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Update: UK confirms intent to acquire additional A400M airlifters
The United Kingdom has firmed up its intent to acquire additional Airbus A400M Atlas airlifters, with the procurement featuring in the latest Defence Equipment Plan...Full story -
NATO shores up enhanced air policing mission
NATO members are to immediately increase the number of aircraft committed to the alliance's enhanced Air Policing (eAP) mission following Russia's further invasion of...Full story -
US 5th Fleet swapping patrol boats for unmanned vessels
The US Navy's (USN's) Bahrain-based 5th Fleet held a decommissioning ceremony on 23 February for USS Firebolt, the first of five Cyclone-class patrol vessels it is...Full story -
South Africa releases defence budget
The South African defence budget for 2022/23 has marginally increased from the previous year's adjusted allocation of ZAR48.79 billion (USD3.3 billion) to ZAR49.09...Full story -
Turkey, Pakistan to jointly develop fifth-generation fighter aircraft
Turkey and Pakistan have joined forces in the development and production of a new fifth-generation fighter aircraft.Full story -
Russia launches multipronged attack on Ukraine
The Russian military launched a multipronged invasion of Ukraine in the early hours of 24 February, with ground forces entering not only the restive Donetsk and Luhansk...Full story -
US Army weighing on-the-move communications capabilities for its armoured formations
US Army officials envision a future where soldiers inside armoured formations do not depend on large, vulnerable command posts to effectively communicate. To get there,...Full story -
Ukraine calls on Turkey to close its airspace and Black Sea access to Russian vessels
Ukraine has made an official request to Turkey to close its airspace and Black Sea access to Russian Navy vessels as Moscow launched its military attack on the Eastern...Full story -
Nations sign Eurodrone contract
The partner nations have formally launched the Eurodrone project, with the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) signing the development contract on their...Full story -
UMEX 2022: EDGE unveils new unmanned ground vehicle
EDGE – a UAE-based advanced technology group, which develops capabilities for defence – unveiled its new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) Scorpio-B on 21 February at the...Full story -
South Korea tests indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has confirmed to Janes that it has test-launched the country's indigenously developed long-range...Full story -
The Ukraine Crisis – A Failure of Deterrence or Just the Kick the West Needed?
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NATO accelerates F-35 deployment to Eastern Europe
NATO has brought forward its deployment of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) to the Southern Air Policing mission, with the Netherlands...Full story -
India receives 12th P-8I Neptune MMA
India has received its 12th Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime multimission aircraft (MMA).Full story -
Belgium MoD hands over satcom test and research facility
The Belgian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has handed over a satellite communications (satcom) technical test and research facility on 17 February to the NATO Communications...Full story -
NATO loses ISR capability over Ukraine as Putin closes airspace
NATO has lost its ability to conduct airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) overflights of Ukraine, with the closure of the country's airspace by...Full story -
UMEX 2022: Tawazun launches UAV competition, signs collaboration with local club
The United Arab Emirates' Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP) announced at the UMEX tradeshow in Abu Dhabi on 23 February that it was launching an unmanned aerial vehicle...Full story -
UK eyes more military aid for Ukraine
The United Kingdom plans to send additional military aid to Ukraine to help the country defend itself against a further invasion by Russia, UK Prime Minister Boris...Full story -
Hanwha readies vehicle manufacturing complex in Australia
Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) has announced the site of a new military vehicle production facility near Melbourne that will build the country's on-order Huntsman family...Full story -
France, UK advance two missile concepts for FC/ASW programme
The French and UK governments have funded MBDA for the next phase of the collaborative Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme (in French, Futur missile...Full story