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DARPA contracts BAE to progress ‘revolutionary' aircraft design
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has contracted BAE Systems to progress “revolutionary” aircraft design and testing.Full story -
Tokyo looking for new ELINT aircraft to replace JMSDF's EP-3C fleet
The Japan Ministry of Defense's (MoD's) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) is looking for a new electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft to replace the...Full story -
Boeing completes Super Hornet deliveries for Kuwait
Boeing has completed delivery of 28 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft for Kuwait, transferring them to the US Navy (USN) ahead of their eventual handover to the...Full story -
Taliban claim victory over resistance forces in Panjshir Province
The Taliban have claimed to now be in control of all of Afghanistan after having “completely conquered” northeastern Panjshir Province: the last key area in the Central...Full story -
South Korea commits to technology R&D spending increase
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has said it plans to spend KRW1.48 trillion (USD1.3 billion) on defence technology research and...Full story -
USMC F-35Bs to operate off JS Izumo by November 2021
The US Marine Corps (USMC) plans to operate its Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II multirole fighter aircraft from one of Japan's two Izumo-class helicopter carriers by...Full story -
MSPO 2021: HSW unveils multipurpose tactical vehicle
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) subsidiary Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) will unveil a 4×4 multipurpose armoured vehicle at the International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO...Full story -
Airbus touts further near-term A400M sales on back of Kazakh deal
Airbus expects to announce further near-term sales of its A400M Atlas transport aircraft following Kazakhstan's recent signature for two of the airlifters.Full story -
Indian Army orders locally produced loitering munitions
The Indian Army (IA) has signed two contracts worth a combined INR2 billion (USD27.4 million) to acquire a total of 200 locally produced loitering munitions to meet...Full story -
New details emerge about mortar-carrying variant of PLAGF's CTL181A vehicle
Chinese state-owned media have revealed new details of the mortar-carrying variant of the Dongfeng Mengshi CTL181A 6×6 protected vehicle in service with the People's...Full story -
DARPA transitions ACT-IV multifunction array to support future testing
A novel sixth-generation digital multifunction active electronically scanned array (AESA) developed by Northrop Grumman under US Defense Advanced Research Projects...Full story -
Viasat focusing on ‘satcom on the move' capability for US Army
Senior officials at satellite communications (satcom) provider Viasat are drilling down into efforts to support development of the US Army's plans for satcom on-the-move...Full story -
Indian Air Force orders counter-UAV systems from Zen Technologies
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed a INR1.55 billion (USD21.2 million) order with local private company Zen Technologies for the supply of an undisclosed number of...Full story -
India, US to co-develop air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the US Department of Defense (DoD) have signed an agreement for the joint development of an air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle...Full story -
Industry anticipates adoption of ‘hybrid' satcom into US Army's ITN
Adoption of a so-called hybrid satellite communication (satcom) architecture by the US Army, which would allow data transmission across multi-orbital satcom networks as...Full story -
China's CETC, CASIC sign co-operation agreement
The China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) and China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) have signed an agreement to deepen co-operation on...Full story -
Japan, Pacific island countries agree to enhance defence co-operation
Defence and security representatives from Japan and several other countries, including 13 Pacific island countries, have agreed at an online meeting on the need to...Full story -
Crunch point approaching for EU goal of creating rapid entry force
Spurred in part by the debacle of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the EU's top security policy official said the moment is approaching for the Europeans to seriously...Full story -
Australian defence exports dip in 2020–21
The estimated value of Australian defence export permits in fiscal year 2020–21 reached about AUD2.7 billion (USD2 billion), according to recently published official...Full story -
South Korea proposes USD271 billion defence plan
South Korea's Ministry of National Defense (MND) plans to allocate KRW315.2 trillion (USD271.5 billion) towards defence during its latest five-year plan, announced on 2...Full story