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Italy to invest USD2.1 billion on Eurodrone project
Italy seeks to invest EUR1.8 billion (USD2.1 billion) through 2035 in the European Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), also...Full story -
Three finalists announced for Poland's multimission frigate programme
Shipbuilders Navantia, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), and Babcock have been shortlisted to compete in the Polish Navy's Miecznik (Swordfish) coastal defence frigate...Full story -
Keels laid for Indian Navy's first ASWSWC and third large survey vessel
Indian public-sector company Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) announced on 6 August that it has laid the keels for the first of eight anti-submarine...Full story -
UK orders Type 163 laser target designators to fill NATO mission gaps
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted Leonardo for eight Type 163 laser target designators (LTDs). The contract, worth GBP800,000, was awarded in June 2021 for...Full story -
Rolls-Royce makes progress on selling Bergen Engines, ITP Aero
Rolls-Royce has agreed to sell Norway-based Bergen Engines to engineering business Langley Holdings for EUR110 million (USD130.2 million) and has begun negotiating with...Full story -
Italy confirms plans to develop G550-based C4ISTAR aircraft in co-operation with the US
Italy has confirmed plans to acquire new Gulfstream G550-based multimission aircraft that will be later modified for conformal airborne early warning and...Full story -
Russian troops training with Chinese equipment ahead of strategic exercise with PLA
Russian troops set to take part in the 9–13 August ‘Sibu/Interaction 2021' strategic military exercise with China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) have been...Full story -
Navy League 2021: Martin UAV officially unveils V-Bat 128 UAV
Martin UAV revealed its V-Bat 128 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) tail-sitting fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a static display model at the Navy...Full story -
US Navy embarks F-35C on first operational deployment
The US Navy (USN) has embarked the Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) on its first operational deployment.Full story -
UK officially launches Space Command
The UK officially launched its new Space Command on 30 July, four months after the organisation was formally stood-up on 1 April.Full story -
UK launches P3Ec enhancement package for Typhoon
The United Kingdom has launched its latest performance enhancement package for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, with a GBP135 million (USD188 million) contract...Full story -
Italy to invest USD2.4 billion in Tempest programme
Italy seeks to invest EUR2 billion (USD2.4 billion) in the Tempest programme under plans disclosed in the country's latest multiyear planning document (Documento...Full story -
BAE Systems eyes operational tests of MGUE capabilities
Programme engineers at BAE Systems are preparing for a series of operational evaluations on the company's Common GPS Modules (CGMs) under the Military GPS User Equipment...Full story -
US Air Force loses bid protest over planned award to Sikorsky for HH-60W upgrades
The US Air Force (USAF) has lost a bid protest filed by Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) over the service's intention to sole-source a potential USD980 million indefinite...Full story -
Navy League 2021: US Navy says no to using Triton UAV for airborne early warning, control
The US Navy (USN) is uninterested in using the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) for airborne early warning...Full story -
Discussions for bundled amphibious ship contracts continue between USN and HII
The US Navy (USN) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) are continuing to discuss a combined deal for amphibious assault and transport dock ships, according to Chris...Full story -
US Army conducts first RCV-M live-fire testing
The US Army is conducting shakedown testing with four Robotic Combat Vehicle – Medium (RCV-M) prototypes, and as part of this phase, has begun live-fire tests with the...Full story -
US approves potential sale of F-16 support to Greece
The US State Department has approved a potential USD270 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to provide sustainment materiel and services, as well as related equipment,...Full story -
SOUTHCOM head nominee pledges to work with Argentina to acquire Western warplanes
If confirmed as the next commander of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), US Army Lieutenant General Laura Richardson pledged to have a “whole-of-government approach” to...Full story -
Two Sandown-class minehunters retire as UK starts manned MCM rundown
Two Sandown-class minehunters have been retired from the UK Royal Navy (RN) ahead of transfer to the Ukrainian Navy.Full story