-
France to order 12 Rafales to replace those sold to Greece
French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly on 29 January announced France’s decision to order 12 Rafale combat aircraft to replace those sold to Greece. Her...Full story -
Type 15 lightweight tank enters service with PLA's Xinjiang Military Command
Chinese state-owned television revealed on 30 January that the China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO) Type 15 (also known as ZTQ-15) lightweight battle tank...Full story -
Bundeswehr awards Rheinmetall-MBDA consortium contract to develop high-energy laser
The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and...Full story -
US Army seeking simultaneous transmit and receive tactical radios
The US Army is seeking industry proposals for the development of a new software-defined tactical radio capable of transmitting and receiving voice and data...Full story -
IAI secures contracts for loitering munitions worth more than USD100 million
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on 1 February that it has signed contracts worth a total of more than USD100 million for the supply of Rotem and Harop...Full story -
Cobham to sell aerial refuelling business to Eaton
Power management company Eaton has agreed to acquire Cobham Group’s Cobham Mission Systems (CMS) business for USD2.8 billion, expanding its defence portfolio, Eaton...Full story -
Analysis: India faces real-terms cut in defence funding
Feb 2, 2021, 10:53 by User Not FoundIndia’s 2021–22 defence budget climbs mildly in nominal terms to USD65.5 billion, but Janes analysis shows the expenditure is set to decline in real terms by 7%Full story -
Myanmar's military retakes power in coup as Aung San Suu Kyi is detained
Myanmar’s armed forces (Tatmadaw) have again seized power in a re-assertion of military rule after five years of troubled parliamentary cohabitation with an elected...Full story -
MBDA details MMP ‘firsts' firing events
MBDA, supported by the French Army and the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA – the French Procurement Agency) has conducted a campaign of separate live-fire events...Full story -
US Department of Defense issues RWP for Long Range Precision Fires technologies
The US Department of Defense (DoD), through the offices of the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC) Consortium Administrative Organization (CAO), has issued...Full story -
US defence professionals face career consequences for Capitol insurrection participation
United States defence professionals employed with the Pentagon or as contractors face a range of career consequences if they are found to have participated in the 6...Full story -
Enemy-initiated attacks in Afghanistan continue at high level
The number of enemy-initiated attacks (EIAs) in Afghanistan continues at a high level, especially in Kabul where US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) have reported an uptick...Full story -
Putin signs five-year extension of New START treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed federal legislation extending the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) five years beyond its 5 February...Full story -
Philippines receives additional C-130H transport aircraft from US
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has received an additional Lockheed Martin (Lockheed) C-130H Hercules medium transport aircraft from the United States.Full story -
Poseidon build for Norway begins
Norway’s procurement of five Boeing P-8A Poseidons took a major leap forward on 29 January, with the announcement by the manufacturer that production of the first...Full story -
US Army receives final UH-72A, prepares for UH-72B deliveries
The US Army received its final Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota support helicopter in the third quarter of 2020, ahead of the commencement of UH-72B deliveries in 2021.Full story -
US Navy eyes future targeting capability for Triton UAS
The US Navy (USN) is to equip the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with a targeting capability for...Full story -
US Army Reserve buys JLTV driver trainers from Doron Precision Systems
Doron Precision Systems has been awarded a contract to supply seven Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) simulators to the US Army Reserve (USAR), the company announced...Full story -
SPIKE Short Range missile fired on US soil for first time
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems recently showed off its SPIKE Short Range (SR) missile in a live-fire demonstration during the US Army’s Expeditionary Warrior Experiment...Full story -
L3Harris unveils Next Generation Squad Weapon Fire Control System
L3Harris Technologies has unveiled its candidate for the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon Fire Control (NGSW-FC) system, which is running in parallel with the...Full story