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Philippines releases funding for corvette procurement
The Philippines Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released funding to support the procurement of two new corvettes for the Philippine Navy (PN).Full story -
HCDC report warns of ‘significant risk,' calls for larger RN fleet
A UK parliamentary committee has warned that the Royal Navy (RN) will carry “significant risk” for the next decade because of delays to major procurements and the poor...Full story -
USMC to conduct first live-fire test to ‘stress' MRIC prototype against cruise missile threat
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is poised to host its first live-fire test of its Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) prototype that integrates key components of...Full story -
Operational Solutions receives GBP8 million investment
Counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) specialist Operational Solutions Ltd (OSL) has received an investment of GBP8 million (USD10.6 million) from Reading-based...Full story -
Peruvian Congress approves 2022 defence budget
The Peruvian Congress recently approved a USD48.2 billion national budget for 2022, with USD1.83 billion allocated to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).Full story -
Proforce Viper armoured vehicle breaks cover
Nigerian company Proforce publicly unveiled its new Viper armoured vehicle for the first time on 6 December during the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Conference at...Full story -
Janes launches Inaugural Intara Data Integration Day at T-REX in St. Louis.
Janes, the trusted global agency for open-source defense intelligence is delighted to announce it is partnering with the T-Rex Facility, St. Louis MO to host its inaugural Janes Intara Data Integration Day on December 15, 2021. In the first event of its kind, invited participants from the geospatial community will gather at T-REX to test and develop with Janes foundational open-source defense intelligence.Full story -
IRGC Navy receives another batch of attack boats
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on 11 December that 110 attack boats had been delivered to its naval wing in a ceremony attended by its...Full story -
US to provide C408 SkyCourier to FMS customers
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to provide the Cessna C408 SkyCourier twin-turboprop to Foreign Military Sale (FMS) customers as part of a wider light transport...Full story -
Fairbanks Morse Defense buys naval supplier Welin Lambie
US naval engine builder Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has expanded its offering by acquiring UK-based Welin Lambie Ltd, which designs and manufactures crane-like davits...Full story -
Russia builds up forces on Ukrainian border
Since late October Janes has identified a significant increase in anomalous Russian military activity across the Ukrainian border area of operations, defined as being...Full story -
TriMas Aerospace buys fastener maker TFI Aerospace
Aircraft parts supplier TriMas Aerospace, a division of US industrial conglomerate TriMas Corporation, has expanded its fastener portfolio by acquiring Canada's TFI...Full story -
Nigerian Navy commissions 118 new vessels and a helicopter
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has commissioned 118 new ships and small craft as well as an AW139 helicopter.Full story -
Industry declares for UK NMH requirement
Four original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) confirmed to Janes in mid-December their attendance at a recent UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) industry day for the New Medium...Full story -
GA-ASI unveils new Mojave UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has developed a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the Mojave that can operate without typical airport runways or...Full story -
Caribbean naval forces receive new boats to expand capabilities
The defence forces of the Bahamas, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago have recently received new foreign naval platforms to improve patrols and interdiction capabilities...Full story -
End to Korean War ‘agreed in principle'
North and South Korea, the United States, and China have agreed in principle to formally declare an end to the Korean War, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has...Full story -
PLA airborne forces use UAVs for forward resupply
The airborne corps of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has practised forward resupply and support of its forces using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Full story -
Update: RADA teases new exMHR radar for mobile Iron Dome variants
On 14 November 2021 RADA announced the receipt of USD5 million for an initial pre-order of its extended multimission hemispheric radar (exMHR), with a computer-generated...Full story -
OCEA launches first FPB 98 MKI for Ukraine
French shipbuilder OCEA launched the first FPB 98 MKI patrol vessel on order for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine at its yard in Les Sables d'Olonne on 9...Full story