's inspector general auditing delayed IVAS programme, capabilities missing

The US Department of Defense's (DoD's) Inspector General is auditing the army's militarised version ...

Industry news

22 October 2021

France qualifies Sea Fire radar ahead of FDI combat system integration

France's Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) has formally qualified the Thales Sea Fire S-band mu...

22 October 2021

ADEX 2021: Hanwha deepens collaboration with Israeli firms

South Korean firm Hanwha Systems has signed agreements with Israeli companies Elbit Systems and Elta...

22 October 2021

Babcock finishes selling Frazer-Nash Consultancy to KBR

UK-based Babcock International Group has completed the previously announced sale of its Frazer-Nash ...

Land news

20 October 2021

British Army armoured reconnaissance battlegroup manoeuvres across Germany

Approximately 180 vehicles and 650 soldiers from the British Army's Royal Lancers divisional reconna...

19 October 2021

Uganda unveils new armoured vehicle

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) have a new type of infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) called ...

19 October 2021

Lithuania increases defence spending

The Lithuanian government presented a draft state budget for 2022, increasing national defence spend...

Sea news

22 October 2021

Naval Group hands over third OPV to Argentine Navy

The Argentine Navy's multimission offshore patrol vessel (OPV) programme marked another milestone on...

22 October 2021

South Korean navy receives second upgraded KDX-I-class destroyer

The second upgraded Gwanggaeto Daewang (KDX-I)-class destroyer has been returned to the Republic of ...

21 October 2021

Series of ‘causal factors' resulted in fire risk and damage to amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard, US Navy report finds

Different categories of “causal factors … allowed for the accumulation of significant risk and led t...

Security news

22 October 2021

NATO allies to confront 21st century threats with new multidomain approach

NATO defence ministers agreed on the first day of their 21–22 October meeting in Brussels to fundame...

19 October 2021

Russian casualties mounting in Central African Republic: Janes Analysis

Reports indicate 11 Russian-backed contractors have been killed in the Central Africa Republic (CAR)...

06 October 2021

Regional maritime security co-operation tackles Gulf of Guinea piracy

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency's (NIMASA's) Director-General Bashir Jamoh st...

Weapons news

21 October 2021

Switchblade 300 fired from USV as part of US/UK sensor-to-shooter demo

The US Navy (USN) and UK Royal Navy (RN) have successfully executed a maritime sensor-to-shooter (S2...

20 October 2021

Arnold Defense unveils ‘Trident' 2.75-inch rocket air launcher concept

Arnold Defense has unveiled a three-round air launcher concept protoytpe for 2.75 inch/70 mm laser-g...

19 October 2021

ADEX 2021: LIG Nex1 showcases elements of new VSHORAD and C-RAM system

South Korean company LIG Nex1 has displayed scale models of a number of battery components related t...
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