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Suicide explosives and small-arms attack at Kabul airport demonstrates Wilayat Khorasan's intent to exploit instability following Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
On 26 August, a suicide attack involving two explosions and small-arms fire occurred in the vicinity of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan's capital...Full story -
Brazil's ARES developing new lightweight RCWS
Brazil's ARES Aeroespacial e Defesa, a local operation of Elbit Systems, is finalising a prototype of its new-generation REMAX (Reparo de Metralhadora Automatizado X)...Full story -
UK seeks new mini-UAS capability under Project Tiquila
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking a system integrator to manage the delivery and sustainment of a new intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and...Full story -
Biden vows to continue evacuations, hunt down IS-K leadership following deadly attacks outside Kabul airport
US President Biden has vowed to continue evacuating at-risk Afghan civilians and US Embassy staff from Afghanistan following the deadly attacks that took place outside...Full story -
Indonesian shipbuilder cuts steel for new class of 90 m OPVs
Shipbuilder PT Daya Radar Utama (DRU) has carried out a first steel-cutting ceremony for two new 90 m offshore patrol vessels that will be operated by the Indonesian...Full story -
USN's UISS unmanned minehunting system completes IOT&E
The US Navy (USN) has completed ship-based Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) for its Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) programme.Full story -
UK sells Defender aircraft back to manufacturer
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has sold its Britten-Norman Defender AL2 (Defender 4000: D4K) surveillance and utility aircraft back to the manufacturer, after recently...Full story -
Army 2021: Russia orders Shturm unmanned battle tank system
Russia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed the first contract for a prototype of the Shturm (Project Storm) unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) system based on the T-72 main...Full story -
China's armed forces conduct over 120 maritime exercises in three months
China's naval, air, and army amphibious forces have conducted more than 120 maritime exercises during the past three months, the state-owned Global Times newspaper...Full story -
Australia expands sovereign capability requirements
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has expanded a list of industrial competencies deemed critical for the future capability of the Australian Defence Force...Full story -
China's TB001 reconnaissance UAV sighted near Japanese airspace for the first time
The Japanese Ministry of Defense's (MoD's) Joint Staff Office announced on 25 August that fighters scrambled by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) have intercepted...Full story -
US begins Civil Reserve Air Fleet missions
Companies activated by the Pentagon for the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) began missions on 23 August to augment US support in the evacuation of citizens and other...Full story -
China's new ‘Military Service Law' aims to address recruitment difficulties
The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) adopted on 20 August a new version of the country's ‘Military Service Law' aimed at improving...Full story -
Bombardier delivers fifth Global business jet to Saab for GlobalEye conversion
Bombardier has delivered its fifth Global 6000 business jet to Saab for conversion to the GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) configuration.Full story -
USMC removes Raytheon as MADIS Inc 1 ‘prime integrator'
A new US Marine Corps (USMC) air defence system, based around the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), was approved to move into the engineering and manufacturing...Full story -
New Delhi issues RFI for four locally made LPDs for Indian Navy
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has invited responses from domestic shipyards by 21 October to its request for information (RFI) regarding the planned procurement of...Full story -
US approves potential sale to Australia of services for SM-6 and SM-2 IIIC missiles
The US State Department has approved a potential USD350 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of services related to the future acquisition of SM-6 Block I...Full story -
Kazakhstan to receive additional Su-30SM fighters by end of 2022
The Kazakhstan Air Defence Forces (KADF) will receive four Sukhoi Su-30SM ‘Flanker-H' multirole fighter aircraft from Russia by the end of 2022, the Director of Russia's...Full story -
Boeing rolls out first F-15QA for Qatar
Boeing presented the first F-15QA Advanced Eagle combat aircraft during a ceremony at the company's St Louis production facility in Missouri on 25 August.Full story -
US Army forgoes Iron Dome for a once abandoned launcher
Despite a larger price tag and never having been fielded, a modified Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) from Dynetics paired with a version of Raytheon’s ground-launched...Full story