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PLAN deploys ships into southern hemisphere to enhance operational training at extended range
A group of five Chinese naval vessels has deployed south of the equator for a training exercise that is likely intended to enhance the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s...Full story -
NATO deploys first focused maritime operation of 2021
Operation ‘Sea Guardian’ (OSG), NATO’s Mediterranean-based maritime security operation, carried out its first focused operation (FOCOP) for 2021 in the Alboran Sea. The...Full story -
توقعات بانخفاض الإنفاق الدفاعي الخليجي بنحو 10 بالمئة في في عام 2021، بحسب مؤسسة جينز
Mar 1, 2021, 12:00 by User Not Foundالمشهد الاقتصادي المتأزم خلال عام 2020 والتغيرات في ديناميكيات المشتريات وأطرها الزمنية ومتطلباتها، كل هذه العوامل قد تُحدث تغييرات ملموسة على النمو طويل الأجل لميزانيات الدفاع في المنطقة .Full story -
IDEX 2021: UAE's new land C2 system begins final development phase
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Emirates Command & Control System (ECCS) Land Tactical System (ELTS), for which L3Harris Technologies is the prime contractor, has...Full story -
Austal posts strong profit gains
Australian naval shipbuilder Austal has posted a decline in revenues but gains in earnings and profits during the first half of fiscal year 2021-22, the company...Full story -
Lockheed Martin awarded fourth and fifth production lots for LRASM
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been awarded a contract worth more than USD400 million for production of the latest variant of the AGM-158C Long-Range...Full story -
Russia confirms Orion UAV strikes in Syria
The Russian Armed Forces have conducted operations with the Orion medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), including strike missions, in Syria,...Full story -
South Korean military-validation scheme wins first export
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced that an initiative to boost small-company exports introduced in 2020 has registered its...Full story -
IDEX 2021: UAE MoD, Tawazun, to collaborate on defence research and development
The UAE Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Tawazun signed an agreement on 24 February at the IDEX 2021 tradeshow that delegated management of defence and security research...Full story -
AFA Winter 2021: US Air Force envisions additional Vanguard S&T programmes in the future
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) could have as many as six Vanguard priority science and technology (S&T) programmes in the coming years, said Brigadier...Full story -
Canadian Parliamentary Budget Officer predicts cost increase for Type 26 fleet
The Canadian Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) predicted another increase for the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN's) next-generation surface combatant in a report released...Full story -
EU seeks defence, space, and civil synergies
The European Commission has launched a plan to generate synergies among Europe’s defence, space, and civil sectors, with the European Union’s (EU’s) nascent European...Full story -
Intel, Lockheed Martin develop small-sized EW circuits
Intel, with input from Lockheed Martin, has developed a new technology that reduces the size of circuits used in electronic warfare (EW), radar, and other military...Full story -
Indian MoD approves procurement proposals worth USD2.38 billion
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved new and lapsed procurement proposals for “indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured (IDDM)” military equipment...Full story -
Update: US Air Force issues contracts for M-Code GPS capabilities
The US Air Force (USAF) has selected three companies to develop military code (M-Code) Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies for the Pentagon.Full story -
IDEX 2021: MBDA, Tawazun sign agreement on SmartGlider development
Pan-European missile systems manufacturer MBDA signed a head of terms agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Tawazun to develop the SmartGlider family of...Full story -
Capability-driven approach to push EU technological development
The EU is set to expand its support for technological cross-fertilisation between the civil, space, and defence sectors, and will promote its plan with new policies,...Full story -
South Korea to begin work on light aircraft carrier in 2022
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) announced on 23 February that work on the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN’s) future next-generation...Full story -
Lockheed Martin set to commence JASSM AGM-158B-2 LRIP
The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Centre (AFLCMC) has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control a USD428.4 million contract for Lot 19 production of the...Full story -
Hanwha Defense delivers third batch of K56 ammunition supply vehicles to RoKA
South Korean company Hanwha Defense has completed delivery of a third batch of K56 automatic ammunition supply vehicles to the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA), according...Full story