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US Army seeks blockchain technology to manage combat data
US Army engineers at the service's Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center are leveraging...Full story -
Turkey launches Pakistan Navy's first Milgem corvette
Turkey's Istanbul Naval Shipyard has launched the first Milgem corvette on order for the Pakistan Navy (PN).Full story -
Update: Taliban seize more Afghan provincial capitals
Four more provincial capitals have fallen to the Taliban in rapid succession, meaning that 10 out of Afghanistan's 34 provincial centres have now come under the group's...Full story -
Taliban capture additional Afghan provincial capitals in rapid offensive
The Taliban have captured at least four more provincial capitals in Afghanistan as government forces struggle to contain the group's rapid advance and Washington and...Full story -
Bell reaches midway point of 360 Invictus assembly
Bell has assembled just over 50% of its 360 Invictus helicopter that it is developing for the US Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft-Competitive Prototype...Full story -
South Korean navy commissions first KSS-III-class, SLBM-capable submarine
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has commissioned its first locally developed, diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) capable of deploying submarine-launched ballistic...Full story -
US ARL eyes ‘nanoarchitectures' for lighter, stronger materials
US Army-funded researchers have developed a new lightweight, resilient material with potential uses in armour, protective coatings, and space systems.Full story -
Australia declares final operational capability for third Hobart-class destroyer
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) third Hobart-class air warfare destroyer, HMAS Sydney, has achieved final operational capability (FOC).Full story -
Australia, US formalise co-operation on Precision Strike Missile programme
Australia and the United States have signed an agreement to formalise co-operation on precision-strike capability.Full story -
US Air Force awards Hermeus contract for hypersonic aircraft, propulsion system work
The US Air Force (USAF) on 30 July awarded Hermeus a USD60 million jointly funded contract to accelerate the commercial development of hypersonic aircraft and propulsion...Full story -
US to deploy 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to help with evacuation as Taliban close in on Kabul
Washington is deploying an additional 3,000 military troops to Afghanistan to assist with the evacuation of US civilian personnel from its embassy in Kabul, as well as...Full story -
South American military aircraft and personnel combat forest fires
The armed forces of Bolivia and Peru have deployed fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft equipped with Guardian firefighting systems and Bambi buckets to combat forest fires...Full story -
Denel announces restructuring in effort to reform company
South Africa's Denel formally announced the reorganisation of the company from six divisions to two, as part of a broader five-year plan.Full story -
Australian DoD rebuts claim that weight issues could affect turret integration on Boxer CRVs
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has rejected claims of a weight problem that could affect the successful integration of the Lance turrets contracted for 133...Full story -
South Korea increases budget for procurement of indigenous UAVs
The South Korean government plans to increase its budget for the procurement of locally developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) more than sixfold within a year – from...Full story -
SADC mission in Mozambique launched
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in Mozambique was formally launched on 9 August, revealing that Tanzania has sent a contingent of troops.Full story -
Indonesia reaffirms commitment to KF-21 fighter, engineers to re-join project
Engineers from Indonesia are set to re-join the programme led by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to develop the KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter aircraft.Full story -
Astute-class submarine arrives in South Korea as part of UK carrier strike group
A UK Royal Navy nuclear-powered Astute-class attack submarine has arrived in Busan, South Korea as part of the service's Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21).Full story -
Philippines targets foreign investment through new agreement
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) aims to establish defence industry hubs across the country under a new agreement signed with the government's Philippine...Full story -
Meggitt receives second takeover bid
US-based TransDigm Group has made an unsolicited proposal to buy the United Kingdom's Meggitt plc for GBP7.03 billion (USD9.75 billion), potentially displacing a lower...Full story