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BAE Systems receives US Army AMPV sustainment contract
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems with a six-year contract worth up to USD600 million for the sustainment of its new Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) line and its...Full story -
Update: At least 52 killed in PAF C-130H crash in Sulu Province
At least 52 people were killed when a Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130H Hercules medium transport aircraft carrying 96 military personnel crashed in the southern...Full story -
Iran initiates production of uranium metal enriched up to 20%
Iran has initiated the production of uranium metal enriched up to 20% U-235, according to a Reuters report published on 7 July 2021, based on a confidential document...Full story -
Leonardo to offer Lionfish 12.7 Inner Reloading RWS
Using internal research and development funding, Leonardo's Electronics Division has developed and begun producing its Lionfish 12.7 Inner Reloading remote weapon...Full story -
Taiwan to produce new armour-piercing ammunition for direct-fire support variant of Cloud Leopard
The 202nd Arsenal munition factory under Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) Armaments Bureau has been awarded a NTD14.02 million (USD498,000) contract to...Full story -
Australia receives first two of four recently ordered Chinook helos
The Australian Army has taken delivery of the first two of four new Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters, just 10 weeks after their sale was approved by the US...Full story -
SpaceX launches Royal Thai Air Force's second-Earth observation satellite
The Royal Thai Air Force's (RTAF's) second Earth-observation satellite, Napa-2, was launched into space on 30 June from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida...Full story -
Vietnam outlines industry reform plan
Vietnam's General Department of Defence Industry (GDDI) – an agency under the Ministry of National Defence (MND) – has outlined a commitment to reform the country's...Full story -
Dalian Shipbuilding undergoes restructuring
The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has indicated further restructuring in line with the country's defence industry reforms.Full story -
RAF seeks zero-emissions trainer aircraft
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is seeking a zero-emissions trainer aircraft as part of a wider national drive to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.Full story -
US Air Force issues airworthiness approval for Kitty Hawk's Heaviside eVTOL aircraft
The US Air Force's (USAF's) Agility Prime programme has issued airworthiness approval to Kitty Hawk for its Heaviside tilt propeller electric vertical take-off and...Full story -
USN to continue development of submarine-launched MEDUSA UUV
The US Navy (USN) is progressing the development of its new Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA), with plans to demonstrate a prototype system in...Full story -
GA-ASI delivers first Reaper for the Netherlands
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) delivered the first MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the...Full story -
IRGC Ground Forces receive new weapons
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on 7 July that its ground forces have received a range of new, advanced weapons that included tactical ballistic...Full story -
Egypt inaugurates major new naval base
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated a large new naval base in the west of the country on 3 July.Full story -
AeroVironment develops new Crysalis ground control solution
AeroVironment has developed a new ground control solution (GCS) called Crysalis that will provide command and control (C2) of compatible company unmanned aircraft...Full story -
Nuclear site under construction in Iran: Janes produces ground-breaking data-driven study in partnership with Stanford
Janes, the trusted global agency for open-source defence intelligence, has worked in partnership with Stanford produce a comprehensive assessment of a nuclear site under construction in Iran using next-generation ‘structured observation management’ techniques.Full story -
Finland offered partner status in Eurofighter
Finland is being offered partner status in the Eurofighter programme as part of the consortium's bid for Finland's HX fighter procurement, BAE Systems representatives...Full story -
Hyundai Rotem delivers two MPUGVs for RoKA trials
Hyundai Rotem announced on 7 July that it has handed over to South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) two multipurpose unmanned ground vehicles...Full story -
Philippine Air Force grounds its C-130 transport fleet following fatal crash
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has grounded its fleet of C-130 medium transport aircraft after a fatal crash on 4 July in the southern Philippine province of Sulu.Full story