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Umkhonto sale to Egypt falls through as Denel rating downgraded
South African media has reported that the sale of Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles by Denel Dynamics has fallen through after the company failed to raise the required...Full story -
TransDigm's defence revenue hurt by ‘safety incident'
An unspecified “safety incident” at Armtec Defense Technologies has forced the business to temporarily halt production at one of its facilities, according to officials...Full story -
Australia selects navigation systems from iXblue for Arafura-class OPVs
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Bidding intensifies for Reliance Naval
About a dozen investors have reportedly tabled bids for troubled Indian shipbuilder Reliance Naval and Engineering (RNEL), with interest in the company increasing...Full story -
Army 2020: Mi-35P serial production begins
Rostec's Russian Helicopters announced in a press release on 23 August that it has launched production of the upgraded Mi-35P attack helicopter at the Rostvertol plant...Full story -
Army 2020: Latest Russian Tu-95 variant prototype flies for the first time
Russia’s Tu-95MSM prototype, the latest variant of the Russian strategic missile carrying turboprop bomber, flew for the first time on 22 August from the Taganrog...Full story -
Indonesian shipbuilder launches two more PC-40-class patrol vessels
Batam-based private shipbuilder, PT Karimun Anugrah Sejati, has launched two more PC-40-class patrol boats for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan...Full story -
First survey motor boat for South African Navy launched
The first Survey Motor Boat (SMB) for the South African Navy (SAN) has been launched, shipbuilder Paramount Maritime told Janes on 25 August.Full story -
India's DRDO accelerates push for self-reliance
India’s state-run Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has identified more than 100 defence components and technologies that it wants to source “only” from...Full story -
Mexico's CJNG drug cartel adopts military posture
In July 2020, a series of videos was released on social media in Mexico, depicting groups of heavily armed men claiming to belong to the so-called ‘Elite Group’ (Grupo...Full story -
UK MoD awards contracts to trial hybrid electric drives on Foxhound, Jackal 2
The UK’s NP Aerospace has been awarded a GBP3 million (USD3.9 million) contract to demonstrate hybrid electric drive systems on the UK’s Foxhound protected mobility...Full story -
Third and fourth RAF Poseidon MRA Mk1 aircraft enter final stages of production
The third and fourth Poseidon MRA Mk1 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) destined for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) are in the final stages of production, the Defence...Full story -
Huawei plugs into Russian 5G network
As he toured Central and Eastern Europe on a week-long trip in August 2020, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sounded a triumphant note. “The tide is turning,...Full story -
USMC to acquire M72 LAW FFE variants
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is set to add a newly developed fire-from-enclosure (FFE) capability to its inventory of M72 Light Assault Weapon (LAW) variant...Full story -
Austal reports record profits for 2020
Australian naval shipbuilder Austal, a specialist in aluminium vessels, has reported record annual revenue and profit, with the company stating that Covid-19 had “little...Full story -
US Army wrapping up ‘successful' IBCS limited user test
The US Army has concluded its second ‘successful’ live-fire test of its future missile defence battle command system but is also investigating why a Patriot Advanced...Full story -
Turkey and Qatar to help establish regular Libyan army
Turkey and Qatar will help restructure forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) into a regular army based on the model that Turkey used to train the...Full story -
Pentagon names five Blue sUAS contractors
The Pentagon on 20 August selected Altavian, Parrot, Skydio, Teal Drones, and Vantage Robotics to provide small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) aircraft to the US...Full story -
Covid-19: Some US firms say acquisition prospects rebounding from pandemic
Executives at several US-based companies said this month that their acquisition opportunities are starting to recover from the effects of the coronavirus disease...Full story -
Heron Systems' AI defeats human pilot in US DARPA AlphaDogfight Trials
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm created by Heron Systems defeated a human US Air Force (USAF) pilot 5-0 on 20 August in the final round of the United States...Full story