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Fassmer starts construction on two SVK boats for German Navy
Construction work has started on two new German Navy Seeversuch Küste (SVK) coastal trial support boats on order for the Bundeswehr's naval test and trials unit WTD 71.Full story -
Czech Republic to buy Heron UAVs from Israel
The Czech Republic is to buy three Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of the country's wider Concept of Capability...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: NATO High Vigilance Battlegroup in Hungary takes shape
The Croatian, Italian, Montenegrin, and US soldiers deployed at the end of July and the beginning of August as part of theNATO High Vigilance Battlegroup in Hungary (HUN...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Kyiv restates F-16 interest as US confirms supply of anti-radiation missiles
Ukraine restated its interest in receiving Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon jets to bolster its depleted combat aviation forces at the same time as the United States...Full story -
Côte d'Ivoire unveils new equipment during military parade
Several types of previously unseen armoured vehicle and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) were displayed during a parade held by the Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (FACI) on 7...Full story -
Iraq returns CH-4 UAV to service
The Iraqi Army Aviation Command (IAAC) has returned its first Chinese-made CH-4 armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to service, it was announced on 8 August, when...Full story -
Thinking aloud: Adaptable Strike Frigate sells ‘system of systems' vision for Type 32
As the UK Royal Navy (RN) continues to mature the concept of operations and associated requirements for its projected Type 32 frigate, industry is already beginning to...Full story -
British Army praises artillery training solution, eyes improvements
The British Army has learnt a number of lessons from its use of Cubic's artillery mission training system (AMTS) and is introducing improvements to it.Full story -
RAAF improving Super Hornet, Growler air combat training
An air combat training programme for Australia's Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler aircrews has been upgraded and extended.Full story -
USMC explores operational use of low Earth orbit satcom
The US Marine Corps (USMC) displayed a variety of emerging communications equipment during the amphibious warfare phase of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in...Full story -
USCG faces logistical and operational challenges in Alaska for Island-class patrol forces
To maintain its Island-class boats and continue patrolling the treacherous Alaskan coast, the US Coast Guard (USCG) must overcome logistical and operational challenges,...Full story -
India reports growth in offsets value but says firms are missing deadlines
Foreign companies have implemented defence offsets in India worth USD6.83 billion in the past 15 years, India's Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt has said in...Full story -
MH-60R positions for potential Nordic maritime helicopter requirements
With nine aircraft already in Danish service, Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky helicopter business is eyeing new opportunities for the US Navy's (USN's) MH-60R ‘Romeo'...Full story -
UK awards contracts for UAS swarm project
Malloy Aeronautics and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) group have been awarded a contract as part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Multi-Domain Integrated Swarm...Full story -
PLA's drills intended to show capabilities to invade Taiwan
A series of drills conducted by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently are intended to demonstrate its warfighting capabilities to invade Taiwan.Full story -
PGZ develops new air-defence capabilities
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) plans to develop new short-range air defence (SHORAD) and very short-range air defence (VSHORAD) capabilities. Sebastian Chwałek,...Full story -
China ends unprecedented show of force around Taiwan with enduring repercussions
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) appears to have wound down the series of unprecedented military exercises it was conducting around Taiwan from 4 to 7 August.Full story -
Taiwan reports underplay ‘hundreds' of PLA aircraft in live-fire drills
China says it is dispatching hundreds of combat aircraft to the six live-fire zones around Taiwan. However, Taipei's daily air incursion reports show smaller figures....Full story -
China launches ballistic missiles into waters near Taiwan
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched a barrage of ballistic missiles into waters near Taiwan on 4 August.Full story -
China deploys UAVs near Taiwan, Japan
Japan's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that it spotted Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near Taiwan and Japan's Nansei/Ryuku islands on 4 August.Full story