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25 November 2021

UK aims to downsize British Army to 73,000 soldiers

Proposals to reduce the size of the British Army have been scaled back by 500 troops, UK defence sec...

25 November 2021

Berlin Security Conference 2021: Lockheed Martin confident STH timeline for Germany can still be met

Lockheed Martin is confident that the Bundeswehr's latest schedule for its Schwere Transporthubschra...

Air news

25 November 2021

Brazil receives series-production F-39 Gripen fighters

The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has achieved a major milestone in the ambitious and complex effort to ...

25 November 2021

NASA launches DART on planetary defence trial

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission payload out o...

24 November 2021

Berlin Security Conference 2021: MBDA in dialogue with Germany for Enforcer Air missile for helicopters

MBDA is continuing talks with the German government over the possible acquisition of the helicopter-...

C4ISR news

25 November 2021

Berlin Security Conference 2021: ESG to adapt Israeli combat cloud for Germany

Elektroniksystem und Logistik (ESG) is to adapt an operationally proven Israeli combat cloud to the ...

22 November 2021

Roxel demonstrates novel Coanda TVC nozzle

Rocket motor manufacturer Roxel has developed and demonstrated a novel thrust vector control (TVC) n...

15 November 2021

France to phase out C-160 Gabriel SIGINT aircraft early

The French Air Force will phase out its two C-160 Gabriel signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft in ...

Industry news

26 November 2021

Lithuania orders navigation radars for OPVs

Lithuania has ordered GEM Elettronica Columbus Mk2 3D navigation radars from Leonardo for its offsho...

25 November 2021

Morocco, Israel sign defence industry, security agreements

Morocco and Israel have signed a raft of agreements to bolster defence and security co-operation dur...

25 November 2021

Rheinmetall to buy assets of drone firm EMT

German conglomerate Rheinmetall Group plans to expand its defence technology offering by acquiring t...

Land news

23 November 2021

Skill shortage slows down Serbian MBT upgrade

Serbia will only modernise 12–13 of its M-84/M-84A main battle tanks (MBTs) a year, Serbian Presiden...

22 November 2021

Turkish lawmakers criticise government for delays in Altay MBT

Opposition lawmakers criticised the Turkish government for the delay in the production of Altay main...

18 November 2021

Dubai Airshow 2021: KBP reveals upgraded Pantsir for first time outside of Russia

Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) KBP Instrument Design Bureau unveiled its latest mobile air de...

Sea news

26 November 2021

Ukraine receives two former US Coast Guard Island-class patrol vessels

Two decommissioned US Coast Guard (USCG) Island-class patrol boats, destined for the Ukrainian Navy,...

24 November 2021

Djibouti substantially expands navy

Djibouti's Navy formally took delivery of four vessels in a ceremony attended by President Ismail Om...

23 November 2021

AUKUS countries ink agreement to share nuclear propulsion information

The UK and the US have signed an agreement to share naval nuclear propulsion information with a thir...

Security news

24 November 2021

China, Russia approve 2021–25 road map to increase military co-operation

China and Russia have agreed to expand military collaboration over the coming five years, Russia's M...

23 November 2021

Japan reviews key defence strategies in light of ‘severe' security landscape

Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has told Janes it will review the country's primary defence polici...

23 November 2021

Brazilian Army aims to boost CBRN defences

The Brazilian Army has embarked on a new effort to modernise its chemical, biological, radiological,...

Weapons news

24 November 2021

Mac Jee develops improved Armadillo multiple rocket system

Brazil's Mac Jee Defesa has developed an improved configuration of its all-weather Armadillo 2.75”/7...

23 November 2021

Russian forces receive 9M333 SAMs

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received “the first mass deliveries” of 9M333 surface-to-a...

22 November 2021

Eurosam initiates system trials of SAMP/T NG

Eurosam – a joint venture (JV) of MBDA France, MBDA Italy, and Thales – has commenced system trials ...
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