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China's first Type 075 amphibious assault ship achieves initial operating capability
The People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) first Yushen (Type 075)-class amphibious assault ship, Hainan, has achieved initial operating capability, state-controlled...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Invasion will boost US defence budget, lawmaker says
Russia's invasion of Ukraine will spur the US to spend more on defence than previously thought, according to the chairman of the US House Armed Services Committee.Full story -
Boeing receives new Harpoon coastal defence system contract for Taiwan
Boeing has been awarded a US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) contract worth up to USD498.3 million to supply Harpoon Block II anti-ship missile coastal batteries to...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Russia consolidates gains in south
The second week of fighting in Ukraine began with Russian forces consolidating their gains in the south of the country but appearing not to be making any progress...Full story -
US Navy uses ROV to recover F-35C from South China Sea
The US 7th Fleet's Task Force 75 (CTF 75) and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on 2 March successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft that crashed earlier...Full story -
Overlord unmanned surface vessels programme transferred to US Navy
The US Defense Department's Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) officially transitioned the Ghost Fleet Overlord Program and its unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to the...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: NATO VJTF deployed to Romania
The NATO Response Force (NRF) Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), commanded by the Rapid Reaction Corps – France since January, began arriving in Romania on 28...Full story -
Update - Ukraine conflict: EU breaks with history to send weaponry to Ukraine
For the first time in its 65-year existence, the EU will finance and organise the transfer of lethal weaponry to a country in conflict, in this case, Ukraine, to shore...Full story -
Finland issues tender for multi-mission ROVs
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) Logistics Command is seeking proposals for up to four new underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).Full story -
Ukraine conflict: The strategic importance of Mariupol
Mariupol is the second-largest city in Donetsk Oblast, situated in the south east of Ukraine. It became a de-facto regional centre in 2014, when Donetsk became the...Full story -
Romania to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
Following a meeting with Romania's Supreme Council of National Defence, President Klaus Iohannis told a press conference on 1 March that it is necessary to increase the...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Netherlands to supply weapon locating radars to Ukraine
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to supply two Squire manportable 2D ground surveillance radars and five AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder weapon locating radars to...Full story -
General Atomics reveals Gambit unmanned aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has revealed the Gambit unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that it is developing for the US Air Force (USAF) Off-Boarding...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Is the VKS underperforming?
Military doctrine dictates that neutralising opposition air defences and air forces to enable freedom of movement for ground elements and facilitate air-to-ground...Full story -
South Korea tests low-altitude missile defence system
South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) recently test-fired its low-altitude missile defence (LAMD) system.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Russian warplanes enter Swedish airspace
Russian combat aircraft entered Swedish airspace on 2 March, close to the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.Full story -
Ukraine conflict: US-Taiwan meet to warn off ‘rising Chinese threat'
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen met with a senior bipartisan delegation sent by US President Joe Biden on 2 March, with the objective of demonstrating bilateral strength...Full story -
US postpones scheduled Minuteman III test
On 2 March the US Department of Defense (DoD) postponed a scheduled test launch of the LGM-30G Minuteman III silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.Full story -
South Korea, France to deepen space, cyber, AI co-operation
South Korea and France have agreed to strengthen defence collaboration in space, cyber, and artificial intelligence (AI), with the two countries trying to identify a...Full story -
Infighting at Aerojet Rocketdyne continues
A month after Aerojet Rocketdyne's executive chairman Warren Lichtenstein began trying to seat his own slate of directors on the board of the US propulsion manufacturer,...Full story