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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 -
India's DRDO successfully test-fires indigenous laser-guided anti-tank missile
India’s government-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired a locally developed laser-guided anti-tank missile from an Arjun main...Full story -
Belarusian president likely to hold on to power with Russian help
Mass protests began in cities across Belarus after the opposition rejected the allegedly rigged results of the presidential election on 9 August. According to the...Full story -
EU targets foreign transport operators for violating Libyan arms embargo
The European Union has imposed sanctions on three entities for failing to uphold the UN’s embargo on arms shipments to Libya.Full story -
Jacobs' KeyRadar flight tested in AgilePod airborne pod
Jacobs has completed flight testing of the latest variant of its proprietary KeyRadar multi-band/multifunction airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance...Full story -
PLAAF Airborne Corps' new 4×4 amphibious AFV spotted in green-brown camouflage
Chinese state-owned television has released video footage showing that the camouflage used for the new air-droppable, 4×4 armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) in service...Full story -
kSARIA buys cable firm Compulink
United States-based kSARIA Corporation, which makes fiber-optic cable assemblies and other interconnect products for aerospace and defence, has acquired Compulink Cable...Full story -
Aerospace Corp eyes new space R&D centre in Colorado
The Aerospace Corporation has begun building a USD100 million research and development centre in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to support the growing field of national...Full story -
US Navy's HSC-22 receives first MQ-8C Fire Scout
The US Navy’s (USN) Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 on 15 September received its first Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout rotary-wing medium-altitude unmanned...Full story -
Indian MoD urged to review offset implementation
India’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticised the Indian Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) management of defence offsets and called for a review of the...Full story -
IRGC Navy receives new UAVs
The naval wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has taken delivery of 188 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that includes three new types that can take off...Full story