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07 May 2021

EU considers new rapid entry force and military training in Mozambique

European defence ministers meeting in Brussels on 6 May discussed ideas for strengthening the EU’s e...

30 April 2021

Rafael outlines future infantry concept

Israel’s Rafael is developing a range of systems, many of which are entering service with the Israel...

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07 May 2021

US Army awards FLIR Systems contract for Black Hornet 3 palm-sized UAVs

The US Army has awarded FLIR Systems a USD15.4 million contract to procure Black Hornet 3 palm-sized...

07 May 2021

China's Chengdu Aircraft to build UAV industry park

China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) – a subsidiary of the state-owned Aviation Industry C...

28 July 2020

Hook in the sky: Russia ramps up its unmanned aerial capabilities

Russia, considered a pioneer in the development of manned aircraft, has turned to the development an...

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03 May 2021

US Army demonstrates MUOS capability for tactical radios

US Army tactical radio and networked communications specialists demonstrated, for the first time, th...

03 May 2021

Advanced C2 software suite clears critical USAF milestone

An early variant of a new, advanced suite of combat management tools and software under development ...

03 May 2021

JADC2 strategy, posture review in final stages

The policy underpinnings for the United States Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and ...

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07 May 2021

US Army awards FLIR Systems contract for Black Hornet 3 palm-sized UAVs

The US Army has awarded FLIR Systems a USD15.4 million contract to procure Black Hornet 3 palm-sized...

07 May 2021

China's Chengdu Aircraft to build UAV industry park

China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) – a subsidiary of the state-owned Aviation Industry C...

28 July 2020

Hook in the sky: Russia ramps up its unmanned aerial capabilities

Russia, considered a pioneer in the development of manned aircraft, has turned to the development an...

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05 May 2021

USMC's AAV fleet still sidelined as fixes continue, service leaders say

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is working on material fixes and upgrades to its Amphibious As...

04 May 2021

USMC weighing ARV bids for prototyping competition

Industry bids for the US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) prototyping co...

04 May 2021

IDF orders Z-Mag off-roader

Israel Aerospace Industries’s (IAI’s) Elta group is preparing for large-scale production of the new ...

Sea news

04 May 2021

Update: DSME launches fifth Daegu-class frigate for South Korean navy

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched the fifth of eight Daeg...

04 May 2021

UK F-35Bs to strike Islamic State on inaugural Queen Elizabeth carrier cruise

The United Kingdom is to deploy the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter against ...

03 May 2021

JADC2 strategy, posture review in final stages

The policy underpinnings for the United States Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and ...

Security news

27 April 2021

Delayed Ethiopian poll likely to be disrupted by ongoing conflict

Ethiopia’s general election, originally scheduled for August 2020 but delayed amid the Covid-19 pand...

30 April 2021

US-hosted summit highlights national security implications of climate change

The United States Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines told the White House-hosted L...

30 April 2021

Enemy-initiated attacks in Afghanistan increased by nearly 37% in first quarter of 2021

As US and coalition troops begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan, the fighting between Afghan gove...

Weapons news

30 April 2021

Best-and-final-offers for Finnish Hornet replacement submitted

All five bidders for Finland’s fighter replacement programme, known as HX, submitted their best-and-...

29 April 2021

Seoul says North Korean SRBMs test-launched on 25 March travelled 600 km

South Korea has revised its assessment of the distance travelled by the North Korean short-range bal...

29 April 2021

France test launches another M51 missile

The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, conducted a test ...
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