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Royal Australian Navy formally accepts new AOR vessel from shipbuilder Navantia
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has formally accepted the first of two Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ships on order for the service from Spanish...Full story -
New escape suit for PLA Navy submariners successfully trialled
A new submarine escape suit, developed by the Naval Medical University of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), has been successfully trialled, with six...Full story -
Breach of US Capitol Building in Washington D.C. by supporters of outgoing president underlines escalation of violent anti-establishment sentiment among right-wing extremists
On 6 January, a group of several hundred supporters of outgoing President of the United States Donald Trump, some of them carrying firearms, breached the east side of...Full story -
US Army aims to have Iron Dome deployment ready by September
The US Army is training soldiers on how to operate Rafael’s Iron Dome, with the goal of having the first battery ready to deploy by September and the second by...Full story -
AFRL to flight test LASH system for personnel recovery from light aircraft
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is to commence airborne evaluations of a helmet-mounted night-vision system designed to enable pilots to fly military...Full story -
Five Eyes allies employ electronic intelligence notations for unique emissions
Five Eyes nations’ electronic intelligence (ELINT) operators use a previously little-known system, called ELINT notations (ELNOTs), to identify the unique emissions from...Full story -
Damning report alleges war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan
Australian special forces deployed in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016 were involved in the unlawful killing of 39 prisoners and civilians and the cruel treatment of...Full story -
German Army trains Hungarian trainers on PzH 2000
The 10th Panzer Division's Artilleriebataillon (Artillery Battalion) 131 is training eight Hungarian trainers on the Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000 self-propelled howitzer...Full story -
Turkish aerospace and defence exports decline 16.8% in 2020
Turkey’s total aerospace and defence exports declined by 16.8% in 2020 to USD2.27 billion, compared with 2019’s USD2.74 billion, according to figures disclosed by the...Full story -
Rearmament of Kozelsk missile division continues
The rearmament of Russia’s nuclear triad continues, with state media-released video footage on 4 January showing the loading of an RS-24 Yars (NATO reporting name SS-27...Full story -
North Korea's leader says nuclear deterrence will ‘guarantee' national security
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said that Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme will “guarantee” the country’s security and future, despite what he referred to as...Full story -
China introduces national security rules for foreign investment
The Chinese government has introduced guidelines for foreign investment in strategic sectors including defence, requiring proposals to be reviewed on national security...Full story -
French Council of State rejects appeal against security data collection
France’s highest administrative court, the Council of State (Le Conseil d’Etat), rejected an appeal by six trade unions on 4 January against three Ministry of the...Full story -
Update: FNSS to complete delivery of AACE vehicles to Philippines in early 2023
Turkey’s FNSS Savunma Sistemleri (FNSS) announced on 4 January that delivery of the Armoured Amphibious Combat Earthmover (AACE) vehicles ordered by the Philippine...Full story -
Australia to issue tenders for new underwater tracking ranges
The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra announced on 2 December that it will issue tenders next year for work on new maritime underwater tracking ranges set to be...Full story -
UK, South Korea deepen defence ties
South Korea and the United Kingdom have pledged to expand defence co-operation, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Seoul has announced.Full story -
India to commission second Arihant-class submarine in 2021
India plans on commissioning the second of its four indigenously developed and built Arihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in early 2021.Full story -
India's technology policy calls for greater R&D collaboration
India’s newly published Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP) has called for closer collaboration between state agencies and the private sector in...Full story -
USAF, Terma conclude IDIQ for AN/ALQ-213 EW controller
Terma North America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danish systems and sensors house Terma, has secured a 10-year indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract...Full story -
South Korean navy receives second FFX-II-class guided-missile frigate
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has received the second of eight Daegu (FFX-II)-class guided-missile frigates on order for the service, according to a statement issued...Full story