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UK and Belgium to collaborate on Protector/SkyGuardian UAS
The United Kingdom and Belgium are to collaborate on their General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B unmanned aircraft system (UAS) programmes, with a...Full story -
Cameroon modifying helicopters with Ukrainian ATGMs
Cameroon has taken delivery of Ukrainian-made Bar’er-V helicopter-launched anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) systems, according to Russian and Ukrainian reports.Full story -
Israeli Air Force touches down in Germany for first time
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) deployed combat aircraft to Germany for the first time in its history on 17 August.Full story -
AHRLAC resurgent as business rescue process nears completion
The business rescue process to return South Africa’s AHRLAC to the skies is nearing completion, Janes has been told.Full story -
Indonesia announces strong increase in 2021 defence budget
Indonesia has announced a strong increase in its annual defence budget despite rising economic challenges related to Covid-19. The government has indicated that the...Full story -
Australia aims for industry benefits through updated procurement rules
Updated public procurement rules in Australia are expected to benefit the domestic defence industrial base through heightened requirements to provide opportunities for...Full story -
Maiden flight of first EMD Red Hawk jet slated for September 2021
The US Air Force (USAF) has slated September 2021 for the maiden flight of the first of five engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk...Full story -
South Korea selects companies to develop gliding graphite bomb
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has completed the selection of companies that will be tasked with developing a non-lethal, gliding, graphite-based...Full story -
German authorities' efforts to unmask public-sector far-right extremists face hurdles
The 2nd Kommandokräfte (Commando Forces) Company of Germany’s Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) special forces command was disbanded on 1 August owing to increasing far-right...Full story -
Lockheed Martin signs umbrella offset agreement with Israel
Israel’s offset authority, the Foreign Investment and Industrial Cooperation Authority (ICA), announced on 16 August that it had signed a new agreement with US firm...Full story -
New footage of Iran's Khorramshahr missile test released
New footage has emerged showing a Khorramshahr, Iran’s most powerful ballistic missile, being tested with the small re-entry vehicle (RV) that extends its range and...Full story -
Malaysian maritime agency opens fire on Vietnamese fishermen, killing one
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has opened fire on a group of Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, killing one and injuring another.Full story -
Greek and Turkish warships collide in the Aegean Sea
A Greek and Turkish warship were involved in a minor collision during a standoff in the eastern Mediterranean on 12 August.Full story -
US Army seeks vendor to disassemble remaining AH-64D attack helos
The US Army has issued a request for information (RFI) for the ‘depopulation’ of its remaining Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters.Full story -
Image of new Chinese MALE/HALE UAV emerges, likely CASIC WJ-700 prototype
A hitherto unseen image of what appears to be a new indigenously developed, medium/high-altitude long endurance (MALE/HALE)-class gas turbine powered unmanned aerial...Full story -
UK paratroopers deploy to Bosnia
A chartered Ukrainian An-124 airlifter has delivered British Army Foxhound armoured patrol vehicles to the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, ahead of the start of the annual...Full story -
China reveals details about 500 kg gliding sub-munitions dispenser
Chinese state-owned media have revealed details about a 500 kg unpowered, gliding sub-munitions dispenser developed for use by People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft.Full story -
Icarus Aerospace reveals clean sheet light attack and ISR designs
Icarus Aerospace has revealed a clean sheet design for an optionally-piloted armed overwatch and light strike aircraft that can also be adapted into mid/high-altitude...Full story -
Brazil seeks medium-range GBAD system
The Brazilian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is co-ordinating an ambitious effort to provide its armed forces with a new ground-based air defence (GBAD) capability. A working...Full story -
Covid-19: CAE's defence revenue falls again on virus impact
Revenue in CAE’s Defence and Security segment declined for the second straight quarter as the coronavirus disease continued to take its toll, the Canadian simulation and...Full story