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Phantom Works-led Arctic sensor consortium to demonstrate new concepts
The Integrated Remote Sensing for the Arctic (IRSA) Development Group (IDG) plans to demonstrate its capability for the first time from 18–25 August, consortium...Full story -
UK's Dstl kicks off next-generation anti-armour developments
The UK’s Defence and Science Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has disclosed details regarding the proposed roll-out of the British Army’s next-generation anti-tank...Full story -
Update: Australia removing Elbit software from army's battle management system
Elbit Systems Australia (ELSA) has been formally advised that the software it has provided for the Australian Army’s digital battle management system (BMS) under Project...Full story -
Delayed Ethiopian poll likely to be disrupted by ongoing conflict
Ethiopia’s general election, originally scheduled for August 2020 but delayed amid the Covid-19 pandemic, is set for 5 June. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is looking to...Full story -
Australia to build new facilities at HMAS Cairns to support Arafura-class OPVs
The Australian government announced on 4 May that it will invest AUD155 million (USD119.7 million) in new and upgraded facilities at Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base...Full story -
Lockheed Martin awarded contract for PrSM long-lead items
The United States Army Contracting Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a USD20 million contract for the procurement of long-lead item materials to support the...Full story -
Russian MoD summarises exercises in Crimea and on Ukrainian border
The Chief of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, Army General Valery Gerasimov, has detailed the number of personnel and systems involved in a series of exercises...Full story -
Rolls-Royce, HAL sign MT30 agreement
Rolls-Royce and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have signed an agreement to facilitate the supply and support of the former’s MT30 gas turbine engine in India.Full story -
USMC's AAV fleet still sidelined as fixes continue, service leaders say
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is working on material fixes and upgrades to its Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) fleet. Since the accident of July 2020 that...Full story -
India, UK commit to 2030 roadmap for defence co-operation
India and the United Kingdom have announced a 2030 roadmap to strengthen relations across a range of sectors including defence. The two sides said the new arrangement,...Full story -
US-hosted summit highlights national security implications of climate change
The United States Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines told the White House-hosted Leaders Summit on Climate on 22 April that climate change “must be at...Full story -
IDF orders Z-Mag off-roader
Israel Aerospace Industries’s (IAI’s) Elta group is preparing for large-scale production of the new Z-Mag all-terrain vehicle at its Land Division in Beersheba after the...Full story -
USMC weighing ARV bids for prototyping competition
Industry bids for the US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) prototyping competition were due on 3 May and at least two companies said they are...Full story -
Manila accuses China Coast Guard of ‘belligerent actions' against PCG near Scarborough Shoal
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has accused the China Coast Guard (CCG) of “shadowing” and “blocking” Philippine Coast Guard (PGC) vessels that were...Full story -
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to ceasefire following border clash
The governments of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to a ceasefire following a border clash over access to water resources that led to dozens of people being killed...Full story -
Keels laid for Pakistan Navy's third Type 054A/P frigate and third Milgem-class corvette
The Pakistan Navy (PN) announced on 1 May that keel-laying ceremonies were recently held for both the third Type 054A/P frigate and the third Milgem-class corvette on...Full story -
Egypt signs for 30 more Rafales from France
Egypt has signed for a further 30 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft to add to the 24 already received.Full story -
Honeywell to pay USD13 million to settle alleged export violations
US-based Honeywell International has agreed to pay USD13 million to settle allegations that it illegally sent technical defence drawings to China, which is barred from...Full story -
F-35 makes Baltic air policing debut
Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) have begun the type’s first rotation in support of...Full story -
Austal plans to divest stake in Chinese business
Australian company Austal has announced plans to sell its stake in its Chinese shipbuilding joint venture (JV). The move comes against a background of deteriorating...Full story