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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 -
Three flight tests planned with US Common-Hypersonic Glide Body
The US Army and Navy plan to launch a series of three flight tests with the future Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) by the end of the year, in anticipation of...Full story -
US Joint Requirements Oversight Council working on IAMD directive
The US Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) is moving ahead with creating a revised joint warfighting concept, dubbed ‘expanded manoeuvre', and its next strategic...Full story -
Pyongyang failing to answer military hotline amid tensions over US-South Korean exercise
For a second consecutive day North Korea has not answered calls made by South Korea via liaison and military hotlines amid Pyongyang's growing criticism of Seoul's...Full story -
Large-scale exercise points to growing Sino-Russian military co-operation
In a sign of growing military co-operation between Moscow and Beijing, about 13,000 Russian and Chinese troops have taken part in the ‘Sibu/Interaction 2021' exercise,...Full story -
China, Russia look to deepen military-technical ties
China and Russia are preparing to participate in joint military exercises during 9–13 August, an event that aims to support military-technical co-operation between the...Full story -
US Navy delays Mi2 contract award to Martin UAV
The US Navy (USN) hopes to provide an other transaction (OT) prototype award to Martin UAV in early September for the Mi2 unmanned aircraft effort after previously...Full story -
Russia receives 200 main weapon systems during first half of 2021
The Russian Armed Forces received some 200 main weapon systems in the first half of 2021, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced during a joint military hardware...Full story -
Belarus negotiates purchase of S-400 air defence systems
Minsk has opened negotiations with Russia to buy S-400 air defence systems, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.Full story -
US to build new storage sites in Saudi Arabia
The US military appears to be moving forwards with a plan to develop overland supply routes to the Gulf by establishing new storage sites in western Saudi Arabia.Full story -
US increases military assistance to Southeast Asia
The US government has outlined a commitment to increase financial assistance to countries in Southeast Asia to support regional defence and security capability...Full story -
Honduras and El Salvador commission first Near Coastal Patrol Vessels
The navies of Honduras and El Salvador have received and commissioned their first Metal Shark Defiant 85 Near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs) donated by the United...Full story