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UK seeks Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on its website on 1 August that the Department of State had approved a possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS)...Full story -
Taiwan faces widespread cyber attacks as tensions rise with China
Taiwan says it has been subject to a series of intensified cyber attacks since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island nation on 2 August.Full story -
Israeli military threatened UNIFIL ship
Israeli aircraft threatened a naval vessel assigned to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon's (UNIFIL's) Maritime Task Force in early June, the latest UN report on the...Full story -
Update: Hanwha announces defence consolidation
Hanwha Aerospace has announced a merger of the Hanwha group's defence businesses as part of plans to become ‘a Korean Lockheed Martin'.Full story -
ITACs co-ordinate first Iraqi airstrikes
US-trained Iraqi Terminal Attack Controllers (ITACs) have successfully directed strikes from Iraqi aircraft for the first time, according to the latest quarterly report...Full story -
US Army conducts Iron Dome flight test
US Army soldiers recently used Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' Iron Dome during a live-fire test against cruise missile threats, the Israel Missile Defense Organization...Full story -
Kasser II MRAP consignment seen in UAE
A production batch of Kasser II mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles was seen when the United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) minister of industry and advanced...Full story -
Russia unveils naval doctrine amid Navy Day celebrations
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a new naval doctrine on 31 July that offers a glimpse of Russia's global maritime ambitions.Full story -
Rocket Lab launches surveillance satellite for Australian DoD, US NRO
The second of the two surveillance satellites co-developed by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) of the United States and the Australian Department of Defence...Full story -
China conducts largest air breach of median line to date
China conducted its most significant air breach of the median line in the contentious Taiwan Strait on 3 August.Full story -
US-China relations: tensions almost certain to increase following Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
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Update: China conducts expansive military drills around Taiwan in wake of Pelosi's visit
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has announced an expansive series of military exercises around Taiwan following a highly controversial visit by US House Speaker...Full story -
Japan, US deploy assets near Taiwan amid Chinese military buildup
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the US Navy (USN) have deployed several military assets in the Philippine Sea near Taiwan amid the recent build-up of...Full story -
Turkey completes MEMATT mine clearing vehicle deliveries to Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijan Armed Forces have received 13 additional Mekanik Mayın Temizleme Teçhizatı (Mechanical Mine Clearing Equipment, MEMATT) remote-controlled mine-clearing...Full story -
Australia launches review into future military capability
Australia has announced a sweeping defence strategic review that will urgently examine the posture, preparedness, and structure of the country's military and spending on...Full story -
Japan working on F-X fighter jet programme amid pending deal with UK on FCAS
As momentum builds on a potential merger of the UK's Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and Japan's F-X fighter jet programmes, eight Japanese industries are deepening...Full story -
Rolls-Royce sale of ITP Aero clears last regulatory hurdle
Rolls-Royce's proposal to sell Spanish subsidiary Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP Aero) to a consortium has received Spanish government approval, completing the...Full story -
USSOCOM awards Armed Overwatch contract to L3Harris Technologies
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has selected L3Harris Technologies as the lead contractor for its long-awaited Armed Overwatch programme.Full story -
Boeing avoids labour strike at three US defence plants
Unionised workers at three Boeing military aircraft factories in and near St Louis, Missouri, have approved a new three-year contract, averting a looming labour strike,...Full story -
Ukraine orders UAVs from German company
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has acquired an unspecified number of Quantum-Systems Vector unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Full story