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Airbus to provide SmartForce-based digital service to support ARBS on RAAF's KC-30A MRTT fleet
Airbus has secured a contract to provide a digital service to better support the Air Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) on the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) A330...Full story -
US to stand with Southeast Asian countries against Chinese ‘pressure', says State Department
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed on 27 January Washington’s rejection of China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea (SCS) beyond what is permitted...Full story -
Norway's ACSV G5 combat support vehicle to be delivered in 2022
The first serial-production Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) G5, an evolutionary variant of the Protected Mission Module Carrier (PMMC) G5 from Germany’s FFG, will...Full story -
UK concludes ‘Many Drones Make Light Work' with large scale demonstration
The United Kingdom has concluded its ‘Many Drones Make Light Work’ programme, with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) announcing on 28 January a large...Full story -
Online tools reveal wealth of climate change data
In a press release on 8 January, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported that 2020 was Europe’s warmest year on record. Winter temperatures in 2020...Full story -
Successful counter-cyber operations secure US election
Efforts by the United States to defend critical infrastructure from foreign cyber threats during the 2020 presidential election focused on preventing disruptive events...Full story -
Cobham Aviation Services becomes Draken Europe
Draken International has rebranded its recently acquired Cobham Group Aviation Services UK business, changing the name of the UK-based aviation training provider to...Full story -
US Army restructured Stryker CROW-J upgrade due to software problems, FUE set for 2022
Software reliability issues associated with outfitting Stryker vehicles with the upgraded Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station – Javelin (CROWS-J) forced the US Army...Full story -
Top Aces begins receiving surplus Israeli F-16s
Top Aces Corporation has begun receiving surplus Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft from Israel for contractor-based ‘Red Air’ training against the US...Full story -
US Army introduces Version 6 Apache helo
The US Army has begun inducting the latest Version 6 (V6) standard of the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter, with the first examples delivered to...Full story -
Lockheed Martin aiming to integrate ViDAR with MH-60R's sensor suite
Lockheed Martin announced on 27 January that it will work together with Australian company Sentient Vision Systems to further evolve the capability of the latter’s...Full story -
Three more Rafale fighters for IAF arrive in India
Three more Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft arrived at Jamnagar Air Force Station (AFS) in western India on the evening of 27 January as part of an order for...Full story -
US freezes Saudi, UAE defence sales
The United States’ new Biden administration has frozen defence sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) pending a review, Secretary of State Antony...Full story -
PTDI delivers first of nine NC212i aircraft to Indonesian Air Force
State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) announced on 26 January that it has delivered the first of nine NC212i aircraft ordered for the...Full story -
IAV 2021: Sweden presents details of future AFV plan
Details have emerged of the contribution armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) are expected to make in the defence planning of the Swedish Army, as well as some initial...Full story -
US Coast Guard cutter arrives in South Atlantic for rare deployment
For the first time in more than a decade, a US Coast Guard (USCG) cutter has been deployed to the South Atlantic, with the recently commissioned Legend-class USCG Stone...Full story -
China's Norinco Group continues strong growth
The China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco Group) has reported strong profits and revenues for 2020. The corporation is the latest Chinese defence industrial...Full story -
US delays Chinese investment ban
The US government has delayed a ban on US investors acquiring shares in listed Chinese firms with alleged links to the Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army...Full story -
PLA improving officers' skills and training to conduct joint operations
The Chinese military is improving the level of education and training given to its military officers with regard to joint operations, China’s state-owned People’s...Full story -
US Army nearing end of FTUAS assessment period
The US Army, nearing the end of its Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) assessment period, will soon conduct a capstone rodeo flight demonstration before...Full story