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Myanmar's military confronts critical rebel advance
Myanmar's armed forces (Tatmadaw) have reacted rapidly and in strength to an advance by ethnic insurgent forces into the Ayeyarwady delta region of the national...Full story -
US marines to upgrade robotic launcher vehicle
Oshkosh Defense received two awards totalling more than USD29 million to provide the US Marine Corps (USMC) with a remotely operated carrier based on the Joint Light...Full story -
India completes Nag Mk 2 ATGM trials
India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed field trials of the Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Mk 2 variant and a new...Full story -
Developments in right-wing extremism, December 2024
The American Futurist, a prominent US-based right-wing extremist publication that hosts propaganda produced by the non-state armed group (NSAG) Atomwaffen Division, and...Full story -
US approves sale of additional AGM-158B/B-2s to Japan
The US Department of State has approved a possible sale of 16 AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles – Extended Range (JASSM-ERs) to Japan.Full story -
South Korea to refit KDX-II destroyers with local combat management system
South Korea has announced plans to refit its Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (KDX-II)-class guided-missile destroyers with a locally developed combat management system (CMS) as...Full story -
Uruguay converts options for five additional Embraer Super Tucanos
Uruguay placed an order for five Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos, the company announced on 14 January, exercising options placed in August 2024 alongside a firm order for a...Full story -
Surface Navy 2025: US fleet forces commander underscores need for navy peacetime force-generation model revamp
The US Navy (USN) needs to change the way it generates peacetime forces, according to Admiral Daryl Caudle, commander of US Fleet Forces Command.Full story -
South Korea starts L-SAM II development
South Korea's Defense Acquisition and Program Administration (DAPA) has started its programme to develop the next generation of its long-range surface-to-air missile...Full story -
Indonesia to receive patrol vessel from Japan
Indonesia is set to receive at least one patrol vessel from Japan as part of the latter's effort to strengthen maritime co-operation with countries across the Southeast...Full story -
Surface Navy 2025: Fairbanks Morse Defense CEO calls for better waterfront efficiency to cut navy maintenance backlog
To break though the maintenance backlog sidelining many US Navy (USN) ships, the USN must find a more efficient way to ready the waterfront for the work, according to...Full story -
Surface Navy 2025: US Naval Sea Systems Command tweaks organisation for better fleet surge capability
US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has developed a new organisational framework to increase the US Navy's capability and capacity so that its fleet can be ready to...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: F-16 equipment marks Ukraine assistance meeting
A new USD500 million assistance package for Ukraine contains F-16 fighter jet-related equipment that hadn't been provided for several months, according to a Pentagon...Full story -
Operational fires pilot to kickstart US Army's artillery revamp
A new operational fires pilot effort could transform the way the US Army calls for fires process, injecting fuel into the army's long-time effort to more quickly connect...Full story -
Monthly Iran update – December 2024
Militant attacks in Hormozgan province are rare but not unprecedented. According to a 2018 report by Tehran Times, an English language newspaper affiliated with the...Full story -
Handheld, wearable soldier C-UAS equipment on US Army radar
Heading into a big year for counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) technology, the US Army is looking for another piece of equipment especially for its individual...Full story -
Update: South Korea agrees TACAN deal for navy vessels
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has agreed a deal to integrate a domestically developed tactical air navigation (TACAN) system onto...Full story -
Update: Hanwha Systems to build CMS for South Korean navy minesweeper
Hanwha Systems is building a new combat management system (CMS) for the Republic of Korea Navy's (RoKN's) future mine-countermeasures vessel (MCMV) under a contract...Full story -
South Korea launches new short-range air-to-air missile project
Having completed a feasibility study on the possibility of developing a new short-range air-to-air missile, the South Korean government has approved a plan to begin...Full story -
North Korea releases visuals of large under-construction warship
North Korea has for the first time released visuals of a previously unseen frigate-sized warship that it is building at Nampo Shipyard.Full story