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Colombia, Venezuela send armed forces to border regions to combat narcoterrorism
The Colombian and Venezuelan governments have deployed military personnel and indigenous armoured vehicles to combat separatist and drug-trafficking groups operating...Full story -
Colombia and Ecuador receive aid for military mine-removal operations
The Colombian and Ecuadorian armies received equipment and financial assistance between late February and early March 2022 to improve mine, improvised explosive device...Full story -
Lawmakers poised to approve funding for 485,000 US Army active-duty soldiers
Congressional appropriators have hashed out the terms of a fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus spending bill that provides USD728.5 billion in discretionary defence spending...Full story -
USAF begins Bandit build
The US Air Force (USAF) has begun building an unmanned ‘Aggressor' aircraft, dubbed Bandit.Full story -
Lockheed Martin, QinetiQ partner to compete for Australia's joint air battle management system
Lockheed Martin is partnering with British defence and aerospace company, QinetiQ, to compete in the second stage of the evaluation process for Royal Australian Air...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: UK considers supplying Starstreak to Ukraine
UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace told parliament on 9 March that London had decided to explore the possibility of donating Starstreak high-velocity...Full story -
Update: South Korea to test AESA fighter radar
South Korea is preparing to test the performance of its indigenously developed active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, meant for integration into the KF-21...Full story -
Australia to boost military personnel strength by 30%
The strength of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is to be increased by about 30% to almost 80,000 uniformed personnel by 2040 to respond to future threats, Prime...Full story -
US lawmakers reach deal on Ukraine aid, FY 2022 defence funding
US congressional negotiators have agreed on a funding bill that contains USD782 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2022 defence programmes, up 5.6% from FY 2021, and USD13.6...Full story -
UK StratCom buys V60 ‘robotic dogs'
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed the purchase of two Ghost Robotics Corporation Vision 60 (V60) quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles (Q-UGVs) for...Full story -
UK explores GNSS mid-course alternatives for weapon systems
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has set out plans to explore alternatives to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for guided weapon system mid-course navigation.Full story -
Australia plans upgrades for largest naval base and dry dock
Upgrades costing up to AUD3.1 billion (USD2.2 billion) are planned for Australia's largest naval base and dry dock, with work scheduled to start in late 2026, the...Full story -
WDS 2022: GAMI signs agreement for localisation of THAAD
Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin at the 2022 World Defense Show (WDS) held from 6–9 March in...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: US to deploy Patriots to Poland, Germany and Netherlands to follow suit in Slovakia
The United States will reposition two Patriot air defence batteries to Poland, and Germany and the Netherlands are planning to deploy their own Patriots to Slovakia.Full story -
Hensoldt to integrate reconnaissance mission system on two DA62 MPP aircraft
Hensoldt has received an order from Qinetiq GmbH to supply its ARGOS-II HD electro-optical (EO) infrared system and EuroNAV control and evaluation software on two...Full story -
UK MoD selects L3Harris SDR with Special Forces among likely users
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) will procure an undisclosed number of Falcon IV AN/PRC-163 software defined radios (SDRs) from L3Harris Technologies, the company...Full story -
Brazilian Navy to receive RQ-1 ScanEagle SUAS
The Brazilian Navy is scheduled to receive its Insitu ScanEagle Block E (known in Brazil as the RQ-1 ScanEagle) long-endurance fixed-wing small unmanned aircraft system...Full story -
HMS Prince of Wales departs for ‘Cold Response'
The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) second Queen Elizabeth-class carrier (QEC), HMS Prince of Wales, has departed for the Arctic to start its first operational deployment as...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Russian forces close in on Kyiv
Ukrainian forces continue to hold Russian troops on Kyiv's northwest outskirts, preventing them from closing in on the capital city. However, Russian troops east of the...Full story -
BAE Systems Hägglunds outlines its ‘Indian family of vehicles' offer for the Indian Army
BAE Systems Hägglunds believes it can provide a single baseline platform that meets multiple requirements of the Indian Army.Full story