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06 December 2022

Ukraine conflict: Kyiv strikes deep into Russia

Ukraine has conducted a series of airstrikes deep into Russian territory, targeting strategic bomber...

06 December 2022

Thailand seeks full squadron of F-35s by 2034

Thailand has expressed an interest in having at least 12 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint St...

Air news

05 December 2022

Update: USAF reveals B-21 Raider stealth bomber following years of secret development

The US Air Force (USAF) unveiled the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber on 2 December at th...

06 December 2022

Brunei to acquire C295 transport aircraft

Brunei has signed a contract to acquire Airbus C295MW tactical transport aircraft for the Royal Brun...

05 December 2022

Ukraine conflict: Russian bomber base hit in airstrike

A Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) airbase that houses strategic bombers was seemingly attacked on 5 D...

C4ISR news

02 December 2022

MASA clinches further SWORD contracts, integrates with SitaWare

MASA has recently been awarded several contracts to supply its SWORD command and staff training (CAS...

25 November 2022

Gurutvaa Systems ramp up Dronaam C-UAS deliveries to IAF

Indian company Gurutvaa Systems has despatched the first bulk production lot of its Dronaam counter-...

24 November 2022

Norway to procure new artillery location radars from Thales

Norway will acquire three new mobile artillery location radars from Thales under a government-to-gov...

Industry news

06 December 2022

South Korea launches new ‘localisation' plan

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has launched the latest version of i...

05 December 2022

Finland orders additional night-vision devices and laser sights from Senop

Senop, part of the Patria Group, will supply new laser sights and image intensifiers to the Finnish ...

02 December 2022

Japan sets defence budget target of 2% of GDP

Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada has confirmed a government plan to strongly increase defenc...

Land news

02 December 2022

Colombia buys four Hunter TR-12 MRAP vehicles

The Colombian Ministry of Defense has bought four new Hunter TR-12-22 mine-resistant ambush-protecte...

01 December 2022

BAE Systems reveals vehicle bid for US Army's OMFV competition

BAE Systems announced on 30 November that it has teamed with Elbit Systems of America, Curtiss-Wrigh...

29 November 2022

Finland completes mid-life upgrade of XA-180 APCs

Patria announced in a press release on 23 November that it had completed the mid-life upgrade of the...

Sea news

05 December 2022

Navantia signs MOU to deliver more Saudi naval vessels

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) sig...

30 November 2022

First Jan Mayen-class OPV for Norwegian Coast Guard nears completion

Work on the first Jan Mayen-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) on order for the Norwegian Coast Guar...

30 November 2022

Colombian Navy awards contract to COTECMAR for first PES frigate, ocean patrol vessel, and logistic support ship

The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia: ARC) awarded a contract to COTECMAR to build...

Security news

05 December 2022

Border clearances, faster harbour-rail transport among new EU military mobility goals

The European Union's (EU's) newly revised military mobility (MM) plan will focus largely on boosting...

25 November 2022

Update – Changing the guard: Concern over US withdrawal of F-15 jets from Okinawa

The withdrawal of two squadrons of US Air Force (USAF) Boeing F-15C fighter jets from Okinawa has pr...

21 November 2022

Canada eyes larger defence role in Indo-Pacific

Canada plans to bolster its military presence and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region amid growi...

Weapons news

25 November 2022

State of mines: Future of naval mine warfare in Asia-Pacific

Mines constitute the most cost-efficient anti-access, area-denial (A2/AD) naval weapon. NATO's Naval...

02 December 2022

Norway orders Polish Piorun MANPADS

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) signed a NOK350 million (nearly USD36 million) contract...

01 December 2022

Europeans say Iranian satellite launcher could be intermediate-range ballistic missile

The Ghaem-100 satellite launch vehicle (SLV) that Iran unveiled on 5 November could be used as an in...
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