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US Marine Corps Commandant says traditional amphib ships still needed, but service will focus on new smaller fleet
Although the US Marine Corps (USMC) will still use traditional relatively large amphibious-centric US Navy (USN) ships for operations, the service is focusing on a shift...Full story -
Lukasiewicz-PIAP unveils Hunter UGV
Warsaw-based Łukasiewicz Research Network-Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP (Łukasiewicz-PIAP) has revealed a prototype of the Hunter...Full story -
US Navy checks inventory to help US Marine Corps implement Force Design 2030 plan
The US Navy (USN) is combing through its existing inventory of weapons, equipment and systems to help the US Marine Corps (USMC) implement the USMC’s new Force Design...Full story -
NATO reviews proposals for new centre of excellence on space
With NATO having declared space as an operational domain last November, the allies are now preparing to add a new space-focused centre of excellence (CoE) to their...Full story -
EU's top military official warns of faltering means for capability development
National capitals’ weak support for their Permanent Structured Cooperation in Defence (PESCO) projects, combined with deep provisional cuts to the European Defence Fund...Full story -
India successfully flight-tests Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle
India’s government-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested its Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV) off the...Full story -
USMC set to buy 300 XM914E1 cannons for MADIS Inc 1
The US Marine Corps is fleshing out plans to outfit a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) with a ground-based air-defence system and is now poised to buy 300 XM914E1 30...Full story -
US to fortify Niger base
The US military is planning to significantly improve the defences at its compounds inside Niger’s Air Base 101 in Niamey, two solicitations released via the US...Full story -
Avon Rubber to buy helmet maker Team Wendy
UK-based Avon Rubber has agreed to acquire US firm Team Wendy, which makes military and first-responder helmets, the two companies announced on 9 September.Full story -
Vehicle-impact and knife attack underlines persistent low-level Islamic State threat in Tunisia
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European Parliament demands new sanctions mechanism for future arms export violations
In a new resolution, the European Parliament is demanding stricter controls on arms exports from the EU, better harmonisation of arms export data from national capitals,...Full story -
Philippine Navy arms anti-submarine helicopters with Spike NLOS, Blue Shark weapons
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Tsai refers to growing PLA activities near Taiwan as ‘a threat of force'
Amid increasing tensions between Beijing and Taipei Taiwan’s President, Tsai Ing-wen, has referred to the growing Chinese military activity near the island as...Full story -
Milrem Robotics unveils Type-X RCV with CPWS II turret
Estonia’s Milrem Robotics has integrated the John Cockerill Defence Cockerill Protected Weapons Station Generation II (CPWS II) to its in-development Type-X robotic...Full story -
US Army flies Chinook fitted with King Stallion engines
The US Army and Boeing have flown an NCH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopter fitted with the more powerful General Electric (GE) T408 engines of the Sikorsky CH-53K King...Full story -
South Korea, Indonesia renegotiate KF-X project
Senior defence officials from South Korea have arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, to renegotiate the Southeast Asian country’s involvement in the project to develop Korean...Full story -
Update: UK considering trimming Wedgetail buy
The UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) procurement of Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft is potentially being cut from five aircraft to...Full story -
German government approves 2021 defence budget
The German government approved the 2021 federal budget and financial plan for 2020–24 on 23 September, including EUR46.81 billion (USD54.56 billion) for defence next...Full story -
Pakistan confirms plans to induct Chinese-made VT4 main battle tank
Pakistan has confirmed that it plans to induct into service the China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) VT4 main battle tank (MBT).Full story -
USMC F-35s embark aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II combat aircraft have embarked aboard the UK Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier for the first...Full story