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UK defence spending on the rise
Nov 19, 2020, 14:15 by User Not FoundPrime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to boost defence spending by £16.5 billion over the next four years, and create several new entities meant to counter increasingly sophisticated threats.Full story -
MBDA to develop MHT/MLP for French MAST-F requirement
The French government has selected MBDA to develop its Missile Haut de Trame/Missile Longue Portée (MHT/MLP – High Tier Missile/Long Range Missile) concept as the...Full story -
F-15EX, KC-46A to lead USAF rollout of ABMS ‘Internet of Things'
The Boeing F-15EX Advanced Eagle combat aircraft and KC-46A Pegasus tanker are the first platforms earmarked by the US Air Force (USAF) for the roll-out of its...Full story -
Mitsui E&S launches first 3,900 tonne-class multirole frigate for JMSDF
Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding has launched the first of a planned fleet of 22 3,900 tonne-class multirole frigates for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).Full story -
IRGC Navy unveils new base ship
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) revealed that its naval wing is now operating a roll-on, roll-off ship that can be used as an expeditionary floating base...Full story -
Exercise demonstrates PLAGF's ability to requisition and modify commercial flatbed trucks to transport MBTs
China’s People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has conducted an exercise in the municipality of Chongqing demonstrating its ability to requisition and modify...Full story -
US-UK Team Tercio gets funding for see-through-walls tech
The US-UK Team Tercio has secured ongoing development funding for its Duelist situational awareness system for small units operating in urban environments, following its...Full story -
NATO multinational training needs standard tech, but also in-person familiarity
Multinational training is at the heart of maintaining interoperability and effective coalition readiness but there are significant challenges in doing so, according to...Full story -
Lockheed Martin names new Sikorsky head
Lockheed Martin has promoted longtime executive Paul Lemmo to president of its Sikorsky helicopter company, replacing Dan Schultz, who is retiring, the US defence...Full story -
UK to improve defence capabilities ‘across the board'
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to boost defence spending by GBP16.5 billion (USD21.8 billion) over the next four years and create new entities for artificial...Full story -
Belcan buys TransDigm engineering firm Avista
The United States engineering firm Belcan has acquired software engineering provider Avista, which serves defence and other sectors, Belcan announced on 18 November.Full story -
DARPA contracts three teams for active flow control experimental aircraft
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued contracts to three industry teams to develop experimental aircraft (X-plane) based on active flow...Full story -
Footage suggests China testing another J-15T CATOBAR-capable prototype
Footage released by Chinese state-owned media on 17 November of the test facility at the Huangdicun naval airbase suggests that Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) has...Full story -
LNA displays new artillery
The Libyan National Army (LNA), the powerful faction that controls eastern Libya, has displayed what appears to have been a South African-made 155 mm G5 gun-howitzer and...Full story -
Iraqi F-16s log first combat mission since return of contractor support
Iraqi Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons have undertaken their first combat operation since the recent return to the country of contractors who had been evacuated...Full story -
Pentagon reducing US troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq, declines to detail commander support
The Pentagon confirmed plans to slash US troop levels in Afghanistan from about 4,500 down to 2,500, and in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500 before President-elect Joe Biden is...Full story -
Update: US Navy acquires Skyways aircraft prototype for Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS
The US Navy (USN) in October acquired a logistics unmanned aerial system (UAS) prototype developed by Skyways of Austin, Texas, to demonstrate long-range naval...Full story -
Russia's CBRN Troops test TOS-2 MRL
Russia’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Protection Troops are testing the TOS-2 Tosochka multiple rocket launcher (MRL), the service’s commander,...Full story -
UK must step up space-based deterrence, CAS warns
The United Kingdom needs to devote more resources to defending its critical space-based interests, with the chief of the Royal Air Force (RAF) warning of the increasing...Full story -
Egyptian MiG-29s fly to Sudan for exercise
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) is holding a joint exercise with Sudan for the first time: a move likely to raise Ethiopian concerns about the growing defence ties between...Full story