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Jamaica bolsters Coast Guard patrol force
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) formally stood up a new formation – the Second District Coast Guard – on 16 November, shortly after formally accepting the service's...Full story -
Skill shortage slows down Serbian MBT upgrade
Serbia will only modernise 12–13 of its M-84/M-84A main battle tanks (MBTs) a year, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has revealed. The MBTs are a Yugoslav-produced...Full story -
Janes Intara delivers foundational intelligence to the MARS program through partner BigBear.ai
Foundational intelligence from the trusted global agency for open-source defense intelligence will be incorporated into BigBear.ai’s solution for MARS, enabling the automated, dynamic tracking of foreign military forces in and out of garrisonFull story -
Japan reviews key defence strategies in light of ‘severe' security landscape
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has told Janes it will review the country's primary defence policies over the coming year given the Indo-Pacific's increasingly...Full story -
RAAF receives last batch of F-35A Joint Strike Fighters for 2021
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the last three new Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters scheduled for delivery in 2021, bringing...Full story -
Philippines makes rare rebuke of China at ASEAN summit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has issued harsh words against China in his statement during a summit hosted by Beijing with leaders of the Association of Southeast...Full story -
PLAAF 25th Air Brigade now operates J-10C multirole fighters
The People's Liberation Army Air Force's (PLAAF's) 25th Air Brigade, part of the PLA's Eastern Theater Command (ETC), is replacing its legacy Chengdu Aircraft Industry...Full story -
AUKUS countries ink agreement to share nuclear propulsion information
The UK and the US have signed an agreement to share naval nuclear propulsion information with a third country for the first time.Full story -
US Navy awards HII Advance Procurement Contract for Amphibious Assault Ship LHA 9
The US Navy (USN) awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) a contract modification for USD113.6 million to enable long-lead-time material and advance procurement...Full story -
Brazilian Army aims to boost CBRN defences
The Brazilian Army has embarked on a new effort to modernise its chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defence capabilities.Full story -
Turkey to build cartridge factory in Mongolia
Turkey's Machine and Chemical Industry Inc (MKE) will build a cartridge loading and assembly factory in Mongolia under a contract signed with Mongolia's Defence Industry...Full story -
Telesat Canada, Loral finish merger
Satellite communications provider Telesat Canada and its majority owner, US-based Loral Space & Communications, have completed their previously announced merger,...Full story -
Slovenia signs for C-27J Spartan
Slovenian Defence Minister Matej Tonin and his Italian counterpart, Lorenzo Guerini, signed a government-to-government agreement in Rome on 17 November for a C-27J...Full story -
Turkish lawmakers criticise government for delays in Altay MBT
Opposition lawmakers criticised the Turkish government for the delay in the production of Altay main battle tanks (MBTs) during a debate on the Ministry of National...Full story -
Israel identifies Iran's ‘deniable' UAV
Israel has named a type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that has been used by Iranian-backed groups in Yemen and Iraq to carry out attacks as the KAS-04 made by Iran's...Full story -
Edge builds collaboration with French industry
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) defence industrial conglomerate Edge announced on 22 November that the firm had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with French...Full story -
Turkey announces Nigerien light aircraft, UAV order
Turkey will sell Hürkuş light aircraft, Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and armoured vehicles to Niger, according to a statement released by Turkey's...Full story -
India commissions first Project 15B destroyer
The Indian Navy has commissioned its first Project 15B guided-missile destroyer.Full story -
MDA awards Other Transactional Agreements for Glide Phase Interceptor prototype design
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on 19 November announced the award of Other Transactional (OT) Agreements to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Missiles...Full story -
China, Russia conduct joint air patrol over Sea of Japan
Chinese and Russian air forces held a joint aerial patrol over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on 19 November, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) has...Full story