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08 September 2021

Two Royal Navy OPVs begin five-year deployment to Indo-Pacific region

The UK Royal Navy (RN) announced on 7 September that two of its River-class Batch II offshore patrol...

03 September 2021

Crunch point approaching for EU goal of creating rapid entry force

Spurred in part by the debacle of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the EU's top security policy offi...

Air news

10 September 2021

South Korea to develop micro-satellite reconnaissance system from 2022

South Korea has announced plans to develop a micro-satellite-based reconnaissance system from 2022 t...

10 September 2021

Indonesia proceeds with plans to buy new C-130J-30 transport aircraft

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has confirmed plans to buy additional Lockheed Martin C-130-series...

10 September 2021

GA-ASI to upgrade Italian Air Force MQ-9A Predator B MALE UAVs to Block 5 standard

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) was awarded a USD30.5 million contract to upgrade ...

C4ISR news

10 September 2021

Saab wins tactical simulation training deal with Poland

Saab has been awarded a contract by the Polish Armed Forces for live tactical engagement simulation ...

28 December 2020

Hanwha Systems secures contract for second batch of indigenous C2A command-and-control systems

Hanwha Systems announced on 27 December that it has secured a KRW184.6 billion (USD168.5 million) co...

20 February 2020

Pentagon's special ops directorate selects EnforceAir C-UAS platforms

The US Department of Defense’s (DoD's) special operations and low intensity conflict (SO/LIC) direct...

Industry news

10 September 2021

Montana Aerospace to buy Asco Industries

Switzerland-based Montana Aerospace has agreed to purchase fellow aircraft parts maker Asco Industri...

19 July 2021

China's defence exports stay strong despite dip in 2020, Janes data shows

Newly compiled Janes data shows China's defence exports declined mildly in 2020, interrupting a peri...

21 June 2021

Janes analysis: US DoD FY22 Unfunded Priority List requests amount to 3% of the official FY22 President’s Budget Request

Janes has identified 14 Unfunded Priority Lists (UPL lists) that were submitted to the congressional...

Land news

10 September 2021

MSPO 2021: Huta Stalowa Wola reveals M120G SPM prototype

Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) revealed the newest iteration of its Rak 120 mm self-propelled mortar system...

09 September 2021

British Army soldiers receive health checks after operating Ajax vehicles

British Army soldiers are receiving health tests after they were exposed to excessive noise and vibr...

02 September 2021

Iran unveils new air-defence systems

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army's Air Defence Force unveiled a new surveillance radar and command-...

Sea news

09 September 2021

Australia accepts delivery of second Supply-class AOR vessel from Navantia

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia announced on 8 September that the Australian Department of Defence (DoD...

09 September 2021

Taiwanese navy commissions first improved Tuo Chiang-class corvette, receives second FMLB minelayer

The Republic of China Navy (RoCN) has commissioned its first improved Tuo Chiang (also spelt Tuo Jia...

28 July 2021

US pursuing ‘integrated deterrence' strategy in Asia-Pacific region, says Austin

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin has said the United States is pursuing an “integrated deterre...

Security news

10 September 2021

Fraudulent Covid-19 benefit claims surge since beginning of pandemic

The unprecedented economic stimulus deployed in Western countries to mitigate the impact of the Covi...

08 September 2021

20 years after 9/11: The evolving transnational militant Islamist threat landscape

Two decades have now passed since Al-Qaeda militants targeted the United States on 11 September 2001...

08 September 2021

Taliban announce interim government in Afghanistan

More than three weeks after taking control of Kabul, the Taliban announced on 7 September the format...

Weapons news

09 September 2021

Group 99 unveils first Russian scalable body armour

Russia's individual equipment manufacturer Group 99 (Gruppa 99, a subsidiary of the Kalashnikov Grou...

07 September 2021

Saudi SAM fails during Houthi attack

A surface-to-air missile (SAM) launched by a Saudi air defence system to intercept a threat from Yem...

08 April 2021

Russian Ground Troop Units and Iskander ballistic missiles identified at Ukrainian border by Janes

Open-source intelligence specialists at Janes have identified fourteen ground troop units and severa...
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