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India commissions second Scorpène submarine, launches first Project 17A frigate
The Indian Navy (IN) has commissioned the second of six licence-built Kalvari (Scorpène)-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs).Full story -
Pentagon orders 15 more KC-46A tankers
Boeing has been awarded USD2.6 billion to build a further 15 KC-46A Pegasus tanker-transport aircraft for the US Air Force (USAF).Full story -
Naval Group inaugurates EUR12.7 million facility to foster innovation
On 6 September, Hervé Guillou, CEO France’s Naval Group, officially inaugurated a new facility on the company’s Ruelle site, in the west of the country. Dedicated to...Full story -
Yemeni rebel victory dismissed as propaganda
Video footage seemingly showing a significant victory for the Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) is misleading, according to Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the...Full story -
Israel Shipyards sells OPV 45s, in talks for Sa'ar S-72
Israel Shipyards has received orders for its newest patrol craft, the OPV 45, and is in discussions towards the first sale of a Sa’ar S-72 vessel, according to Noam...Full story -
Murder of CDU politician Walter Lübcke does not indicate increased terrorism risks from Combat 18 in Germany
On 2 June 2019, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politician Walter Lübcke, the head of local government in Kassel district, was shot dead in the garden of his house...Full story -
SAF, PLA special forces hone counter-terrorism capabilities during Exercise ‘Co-operation 2019'
Special forces and reconnaissance personnel from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) successfully concluded the latest edition of the...Full story -
Russia's D-14 parachute to enter trials
Russia is to begin trials of its D-14 Shelest (Rustle) parachute designed to provide airborne forces with the ability to fire personal weapons during a parachute...Full story -
US-led coalition says only one Iraqi CH-4 UAV fully operable
Iraq is struggling to maintain its airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability, especially its Chinese-made CH-4 unmanned aerial vehicles...Full story -
LNA claims counter-strike against Turkish UAVs
The Libyan National Army (LNA) faction has said it attacked an airport from which Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were being flown in support of the Government...Full story -
UK seeks ‘flexible' approach to Tempest fighter aircraft partnerships
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is taking a flexible approach to development partnerships for its Tempest next-generation fighter programme as it hopes to maintain...Full story -
BAE Systems exploits synergies between Typhoon and Tempest
BAE Systems is exploiting synergies between its spiral development of the Eurofighter Typhoon and its initial studies as part of Team Tempest: the UK initiative to...Full story -
NATO's enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup uparmours in Latvia
NATO’s Canadian-led enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroup in Latvia has received armour reinforcements from Italy and the United States in the last month, doubling...Full story -
USAF to proceed with next-gen area attack weapon production
The US Air Force (USAF) is to shortly move ahead with production of its next-generation area-attack weapon, with the disclosure on 15 July that it is to issue a request...Full story -
Russia unveils export-oriented Rubezh-ME coastal defence missile system
The Typhoon JSC Research and Production Enterprise/Kaluga Instrument-Making Plant (part of the Morinformsystem-Agat Concern) unveiled a new export variant of the Bal-E...Full story -
RAF sets out hypersonic weapons and propulsion plans
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has outlined near-term plans for the development of hypersonic weapon and propulsion technologies for its current and future fleets of...Full story -
Brazilian Navy test-fires final MANSUP prototype
The Brazilian Navy test-fired the third and final prototype of the locally developed MANSUP (Míssil Antinavio Nacional de Superfície) surface-to-surface anti-ship...Full story -
RAF announces AEW&C, space, ‘drone' test squadrons
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced three units to take on new and enhanced capabilities and roles.Full story -
ERCA prototype testing to begin in October, autoloader decision still to come
US Army leaders are preparing to begin testing an Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) prototype this October while they continue to weigh their options for developing...Full story -
US Army Synthetic Training Environment (STE)
The vision for the synthetic training environment (STE) originated from discussions about the next generation training environment that began before 2016. This was in...Full story