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Airshow China 2021: Chinese air force displays J-20A powered by domestic engines
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has, for the first time, demonstrated to the public a variant of the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) J-20A...Full story -
Airshow China 2021: Chinese air force unveils EW variant of J-16 multirole fighter aircraft
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has unveiled an electronic warfare (EW) variant of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) J-16 multirole fighter aircraft...Full story -
EU set to start spending its military mobility budget in coming months
The EU will soon begin spending its new EUR1.50 billion (USD1.75 billion) military mobility (MM) budget for 2021–27 on civil infrastructure projects that can also be...Full story -
Greece set to buy new frigates from France
Greece has signed an agreement with Naval Group and MBDA to begin negotiations on the acquisition of three Frégate de défense et d'intervention (FDI) multimission...Full story -
Greece and France sign defence co-operation agreement
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis signed a defence co-operation agreement between their two countries in Paris on 28...Full story -
Airshow China 2021: Janes analysis of a highly anticipated event
As Airshow China 2021 kicks off, Kelvin Wong, unmanned systems editor at Janes explores the unique flavour of China’s premier national aerospace and defence exhibition series and previews the some of the new systems that will debut at this year’s event.Full story -
ATLA receives two prototypes of upgraded variant of SH-60K naval helicopter
Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced the delivery of two prototypes of an upgraded variant of its SH-60K multirole naval helicopter to the...Full story -
Janes Joins Esri's Partner Network
The trusted global agency for open-source defense intelligence is proud to become a Silver member of the Esri Partner Network, with the two set to highlight Janes foundational interconnected intelligence within Esri’s ArcGIS system at GEOINTFull story -
North Korea conducts another missile test
North Korea launched what appeared to be a short-range missile into the East Sea (also known as Sea of Japan) on 28 September, just over two weeks after the country had...Full story -
India conducts maiden test firing of Akash Prime missile
India has carried out the maiden test firing of its new Akash Prime surface-to-air missile (SAM).Full story -
HHI launches third KSS-III-class submarine for South Korean navy
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched the third KSS-III (also known as Dosan Ahn Chang-ho)-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) on...Full story -
India dissolves OFB, sets up new defence firms
The Indian government has established seven companies to undertake the industrial activities of the 41 defence factories operated by the state-owned Ordnance Factory...Full story -
Kenya upgrades Manda Bay to base
President Uhuru Kenyatta officially upgraded Naval Station Manda Bay in Kenya's northern Lamu County to the status of a naval base on 23 September.Full story -
Australia to replace defence industry centre
Australia will launch later this year a new organisation to lead national defence industry development, Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price has disclosed.Full story -
Rolls-Royce to sell ITP Aero to consortium
Rolls-Royce plans to improve its finances by selling Spanish subsidiary Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP Aero) to a consortium for approximately EUR1.7 billion...Full story -
Boeing delivers first-production Super Hornet Block IIIs to US Navy
Boeing has delivered the first two of 78 contracted F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets to the US Navy (USN), which took delivery of the first platform on 31 August.Full story -
US Army awards Dynetics-Raytheon team IFPC Inc 2 development contract
The US Army officially announced that Dynetics' ‘Enduring Shield' launcher, paired with Raytheon's ground-launched AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, won its Indirect Fire...Full story -
Pentagon, Lockheed Martin agree to adjust F-35 delivery expectations
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have agreed to adjust expectations for future deliveries, also known as a production rebaseline, of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike...Full story -
Exercises teach US Navy how to ‘blind' adversaries
Recent large-scale exercises are helping the US Navy (USN) learn how to keep adversaries in the dark about operations, according to Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of...Full story -
Qatari landing ship launched in Turkey
Turkey's Anadolu shipyard launched a landing ship that it is building for the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) on 25 September.Full story