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Germany and UK stand up binational bridging engineer battalion
The German and British armies stood up binational Amphibious Engineer Battalion 130 in Minden, northern Germany, on 1 October. The battalion is made up of the British...Full story -
US Navy seeks to expand Blue Water UAS programme
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is seeking investment for its Blue Water Maritime Logistics Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) effort to contract...Full story -
Spain continues funding of IFV programme
Spain's Council of Ministers announced on its website on 28 September that it had authorised the Ministry of Industry and Trade to sign a new contract with national...Full story -
Airshow China 2021: CASIC unveils FK-2000 self-propelled air-defence system
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) unveiled a new self-propelled air-defence system called the FK-2000 during the Airshow China 2021 exhibition...Full story -
Two USMC F-35Bs conduct take-offs, landings from JS Izumo
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 5 October that two US Marine Corps (USMC) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II multirole fighter aircraft have for the first...Full story -
Watchdog to investigate UK AFV programmes
Four troubled UK armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) are to be investigated by the country's National Audit Office (NAO) spending watchdog.Full story -
Searanger naval guns ordered for Egypt
The US Department of Defense announced on 29 September that it has placed a USD20 million contract on Egypt's behalf for an undisclosed number of Rheinmetall Oerlikon...Full story -
Exports delay modernisation of French armed forces
France has been increasing the number of export contracts in recent months, favouring transfers of equipment promised to the French air force and navy.Full story -
Russia to conduct mass testing of Uran-9 UGV in 2022
The Russian Ground Forces are to conduct large-scale tests of the Uran-9 armed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) in 2022 to inform decisions on the total number of Uran-9s...Full story -
Indonesia to implement Arrowhead 140 design on Iver Huitfeldt-variant contract
Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL will implement the Arrowhead 140 design on a contract it secured from Jakarta in April 2020 for two Iver Huitfeldt class-variant frigates.Full story -
Nigeria receives final Super Tucanos
Nigeria has received the last of 12 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)-Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack turboprops, with the final batch of six aircraft arriving...Full story -
South Korea aims high on defence exports
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is aiming to position the country as one of the world's top exporters within a few years.Full story -
Airshow China 2021: Chinese air force displays upgraded JH-7A fighter-bomber
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has, for the first time, displayed to the public an upgraded variant of the Xi'an Aircraft Corporation's JH-7A...Full story -
Airshow China 2021: China testing two types of indigenous engines for Y-20 transport aircraft
China is testing two types of locally designed engines for the People's Liberation Army Air Force's (PLAAF's) Y-20 Kunpeng strategic transport aircraft, said Tang...Full story -
Heico, Voyager Space make acquisitions
US-based Heico Corporation has acquired defence electronics supplier Paciwave of Sunnyvale, California, for an undisclosed amount of cash at closing, Heico announced on...Full story -
Turkmenistan parades new military equipment
The armed forces of Turkmenistan have displayed a number of new military systems, including the Lazar 3 armoured personnel carrier (APC) and the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned...Full story -
China deploying record number of military aircraft near Taiwan
Amid heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait, China has been deploying a record number of military aircraft near Taiwan in a show of force that began on 1 October:...Full story -
Russia conducts first submarine test launches of Tsirkon hypersonic missile
Russia's Northern Fleet Command has conducted its first two successful test launches of the 3M22 Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from the Project 885 Yasen-class...Full story -
Belarus receives first BTR-82A APCs
The Belarusian Armed Forces received their first batch of BTR-82A armoured personnel carriers (APCs), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 30...Full story -
More details emerge about RoKA's acquisition of M3K amphibious rigs
More details have emerged about South Korea's procurement of the M3K – a localised version of the M3 – amphibious rig to meet a Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) requirement...Full story