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European Task Force Takuba to deploy to Sahel this summer
Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands, and Portugal have all committed troops to a new French-led special forces mission in the Sahel region called Task Force...Full story -
Covid-19: Malaysia enlists UASs to enforce countermeasures
The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) and Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) have deployed micro and small-class unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to support enforcement of the...Full story -
GeoSpectrum launches scaled down TRAPS sonar for USVs
Canadian marine acoustics house GeoSpectrum Technologies has launched a compact version of its Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAPS) designed specifically for...Full story -
Indonesia re-thinks USD900 million submarine contract with South Korea
Indonesia’s defence planners have convened a meeting to discuss the country’s KRW1.162 trillion (USD900 million) order for a second batch of three diesel-electric...Full story -
DoD contracts 790 JASSM-ER missiles for US and FMS customers
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to deliver 790 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM) systems to US Department of Defense (DoD) and Foreign Military...Full story -
Lockheed Martin contracted to deliver F-16s to Bulgaria
Lockheed Martin has been awarded USD512 million to deliver eight F-16V Block 70 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft to Bulgaria.Full story -
Schiebel enhances S-100 UAS control with mobile antenna
Schiebel has introduced a new mobile antenna system to its Camcopter S-100 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) product range, expanding the line-of-sight (LOS) connectivity...Full story -
Netherlands receives first latest-standard CH-47F Chinook helo
The Netherlands has received from Boeing the first of 14 new-build CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to be built to the latest US Army standard, the manufacturer...Full story -
Lockheed Martin set to receive new PrSM development contract
The US Army is set to award Lockheed Martin with an enhanced technology maturation risk reduction (E-TMRR) contract for its Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) prototyping...Full story -
Covid-19: Fincantieri extends production pause
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, which suspended production in its home country for two weeks in March due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), has extended the...Full story -
Argentine Army receives new vehicles
The Argentine Army received its first batch of 10 Ford Ranger 3.2 XLS 4×4 MT6 pick-up trucks on 31 March. The new vehicles will begin to replace the service’s old...Full story -
Libya's GNA says Jordan sold UAVs to its enemy
Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) has said that Jordan has sold Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Libyan National Army: a powerful faction...Full story -
Covid-19: UK mobilises reserves to assist civilian agencies
A drive to mobilise up to 3,000 reserve personnel to help assist civilian agencies with the Covid-19 pandemic has been approved by UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.Full story -
Raytheon, UTC complete merger
Raytheon and United Technologies Corporation (UTC) completed their long-planned merger on 3 April, creating a US-based defence contractor called Raytheon Technologies...Full story -
UK declares IOC for Poseidon MMA
The UK declared initial operating capability (IOC) for its Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) on 3 April.Full story -
Covid-19: US Air Force, Boeing reach deal on KC-46A fixes and funding
Boeing and the US Air Force (USAF) on 2 April reached deals on a final fix for the KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker’s troublesome remote vision system (RVS) and a...Full story -
Japan Coast Guard orders two more H225 helicopters
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has ordered two more H225 helicopters to bolster the service’s search-and-rescue, disaster relief, and law enforcement capabilities.Full story -
Update: Libya's GNA says Jordan sold UAVs to its enemy
Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) has said that Jordan has sold Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Libyan National Army (LNA), a powerful...Full story -
Iran plans to construct 6,000-tonne destroyer
Iran is planning to build a destroyer that displaces about 6,000 tonnes, according to an interview with Admiral Amir Rastegari, the head of the Ministry of Defence and...Full story -
Boeing cites manufacturing, assembly issues for leaky KC-46A fuel system
Faulty seals are to blame for the leaky fuel system on the US Air Force (USAF) Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker, according to a company executive.Full story