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Northern Cyprus leases land for naval base
The self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) announced in its official gazette on 14 October that it had decided to lease an area of 140,002 m2 on the...Full story -
Biden says US would defend Taiwan if China attacked but White House backtracks
US President Joe Biden said on 21 October that the United States is committed to defending Taiwan if the island were to be attacked by China.Full story -
Papua New Guinea receives third of four Guardian-class patrol boats
Australia has handed over the third of four Guardian-class patrol boats built for the Maritime Element of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) as part of...Full story -
US Army faces hard choices under Unified Network plan
Senior US Army leaders are girding themselves for a series of potentially painful divestitures of legacy network communication platforms and systems to clear the way for...Full story -
US Army tackles challenges on Mission Partner Environment integration
US Army leaders spearheading efforts to revamp the service's legacy combat network are working through interoperability challenges linked to the Pentagon's Mission...Full story -
Finland exercises option for five more K9 SPHs
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen has approved the Finnish Defence Forces' request to procure five more K9 155 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) in 2022, the...Full story -
RN Wildcat completes first Martlet in-service firing
A UK Royal Navy (RN) Wildcat HMA2 helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) has completed the first in-service firing of the Thales Martlet laser-guided anti-surface...Full story -
UK completes Chinook HC4 to HC6A upgrade
The United Kingdom has completed the upgrade of its earliest Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, the manufacturer announced on 22 October.Full story -
Bell rolls out first AH-1Z for Bahrain
Bell has rolled out the first of 12 AH-1Z Viper for Bahrain, handing the attack helicopter over to the US Naval Air Systems Command ahead of delivery to the Gulf kingdom...Full story -
Australia issues tender for destroyer sustainment
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has issued a tender in support of a project to provide through-life sustainment for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) three...Full story -
Indonesia seeks more autonomy on CN235 production in offset talks for A400M
Indonesia is seeking greater autonomy from Airbus in the manufacturing process for the CN235 twin-turboprop aircraft.Full story -
Malaysia commissions third Keris-class Littoral Mission Ship
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has commissioned its third Keris-class Littoral Mission Ship (LMS).Full story -
AM General's interest in acquisitions grows
AM General plans to put greater emphasis on buying or partnering with other companies to help fuel its growth, according to the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the...Full story -
Turkish Naval Forces receives first Aksungur UAV
Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI) has delivered the first Aksungur armed reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to launch customer Turkish Naval Forces, the...Full story -
Series of ‘causal factors' resulted in fire risk and damage to amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard, US Navy report finds
Different categories of “causal factors … allowed for the accumulation of significant risk and led to an ineffective fire response” for the 12 July 2020 blaze that...Full story -
Update: North Korea says it test-launched new SLBM on 19 October
Images released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) indicate that Pyongyang tested what appears to have been a new short-range submarine-launched ballistic missile...Full story -
France qualifies Sea Fire radar ahead of FDI combat system integration
France's Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) has formally qualified the Thales Sea Fire S-band multifunction active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar ahead of...Full story -
Naval Group hands over third OPV to Argentine Navy
The Argentine Navy's multimission offshore patrol vessel (OPV) programme marked another milestone on 14 October when French shipbuilder Naval Group handed over the third...Full story -
UK Typhoon fleet to get new networked simulators in 2022
UK Eurofighter Typhoon pilots can begin using a new networked simulator system at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire from next August, as part of the first stage in a...Full story -
Five European countries propose EU rapid reaction force
Five European countries have proposed an EU rapid reaction force to give the union the ability to act more robustly and quickly.Full story