-
Royal Thai Air Force to upgrade Gripen C/D combat aircraft to MS20 standard
The Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering (DAE) of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has issued what appears to be a note on a budget proposal to upgrade the service’s ...Full story -
Three more F-35A Joint Strike Fighters delivered to RAAF
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) received three new Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters on 11 February, the Australian Department of Defence...Full story -
More stretched Type 052D destroyers join the PLA Navy
Video footage released by Chinese state-owned media on 2 March indicates that another Type 052D (Luyang III)-class destroyer has entered service with China’s People’s...Full story -
Indian Army receives first 6,000 of 16,749 LMGs ordered from IWI
The Indian Army (IA) has taken delivery of the first 6,000 of 16,749 Negev NG-7 light machine guns (LMGs) ordered in March 2020 from Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) for...Full story -
Germany disqualifies Haenel from assault rifle competition
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg) announced in a press release on 2 March that C G Haenel has been disqualified from the competition to replace the Heckler &...Full story -
Japan's MHI launches second 3,900 tonne-class multirole frigate for JMSDF
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the second of a planned fleet of 22 3,900 tonne-class multirole frigates for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...Full story -
Philippines, India line up BrahMos deal
The Philippines and India have signed an agreement to support Manila’s planned acquisition of the Indian-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system.Full story -
India demonstrates amphibious assault capabilities of Andaman and Nicobar Command
The Indian Armed Forces’ Andaman and Nicobar Command has held a demonstration of its amphibious assault capabilities, including with a new landing craft type that has been built specifically for the ...Full story -
Delays hamper Canadian National Shipbuilding Strategy, Auditor General says
The Canadian National Shipbuilding Strategy has been slow to deliver the combat and non-combat ships Canada needs to meet its domestic and international obligations,...Full story -
Fincantieri signs U212 NFS contract with OCCAR
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has been awarded a EUR1.35 billion (USD1.63 billion) contract from European defence procurement agency OCCAR – acting on behalf of the...Full story -
IDF rolls out multi-dimensional concept into officer training
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer’s course has for the first time incorporated training techniques shaped by the military’s new ‘Victory’ concept and the recently...Full story -
US, Russian warships simultaneously visit Port Sudan
The US Navy Destroyer USS Winston S Churchill (DDG 81) docked in Port Sudan on 1 March, where it joined the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich (494), giving the...Full story -
Raytheon, NRL deliver digital radar testbed to ONR
Raytheon Missiles and Defense has confirmed the delivery of an experimental digital radar testbed to the US Office of Naval Research (ONR).Full story -
UK issues RFI for shipborne aircraft launch and recovery equipment
Almost a decade after dropping plans to introduce catapults and arrestor gear on one of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is...Full story -
KAI aims to provide Light Armed Helicopter with MUM-T capability
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is aiming to provide its Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) with a manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capability, according to officials from...Full story -
South Korea confirms first KF-X prototype to be rolled out in April
South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) announced on 1 March that assembly of the first prototype of the Korean Fighter eXperimental (KF-X)...Full story -
Biden likely to seek more nuanced approach to US-Mexican border security
The administration of US President Joe Biden has inherited a slew of national security priorities resulting from the policies of the previous presidency of Donald Trump....Full story -
Boeing's ‘Loyal Wingman' UAV makes maiden flight
Boeing Australia has successfully conducted the maiden flight of the ‘Loyal Wingman’ unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) it is developing in partnership with the Royal...Full story -
Update: Kongsberg Maritime unveils HUGIN Endurance AUV
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime announced on 4 February that it is expanding its HUGIN family of modular autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) with the HUGIN Endurance: a...Full story -
French agency reports exploits by hackers of Centreon software
In a report released on 15 February, France’s information security agency, the National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (Agence nationale de la sécurité...Full story