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Partner governments award FCAS/SCAF demonstrator contract
The partner governments of France, Germany, and Spain have contracted their respective industrial representatives to undertake flying demonstrator work on the Future...Full story -
Japan unveils new defence policies
The Japanese government has approved three new security documents that will reshape the country's military strategy, increase the national defence budget, and allow...Full story -
IAF scrambled jets in response to Chinese tensions
Indian Air Force (IAF) combat jets have been scrambled several times in the last few weeks in the country's northeastern borders in response to growing tensions with...Full story -
India test-flies Agni-V ballistic missile
India's Strategic Forces Command (SFC) has conducted a flight test of the Agni-V intermediate‐range ballistic missile (IRBM) from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the...Full story -
Slovakia orders CV90s
Slovakia ordered 122 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and 30 other variants on 12 December, the Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) and BAE Systems announced later...Full story -
Myanmar Army airmobile operation meets high casualties
The Myanmar Army has suffered a stinging reverse in northwestern Shan State in an abortive airmobile operation that has underscored the limitations of offensive...Full story -
Israel tests Iron Fist APS on Eitan
The Elbit Systems Iron Fist active protection system (APS) has completed a successful series of live-fire trials on the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF's) new Eitan...Full story -
Rheinmetall and UVision develop Hero-R rotary-wing loitering munition
Rheinmetall and UVision are developing Hero-R rotary-wing loitering munition, officials from the two companies told defence journalists in Berlin on 7 December.Full story -
Steel cut for second Bulgarian multi-purpose patrol vessel
The Bulgarian Navy's multipurpose modular patrol vessel (MMPV) programme has marked another milestone with the start of production of the second ship.Full story -
Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with Skynex after confirming Qatar delivery
Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with Skynex short- and very short-range air-defence systems, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper reported on 9 December, citing German...Full story -
Zephyr ‘pseudo-satellite' flying military missions ahead of formal entry into service
The Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) has already flown military missions ahead of its formal entry into service, an Airbus official told Janes and other...Full story -
Record number of Chinese bombers appear in Taiwan ADIZ
China has sent a record number of heavy bombers into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ).Full story -
Germany officially joins F-35 programme with signing of LOA
Germany has formally joined the international Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme, with the signing of a letter of offer and acceptance...Full story -
Rising capacity: How New Zealand is ensuring optimal rotary-wing availability
Despite being a small military with limited resources, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) fields a range of capabilities that match or even exceed those of larger...Full story -
Europe formally launches ENGRT next-gen rotorcraft effort
The European Union has formally launched the European Next-Generation Rotorcraft Technologies (ENGRT) programme to develop the technologies for vertical take-off and...Full story -
Turkey unveils latest ULAQ USV variant
Ares Shipyard in partnership with Meteksan is developing a new variant of its ULAQ unmanned surface vessel (USV) configured for anti-submarine warfare (ASW).Full story -
Egypt takes command of new Red Sea maritime task force
The Egyptian Navy has assumed leadership of the recently established multinational Combined Task Force 153 (CTF-153) in the Red Sea.Full story -
Spain to equip Eurofighters with Brimstone missile
The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) is to equip its Eurofighter Typhoon (C.16 in national service) combat aircraft with the MBDA Brimstone...Full story -
FDF orders containerised communications solution
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) have ordered 20 ft containerised communication stations from Conlog Group.Full story -
South Korea allocates additional funding for KF-21 air-to-ground missile
South Korea has allocated additional funding to continue the development of a new air-to-ground missile being built for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21...Full story