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T-14 Armata to enter series production in 2022
Russia's T-14 Armata main battle tank (MBT) is to enter series production in 2022, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told the TASS news agency on 5 July....Full story -
Royal Brunei Air Force acquires Insitu Integrator unmanned aerial system
The Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) has acquired at least one Insitu Integrator unmanned aerial system (UAS) to enhance its maritime surveillance and reconnaissance...Full story -
Japan's deputy PM eyes possibility of Tokyo joining US in defending Taiwan
Japan's deputy prime minister, Taro Aso, has said that his country could exercise its right to ‘collective self-defence' in case of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan,...Full story -
Raytheon secures LRIP contract for NGJ-MB programme
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract for the AN/ALQ-249(V)1 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) electronic attack payload.Full story -
Marshall returns first USMC KC-130J
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) has delivered back to the US Marine Corps (USMC) the first Lockheed Martin KC-130J Hercules tanker-transport aircraft it was...Full story -
Singapore to carry out land reclamation on island formerly claimed by Malaysia
The Singapore government will proceed with its plan to begin land reclamation works on Pedra Branca: a rocky South China Sea island located at the eastern approach to...Full story -
Update: RAN frigate Perth back in water after partially completing AMCAP upgrades
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth returned to the water on 1 July after being lowered out of the dry dock at the Australian Marine Complex in...Full story -
Serbia exercises with new military equipment
The Serbian Armed Forces (SAF) used new military equipment during exercise ‘Munjeviti Udar (Lightning Strike) 2021', which was held on 15–27 June. More than 15,000...Full story -
Bundeswehr awards contract to upgrade Puma IFVs
The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany's Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and...Full story -
Kuwait request for Oshkosh heavy trucks approved
The US State Department has approved the sale of heavy trucks worth an estimated USD445 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 1 July.Full story -
UN commission remains split on drug control
The 64th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the central policy-making body for the UN drug control system, took place on 12–19 April 2021. The session...Full story -
Antarctic infrastructure upgrades enable climate change surveillance
The Australian Antarctic Program announced on 28 June that it would undertake winter data collection to inform “the geotechnical and engineering design, delivery and...Full story -
Singapore Army commissions TPQ-53 S-band WLR system
The Singapore Army has commissioned the Lockheed Martin TPQ-53 weapon locating radar (WLR) system to replace its current fleet of X-band (8–12.5 GHz range)...Full story -
Singapore Army showcases new self-propelled 120 mm mortar system
The Singapore Army has commissioned a new all-terrain self-propelled mortar system based on its in-service 4×4 Belrex Protected Combat Support Vehicle (PCSV), designated...Full story -
At least 50 killed in PAF C-130H crash in Sulu Province
At least 50 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 -
Washington approves establishment of ‘US Forces Afghanistan Forward' command
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has approved the establishment of a new command in Afghanistan that will be tasked with overseeing the few hundred US troops that...Full story -
South Korea conducts SLBM test from underwater barge
South Korea has for the first time tested a locally developed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from an underwater barge as the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN)...Full story -
Israel stands up new ‘Adir' squadron
Israel has stood up a third unit to field the Lockheed Martin F-35I ‘Adir' combat aircraft, the service announced on 1 July.Full story -
UK invests in ‘smart' missile systems
The United Kingdom has launched the development of a range of ‘smart' missile systems under the Co-operative Strike Weapons Technology Demonstrator (CSWTD) programme.Full story -
EU's trial programme for defence capability set to disburse its final funding
Financial grants worth nearly EUR300 million (USD356 million) for two major flagship capability projects and a host of new, smaller ones will complete the European...Full story