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Portuguese Navy reveals existence of ‘tech guerrilla' unit
The Portuguese Navy revealed the existence of the Unmanned Vehicle Experimentation Cell (Célula Experimentação Operacional de Veículos Não Tripulados: CEOV), dubbed...Full story -
US and Poland flesh out their defence co-operation
US President Donald Trump and his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, signed a Joint Declaration on Advancing Defense Cooperation between their two countries on the...Full story -
MBDA unveils Team Tempest weapon system concepts
MBDA in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with its partners in Team Tempest, has unveiled a range of advanced weapon system concepts designed to complement and...Full story -
KF-X fighter prototype to be rolled out in first half of 2021, DAPA confirms
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is expected to complete construction of the first KF-X fighter aircraft prototype by the first half of 2021 and conduct the first test...Full story -
US to deploy another Patriot to Saudi Arabia
The United States will deploy a Patriot battery, four Sentinel radars, and approximately 200 support personnel to Saudi Arabia, the US Department of Defense announced on...Full story -
Israel's Camero networks sense-though-wall radars to mount on unmanned platforms
Israel’s Camero is positioning its Xaver see-though-wall technology for networked use by unmanned systems, according to company officials.Full story -
French Navy firms up plans to buy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
France is to order three Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early-warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft in 2020, the French defence minister has confirmed.Full story -
NATO exercise explores unmanned and underwater connectivity
NATO pushed the boundaries of the Janus underwater communications protocol during its Recognised Environmental Picture (Maritime Unmanned Systems) – REP(MUS) – exercise...Full story -
Nammo discloses advanced solid-fuel rocket motor development
Nammo Raufoss has disclosed development of an advanced solid-fuel ramjet (SFRJ) engine designed to deliver augmented speed up to hypersonic level and range for missiles...Full story -
US Navy delivers first redesigned MH-60S gunner seats to fleet
The US Navy (USN) delivered, installed, and demonstrated the first two redesigned Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter gunner seats on 24–25 September to Helicopter Sea...Full story -
Northrop Grumman to build nine more E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft for JASDF
US company Northrop Grumman will build nine additional E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force...Full story -
Indian Navy inaugurates first aircraft carrier dry dock
The Indian Navy’s (IN’s) largest dry dock to date was inaugurated on 28 September at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai in a ceremony presided over by Indian Defence Minister...Full story -
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