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Tracking wildfires through open-source data
Large wildfires have spread throughout the world in mid-2021, in part attributed to climate change and the direct and long-term risk that it poses to lives, livelihoods,...Full story -
Indian military begins adapting to climate-change challenges
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment report (AR6) on the physical science basis of climate change, released in August 2021, was referred...Full story -
Update: Northrop Grumman to compete for RoKAF's ISTAR requirement
Northrop Grumman announced on 19 October that it has signed a series of memoranda of understanding with South Korean companies LIG Nex1 and Huneed to develop a ‘Joint...Full story -
Egypt buys second-hand fleet support ships from UK
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has concluded an agreement with Egypt for the sale of two ex-Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) solid stores ships.Full story -
Norway receives armoured engineer vehicles
Norway has received new armoured engineer vehicles (AEVs) over the past month. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) announced in a press release on 29 October that it had handed...Full story -
Fielding pressure led to expedited IVAS production contract, technology problems discovered later
US Army officials were not yet aware that Microsoft's militarised HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) system would need several hardware and software fixes when they...Full story -
Swiss 120 mm Thor mortar bomb completes development
Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland said it has completed a private-venture development of a 120 mm Thor mortar bomb, intended to enhance firepower for smoothbore mortars.Full story -
Russia's Yantar shipyard launches first Talwar-class ‘Batch III' frigate for Indian Navy
Russia's Yantar Shipyard has launched the first of four follow-on Talwar (Project 1135.6)-class guided-missile frigates being acquired by the Indian Navy (IN) as part of...Full story -
India, UK conclude maiden joint tri-service exercise ‘Konkan Shakti'
The armed forces of India and the United Kingdom have concluded their first bilateral tri-service exercise, ‘Konkan Shakti-21'.Full story -
LIG Nex1 selected for RoKN's CIWS-II programme
South Korean company LIG Nex1 has won a bid to locally develop and produce a new close-in weapon system (CIWS) to be deployed with Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN)...Full story -
UK Watchkeeper TUAV mid-life extension to come on line in 2026
The British Army aims to have the first enhancements to its Watchkeeper tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (TUAV) system ready by 2026. The project to rejuvenate the...Full story -
First F-15QAs head for Qatar
The first F-15QA Ababil combat aircraft for Qatar have departed Boeing's Missouri production facility for the Gulf emirate.Full story -
Thailand builds new ammunition factory in line with self-reliance target
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has started operating a new factory to produce 5.56 mm ammunition, it has been announced. The RTA said the facility, in the northeastern...Full story -
Australia assesses submarine construction facilities following AUKUS decision
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) is to start the process to assess whether the submarine construction facility it was preparing for the cancelled Attack-class...Full story -
Japan takes delivery of first KC-46A tanker aircraft
Boeing has delivered the first of four KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker aircraft on order for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).Full story -
Chinese test accelerates hypersonics weapons race with US
China's recent ‘hypersonic' vehicle testing is pushing the development race with the US for such a weapon into higher gear at a time when the Pentagon is seeking to...Full story -
Airbus reports lower revenue, higher income in Q3
Revenue at Airbus fell 6% to EUR10.5 billion (USD12.3 billion) in the third quarter of 2021, as fewer commercial airplane deliveries and less favourable foreign exchange...Full story -
Divestiture lowers Northrop Grumman's Q3 sales
Northrop Grumman's sales declined 4% to USD8.7 billion in the third quarter of 2021 because of the recent divestiture of an information technology services business, the...Full story -
NATO counting on complex policy interaction to get the technology it needs
The allies' latest plan to nurture and quickly absorb strategic technologies will hinge on the interplay of their four new policy initiatives for that end, according to...Full story -
KAI and KAL eye RoKA's future division-level reconnaissance UAV programme
South Korean aerospace companies are positioning to meet a potential Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) requirement for a next-generation, division-level reconnaissance and...Full story