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UK and Japan agree future fighter engine development
The United Kingdom and Japan have agreed to the joint development of engine technology for the both the Tempest and F-X future combat aircraft programmes.Full story -
Russia tests Orion UCAV in air-to-air role
Russia has tested an Orion unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) in an air-to-air engagement against a rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during tests in Crimea,...Full story -
Spain approves Tiger III upgrade
Spain has approved its participation on the Tiger Mk III upgrade, to be conducted alongside partners France and Germany.Full story -
Germany vows to deepen Asian presence as frigate marks stop in Singapore
Germany will deepen its presence and engagement with countries across the Asia-Pacific in the interest of upholding security and freedom of navigation in the region.Full story -
United States embarks on asteroid redirect planetary defence mission
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has begun its quest to investigate requirements for preventing a hazardous asteroid from hitting Earth.Full story -
Embraer's Eve eVTOL business to become public company
Brazil's Embraer plans to turn its Eve electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft business into a publicly held company to raise money for its growth,...Full story -
Northrop Grumman seeks to speed up HAWC programme
Northrop Grumman wants to accelerate the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) programme, on which it is teaming with Raytheon and the Pentagon, and predicts...Full story -
Brazilian Navy accepts final H135 helicopter
The Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil) has completed the process of accepting delivery of its third and final Airbus Helicopters H135 (UH-17 in Brazilian service)...Full story -
Australia MQ-4 Triton programme achieves new production milestone
Northrop Grumman successfully joined the aircraft fuselage and the one-piece wing of the first MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle...Full story -
Russian invasion of Ukraine would prompt NATO reinforcement of eastern flank
Russia knows if it invades Ukraine that NATO's military options are very limited, despite the alliance's warning that such action would have “massive consequences”.Full story -
Rafael promotes new dual-payload LiteSat
Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has developed a dual payload version of its LiteSat microsatellite that can carry a synthetic radar aperture (SAR) as well as an...Full story -
Sweden to join Common Armoured Vehicle System programme
Sweden has announced that it wants to join the Finnish-led Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme, Patria announced in a press release on 14 December.Full story -
India conducts second test launch of new nuclear-capable ballistic missile
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted another test launch of its ‘Agni P' nuclear-capable medium-range ballistic missile.Full story -
UK ‘continues to review' Puma retirement date
The UK has not yet decided on an out-of-service date for the Westland-Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC2s, with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) telling Janes on 20 December...Full story -
AFRL set to issue Mayhem RFP
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Propulsion Sciences Directorate has released a Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) for advanced research in support of the...Full story -
Nammo finalises drone-mounted M72 development
Nammo Raufoss in Norway has finalised development of a unique low-cost loitering weapon concept that marries an M72-series 66 mm single-use lightweight anti-armour...Full story -
New US Navy airwing elements take shape on carrier Bush
Two lynchpin aircraft of the future air wing of the US Navy (USN) achieved recent milestones during at-sea operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN...Full story -
Teal Drones to double size of new factory
Teal Drones, which opened a new 13,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, in October, plans to double the size of the factory to 26,000 sq ft to meet...Full story -
Uruguay to purchase two new OPVs
Uruguay intends to acquire two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for a combined amount of about USD100 million, according to Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou.Full story -
Chad to deploy 1,000 troops to Mali
Chad intends to contribute 1,000 troops to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) – a move that will largely reverse a reduction in...Full story