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Airbus, Dassault agree on industrial terms for New Generation Fighter
Airbus and Dassault have agreed on industrial terms for the New Generation Fighter (NGF) element of the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de...Full story -
Finnish public urged to boost domestic and business internet security
The Finnish security and intelligence service (Suojelupoliisi: SUPO) made a rare appeal to the public to bolster cyber-security efforts on 10 March. The organisation had...Full story -
Indonesia begins construction of submarine base in South China Sea
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) has held a ceremony to mark the start of construction of a submarine ‘support station’ in the...Full story -
KAI outlines expansion plans
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has outlined plans to expand through investments over the next few years to become one of the world’s biggest aerospace firms by the end...Full story -
JAIC looks to link AI development platforms across Pentagon, services
The US Department of Defense’s artificial intelligence (AI) directorate is weighing whether to link its new AI technology development platform with other similar...Full story -
US CNO welcomes fleet-plan debate
Addressing recent criticism by US lawmakers about the US Navy (USN) shipbuilding and future-fleet plans, Admiral Michael Gilday, the chief of naval operations (CNO),...Full story -
Bundeswehr receives Sachsen-Anhalt frigate
The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik, und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and...Full story -
Canada issues CASSAR contract to Centum
Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) issued Centum Research & Technology a USD1.3 million contract, including taxes, for its Cellular Airborne Sensor for Search...Full story -
RTAF decommissions two F-16, last five L-39ZA aircraft
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has decommissioned two Lockheed Martin F-16 multirole fighter aircraft and its last five Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatross lead-in fighter...Full story -
Saudi Arabia considers national security implications of peak oil
A ballistic missile fired by Yemen-based Ansar Allah militants (more commonly referred to as the Houthis) hit an area outside a residential compound for workers of the...Full story -
NATO MMU receives fourth MRTT aircraft
The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) located at Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherlands received its fourth Airbus A330 MultiRole Tanker Transport (MRTT)...Full story -
Tata Advanced Systems acquires Tata Motors' defence business
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has concluded its acquisition of Tata Motors’ defence business, the latter firm has announced on the Bombay Stock Exchange.Full story -
UK confirms joint Hawk unit with Qatar
The United Kingdom has confirmed it is to establish a joint operating unit with Qatar for the BAE Systems Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT) aircraft as part of a wider...Full story -
India's BEL posts record turnover
Indian company Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has said it achieved record-high sales in fiscal year 2020–21 despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.Full story -
Russia readies Kashalot submarine for Belgorod role
Russia is set to return the Project 1910 Kashalot (NATO reporting name ‘Uniform’) nuclear-powered special-mission submarine AS-15 to service for operations from the...Full story -
BAE Systems plans no major revamp after US acquisitions
BAE Systems added 800 employees to its Electronic Systems sector through two recent acquisitions. However, it does not see a need to conduct a major restructuring of the...Full story -
Two teams vying for US Army's new Arctic vehicle competition
The US Army has selected two teams to build tracked vehicle prototypes that it will test out in harsh Artic conditions with the goal of awarding one winner with a...Full story -
Nigerian Air Force says missing Alpha Jet was not shot down
The Alpha Jet aircraft that went missing on 31 March was not shot down as claimed by the militant group popularly known as Boko Haram, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said...Full story -
US Army weighs new radio subsystems for OMFV, FVL
US Army network communications and information technology experts are mulling over options on which software-defined radios (SDRs) and other intelligence, surveillance,...Full story -
Boeing awarded USD1.6 billion for Poseidon production
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Boeing USD1.6 billion to build a further 11 P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) for US and international...Full story