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Jakarta approves plan to obtain USD600 million loan for interim submarine programme
The Indonesian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has granted approval for the country to obtain up to USD600 million in foreign loans to procure at least one second-hand...Full story -
Japan outlines measures to boost defence innovation
Japan's newly published defence White Paper has outlined a series of developments aimed at further strengthening the country's defence technology and industrial base as...Full story -
Thales, Operational Solutions team up on new counter-UAS technologies
Thales has linked up with UK-based defence firm Operational Solutions Limited (OSL) to develop counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) platforms and programmes for...Full story -
OCCAR contracts Eurosam to refurbish UK and Italian Aster missiles
The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) signed a contract on 9 June with the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium co-owned by MBDA and Thales for the...Full story -
Volansi, new CEO, plan Voly M20 demonstration in 2021
US company Volansi and its new CEO, Will Roper, plan in 2021 to demonstrate the Voly M20 autonomous hybrid-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for US Air Force...Full story -
EU approves Mozambique training mission
EU foreign ministers agreed on 12 July a new military training mission in Mozambique before the end of this year to help the country reassert control over its northern...Full story -
India receives another Neptune MMA
India has received another Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) to add to the nine already delivered.Full story -
Japan, UK discuss partnership on fighter jet engines
The governments of Japan and the United Kingdom are discussing a potential joint programme to develop aero-engine technologies that will power Japan's next-generation...Full story -
Indonesia bolsters strategic sealift command with third Teluk Bintuni-class LST
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) has taken delivery of a third Teluk Bintuni-class landing ship tank (LST), further bolstering a...Full story -
Japanese defence white paper highlights importance of ‘Taiwanese stability' for Tokyo
Japan has expressed growing concern about the intensification of Chinese military activities around Taiwan and highlighted the importance of the island's stability for...Full story -
US Navy denies claims that USS Benfold was ‘expelled' from Chinese waters
The US Navy (USN) has denied Chinese reports claiming that one of Washington's destroyers was “expelled” out of “China's territorial waters” near the Paracel Islands on...Full story -
More indications that Y-20 AEW&C variant is in pipeline for PLAAF
Further indications have emerged that an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) variant of the Xian Y-20 transport aircraft is in the pipeline for China's People's...Full story -
Update: US Army postponing network's Common Modular Open Suite of Standards until 2025
The US Army is delaying plans to roll out a Common Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) as part of its network modernisation initiative, the Integrated Tactical...Full story -
Rwandan troops deploy to Mozambique
The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has begun deploying a 1,000-strong joint force of soldiers and police to Mozambique to help suppress the insurgency in the northern Cabo...Full story -
South Korean military grounds KUH-1-series helicopters following crash landing
South Korea's military has temporarily grounded its KUH-1-series helicopters after five Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) personnel were injured when their KUH-1M helicopter...Full story -
Australia's Hawkei lightweight protected vehicle achieves initial operational capability
The Australian-designed and manufactured Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light (PMV-L) has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) under the Project Land 121...Full story -
Update: 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 -
UK government to investigate Chinese acquisition of semiconductor firm
The UK government is to investigate a Chinese firm's acquisition of a UK producer of semiconductors on national security grounds. The move follows Shanghai-based...Full story -
Philippine Air Force A-29B Super Tucano aircraft damaged during landing
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has confirmed that one of its recently acquired Embraer Defense & Security A-29B Super Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft sustained...Full story -
Pentagon services face unaffordable F-35 operations and sustainment costs by 2036
By 2036 the Pentagon services buying the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) face nearly USD6 billion in sustainment cost overruns that they...Full story