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‘Space Dragons' to help solve space domain challenges
A team of United Kingdom and United States military leaders has been set up in a first-of-its-kind collaboration to take pitches from international technology firms on...Full story -
Organised crime moves into plastic-waste sector
The huge increase in the sale and transport of waste plastic has created lucrative and varied opportunities for unscrupulous businesses and organised crime groups (OCGs)...Full story -
Martin UAV developing new V-Bat unmanned aircraft
Martin UAV is developing a new version of its V-Bat mini vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will feature increased endurance and...Full story -
PAE to buy another intel firm
US-based government services provider PAE has agreed to acquire American intelligence business Metis Solutions for USD92 million in cash, PAE announced on 16 November.Full story -
Brazilian Marines pursue additional modernisation capabilities
The Brazilian Navy is exploring ways to modernise the Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais) and has unveiled a plan to merge three previous modernisation programmes...Full story -
Nexter proposes CAESAR for US Army's mobile howitzer competition
Nexter is joining the field vying to win the US Army’s towed howitzer replacement competition, and is proposing its CAmionÉquipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie (CAESAR)...Full story -
Turkish defence minister outlines challenges, priorities in budget hearing
Turkey’s Minister of National Defence (MND), Hulusi Akar, faced the country’s Plan and Budget Commission on 12 November to present the case for the ministry’s increased...Full story -
DroneShield highlights DroneOptID's AI-driven UAS identification capabilities
DroneShield has introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based optical system, DroneOptID, to its DroneSentry counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) suite,...Full story -
Defence spending in Asia largely unaffected by Covid-19, says Janes
Nov 17, 2020, 08:56 by User Not FoundJanes, the trusted global agency for open-source defence intelligence highlights that of the 11 budgets published in Asia since the onset of the pandemic, only 3 are showing spending decreases.Full story -
Austria, Italy to co-operate on helicopter procurement
Austria and Italy are to co-operate on the procurement of military rotorcraft, with both European nations looking to work together to satisfy separate requirements.Full story -
Lack of reform in Lebanon imperils state stability
On 6 November, the US Department of the Treasury sanctioned Gebran Bassil, head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) – the leading Christian party in Lebanon and close...Full story -
Lithuania signs for Black Hawk helos
Lithuania signed for four Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk transport and utility helicopters on 13 November, the country’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced.Full story -
JGSDF begins MV-22B Osprey flight operations
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) put its Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft into service on 6 November, making it the first international partner to...Full story -
Kingfisher takes a dive towards sonobuoy deployment
BAE Systems is continuing development of its private-venture Kingfisher gun-launched, multi-purpose carrier round, with plans now taking shape for firing trials with a...Full story -
US Marine Corps awards L3Harris wideband satellite development deal
The US Marine Corps has selected L3Harris’ Panther II Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) for satellite communications (satcom) operations, in support of the Marine...Full story -
US plans to continue and improve military co-operation with Serbia
The United States plans to continue and improve military co-operation with Serbia, US ambassador to Belgrade Anthony Godfrey told Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and...Full story -
Hanwha Defense completes K9 SPH deliveries to South Korean military
Hanwha Defense has completed deliveries of K9 Thunder 155 mm/52 cal self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) to the South Korean military, according to a 13 November statement by...Full story -
Pakistan Navy commissions second and final Yarmook-class corvette
The Pakistan Navy (PN) has commissioned the second of two Yarmook-class multirole corvettes ordered from Dutch shipbuilder Damen in 2017.Full story -
US Navy signs for more TH-73A training helos
The US Navy (USN) has contracted AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation to deliver a further 36 TH-73A training helicopters to add to the 32 already ordered.Full story -
US bans investments in firms linked to China's military
The US government has issued a directive to prohibit US investments into Chinese firms that are deemed to be owned or controlled by China’s military, the People’s...Full story