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First Italian PPA departs on maiden deployment
The first of the Italian Navy's new class of multirole offshore patrol ships (Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura: PPA), ITS Paolo Thaon di Revel (P 430), has set sail...Full story -
Taiwan engages US on missile sustainment
Taiwan has awarded the US a contract to sustain missile systems operated by the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF). The deal – worth TWD2.5 billion (USD84 million) –...Full story -
US Army to receive four Mid-Range Capability battery prototypes, fielding set for 2023
Lockheed Martin is poised to deliver four initial Mid-Range Capability (MRC) weapon system batteries to the US Army by the end of 2022. If all goes as planned the...Full story -
Indonesia, US conclude massive multinational military exercise with eye on China
The US and Indonesia have brought down the curtain on what has become Southeast Asia's largest multinational military exercise, part of which was held near disputed...Full story -
Details emerge on mesh hybrid networking system for EU's UGV programme
Details on the mesh communications system in development as part of the Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS) programme, the European Defence Fund's (EDF)...Full story -
UK seeks new GEO satellite for Skynet
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking a Narrowband Satellite System (NSS) for the Skynet Enduring Capability (SKEC).Full story -
UK prepares for Land GBAD procurement
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) published a prior information notice for the Land Ground Based Air Defence (Land GBAD) programme on the UK government's tender portal on...Full story -
Babcock and IAI to collaborate on radar for UK Serpens project
Babcock is to collaborate with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and subsidiary Elta Systems to offer a deep-find radar solution for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)...Full story -
China test-flies ‘improved' carrierborne UAV
China has claimed the successful test-flying of a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) intended for service aboard the People's...Full story -
USMC CH-53E marks first transport of JLTV to ship and back to shore
The US Marine Corps (USMC) used a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter to transport a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to a ship and back to shore for...Full story -
Update: 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 -
RAF continues roll-out of A400M capabilities with first operational aerial refuelling
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is continuing the process of rolling out the capabilities of the Airbus A400M C1 Atlas, announcing on 11 August the first operational aerial...Full story -
Australia advances 'battlefield electrification' capability with new Bushmaster prototype
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has unveiled the Bushmaster electric protected military vehicle (ePMV) reflecting an effort, it said, to ensure the Australian...Full story -
US Army approves new top-attack, anti-tank landmine production
The US Army awarded Textron Systems with a five-year, low-rate initial production contract to produce its new XM204 top-attack munition, a landmine designed to destroy...Full story -
US Army outfitting Infantry Squad Vehicle with 20 kW laser, DE M-SHORAD deliveries forthcoming
The US Army is integrating a 20 kW-class laser weapon system into its new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) to help soldiers down smaller unmanned aerial systems (UASs),...Full story -
Carrier Washington redelivery confirmed for 2023
Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is scheduled to return to the navy following its refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) in 2023, shipbuilder Huntington...Full story -
US Navy receives first next-generation Growler jammer pods
Raytheon Intelligence & Space recently delivered its first ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) pods to the US Navy. The jammer pods are part of a system...Full story -
UK launches next phase of UAS Heavy Lift challenge
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched Phase 2 of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) challenge.Full story -
Chinese UAVs continue Taiwan incursions, says Taipei
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said the country continues to face incursions by Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) even after a series of live-fire...Full story -
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