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Vanishing act: policing new Arctic routes as ice cover retreats
As the polar ice mass above the Arctic Circle rapidly retracts due to global warming, diminishing ice is leading to increased maritime access to Arctic sea routes. The...Full story -
F-35 being pitched to new European customers
An official has noted new active sales campaigns in Europe for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).Full story -
Indian MoD approves acquisition of military equipment worth USD1.07 billion
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the procurement of indigenous equipment worth INR79.65 billion (USD1.07 billion) for the country's three military...Full story -
South Korea to develop next-generation variant of Blue Shark torpedo
South Korea has begun a KRW160 billion (USD134 million) programme to develop an improved variant of the K745 Cheong Sangeo (Blue Shark) lightweight anti-submarine...Full story -
Seoul pursues whole-of-government export strategy
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is devising a new defence export strategy geared towards meeting evolving market conditions, the agency...Full story -
Leidos seeks to avoid lay-offs over vaccination mandate
US-based Leidos is closely watching whether the Biden administration will relax a requirement that all government contractor employees be vaccinated against Covid-19 by...Full story -
Argentine cadet-training boat delivered to navy
Ciudad de Ensenada, the first of two cadet-training boats (Lanchas de Instrucción de Cadetes de la Armada: LICA), to be constructed by the Argentine shipyard Río...Full story -
Defence supplier to receive support from Spanish government fund
Spain's state holding company Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) has approved EUR34 million (USD39.4 million) in loans to help troubled aerospace...Full story -
German Leopard 2 tested with Trophy APS for first time
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 2 November that it and its German counterpart had completed the first series of live firing tests in Germany of the...Full story -
Nigerian Army unveils Chinese APCs
The Nigerian Army revealed that it has received 60 tracked armoured personnel carriers from China when it invited television journalists to a commissioning ceremony at...Full story -
Taliban unlikely to tackle heroin and meth production in Afghanistan
India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on 21 September announced that nearly three tonnes of heroin had been seized at the port of Mundra in Gujarat state....Full story -
Commercial offensive cyber industry poses challenges for government agencies
A high-profile case in a UK court has drawn attention to the role of private companies in providing offensive cyber capabilities to foreign governments. A UK High Court...Full story -
Russian airborne forces retool for expanded role
The ‘winged infantry' of Russia's Air Assault Troops (Vozdushno Desantniye Voyska: VDV) is an arm of service in its own right, with a strength of 45,000 paratroopers and...Full story -
USMC working on ACV changes, surf zone operations still halted
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has said it anticipates that it will once again be able to use its new fleet of amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) in surf zones some time in...Full story -
China introduces new military equipment procurement regulations
Chinese President Xi Jinping has signed into effect a new set of military equipment procurement regulations as part of efforts to boost the People's Liberation Army's...Full story -
Greece signs LOI with the Netherlands for second-hand frigates and minehunters
Greece has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with the Netherlands for the possible transfer of two modernised Karel Doorman (M)-class frigates and six Alkmaar...Full story -
Indian Air Force tests new indigenous long-range glide bomb
The Indian Air Force (IAF) tested a new, locally developed ‘Long-Range Bomb (LRB)' from one of its Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters on 29 October, according to a...Full story -
CACI buys intel firm Bluestone Analytics
CACI International has paid approximately USD120.3 million to acquire two companies that will enhance its capabilities in open-source intelligence, satellite...Full story -
UK relaunches contractor-based aviation training effort
The United Kingdom is again looking to procure a contractor-based aviation training capability, following the earlier collapse of the Air Support to Defence Operational...Full story -
DAPA outlines priority offset projects
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is targeting nearly 20 major defence offset programmes over the next two years, with a view to spurring...Full story