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DSEI 2021: Fabrique Nationale displays FN EVOLYS LMG for first time in UK
Fabrique Nationale (FN) Herstal displayed its new FN EVOLYS light machine gun (LMG) at DSEI 2021 on 14 September, marking the first time the weapon was displayed in the...Full story -
US Army recompetes CROWS contract, royalty fee attached for outside vendor
The US Army has launched a Common Remotely Operating Weapon Station (CROWS) competition valued up to USD1.5 billion that allows companies other than the prime...Full story -
Lockheed Martin reveals LMXT offering for USAF KC-Y tanker competition
Lockheed Martin has revealed the LMXT aircraft that it is to bid for the US Air Force (USAF) KC-Y tanker competition, also known as Bridge Tanker.Full story -
DSEI 2021: Saudi Arabia continuing to build on engagement opportunities for foreign suppliers
Saudi Arabia is continuing to promote inward investment and contracting opportunities in its defence industry, His Excellency Ahmad Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, Governor of the...Full story -
UK to explore alternative PNT methods
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a cluster of contracts under which industry will explore novel means of timing and navigation in the event of disruption to...Full story -
UK to deploy more intelligence personnel to monitor Russia and China
Additional UK military intelligence personnel are being deployed to overseas locations as part of growing strategic competition with Russia and China, according to the...Full story -
DSEI 2021: Babcock outlines Arrowhead 140 bid for Greece
Babcock has outlined to Janes its approach to the four pillars required for Greece's naval procurement programme, for which it is bidding the Arrowhead 140 frigate.Full story -
USN shipbuilding plan could cut total number of missile VLS cells, CBO says
The 30-year US Navy (USN) shipbuilding plan released in June could reduce the number of missile vertical launch system (VLS) cells, according to a Congressional Budget...Full story -
DSEI 2021: Hanwha Defence unveils K9 SPH developmental roadmap
Hanwha Defence has outlined its K9 Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) development roadmap, laying out plans for three new variants beyond the baseline K9 and K9A1 minor...Full story -
Washington to review export policies for Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Cyprus
The US Department of State is preparing to add Ethiopia and Eritrea to its list of countries with a policy of denial for the transfer of military equipment under Section...Full story -
CPI to buy L3Harris radome business
US-based Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has agreed to acquire L3Harris Technologies' Electronic Space Systems Corporation (ESSCO), saying the ground radome...Full story -
DSEI 2021: Elbit details ARCAS future soldier system
Elbit Systems UK unveiled its Assault Rifle Combat Application System (ARCAS) at the DSEI exhibition, which was held in London from 14-17 September.Full story -
Indian Air Force hastens its plans to buy ex-French Mirage 2000s
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is fast-tracking its EUR27 million (USD31.78 million) plan to purchase 24 second-hand Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters from France in a bid to...Full story -
DSEI 2021: Sweden modernises its CB90 fast attack craft fleet
Sweden is modernising its fast attack craft fleet with the Combat Boat 90 Next Generation, which Saab is showcasing for the first time abroad at Defence and Security...Full story -
DSEI 2021: 4GD selected to provide CQB training facilities for British Army
The UK's 4GD, a company specialising in close-combat immersive training, has been selected by the country's national training estate prime contractor Landmarc Support...Full story -
Taiwan proposes USD8.6 billion for defence ‘special' fund
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has announced a plan to spend TWD240 billion (USD8.6 billion) over the next five years to bolster naval and air combat capabilities.Full story -
AFSOC plans operational capability demo of amphibious MC-130J ‘in only 17 months'
The US Air Force (USAF) Special Operations Command (AFSOC) plans to perform an operational capability demonstration of an amphibious Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II...Full story -
DSEI 2021: UK Defence Secretary tries to calm rift with France over Australian submarine deal
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has moved to calm a war of words with the French government over Australia's ditching of a deal to build conventionally powered...Full story -
Update - DSEI 2021: Aeralis signs propulsion agreement with Rolls-Royce
UK-based Aeralis and Rolls-Royce have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) geared at meeting the propulsion needs of the former's modular jet aircraft.Full story -
MQ-9B makes first point-to-point flight for an unmanned aircraft in UK airspace
The United Kingdom, for the first time, approved a point-to-point flight of an unmanned aircraft in national airspace, enabling a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems...Full story