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All six of Australia's Collins-class submarines to undergo life-of-type extensions
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed that all six of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) Collins-class submarines will undergo major life-of-type...Full story -
China passes ‘anti-sanctions' legislation
China's National People's Congress (NPC) has passed legislation to counter foreign sanctions including those recently introduced by Washington to stem the flow of US...Full story -
US formally retires Open Skies aircraft
The United States formally retired the last of its two Open Skies Treaty aircraft on 4 June, with a ceremony held at the home of the 55th Operations Group at Lincoln...Full story -
Mariotti shipyard selected for Italy's new submarine rescue, dive support vessel
Genoa-based shipyard T.Mariotti has been selected by the Italian Ministry of Defence's (MOD's) naval armaments directorate to build and deliver the Italian Navy's new...Full story -
Indonesia selects FREMM design for frigate programme but questions remain over funding
Jakarta has selected the Bergamini (FREMM) class design for a programme to procure follow-on vessels to the Indonesian Navy's (Tentara Nasional Indonesia- Angkatan Laut:...Full story -
SNC to deliver BLOS to USMC Harvest HAWK gunships
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been contracted to upgrade the US Marine Corps' (USMC) Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit (HAWK) mission package with a...Full story -
Australia, Germany to intensify co-operation in Indo-Pacific region
Australia and Germany have agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship to an ‘enhanced strategic partnership' that will also see the two countries intensify...Full story -
RN sets out NavyPODS vision for deployable mission modules
The UK Royal Navy (RN) has outlined plans to develop a suite of deployable and interchangeable mission modules to enable the rapid fielding of specific capabilities...Full story -
Indonesia commits to increased local content levels in defence
Indonesia is planning to increase the “domestic content level” of defence products and technologies in operation within the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), the Ministry...Full story -
India launches defence MSME promotion scheme
The export division of the Indian Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Department of Defence Production (DDP) has launched a scheme to encourage domestic micro, small, and...Full story -
Carrier Ford starts shock trials
The US Navy (USN) aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) has started its Full Ship Shock Trial (FSST), USN officials confirmed on 9 June.Full story -
NATO's innovation generator to launch at June summit, but details unclear
It is yet unclear how NATO's forthcoming plan for a so-called innovation generator will spur military absorption of emerging disruptive technologies (EDTs) across the 30...Full story -
UK MoD calls in experts to assess ‘serious' Ajax issues
Independent experts are to assess “serious” vibration issues with the General Dynamics Land Systems-UK (GDLS-UK) Ajax family of armoured vehicles after the company did...Full story -
Japan agrees to protect Australian Defence Force assets
Japan has reached a framework agreement with Australia under which the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) would protect Australian Defence Force (ADF) assets upon request...Full story -
Textron's Cottonmouth emerges for USMC recce vehicle requirement
Textron announced its Cottonmouth 6×6 armoured vehicle as an entrant for the US Marine Corps' (USMC) Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) requirement in May, revealing...Full story -
MADEX 2021: LIG Nex1, Hanwha Systems showcase competing designs for RoKN's CIWS-II programme
South Korean companies LIG Nex1 and Hanwha Systems have showcased models of the close-in weapon systems (CIWSs) each of them is proposing to meet the Republic of Korea...Full story -
MADEX 2021: DSME, HHI display competing carrier designs for RoKN's CVX project
South Korean companies Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) displayed competing designs for the Republic of Korea Navy's...Full story -
Prince of Wales embarks Lightning, Apache for first time
The United Kingdom's HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier has embarked the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning and AgustaWestland-Boeing WAH-64 Apache AH1 aircraft types for...Full story -
Turkey says it exported armed UAVs to Saudi Arabia
Turkey has said it exported three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Saudi Arabia in a recently released report to the UN Register of Conventional Weapons (UNROCA).Full story -
Indian Navy inducts second squadron equipped with ALH Mk III helos
The Indian Navy (IN) commissioned a second naval air squadron equipped with the indigenously designed and built Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk III in a...Full story