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Proforce Viper armoured vehicle breaks cover
Nigerian company Proforce publicly unveiled its new Viper armoured vehicle for the first time on 6 December during the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Conference at...Full story -
Janes launches Inaugural Intara Data Integration Day at T-REX in St. Louis.
Janes, the trusted global agency for open-source defense intelligence is delighted to announce it is partnering with the T-Rex Facility, St. Louis MO to host its inaugural Janes Intara Data Integration Day on December 15, 2021. In the first event of its kind, invited participants from the geospatial community will gather at T-REX to test and develop with Janes foundational open-source defense intelligence.Full story -
IRGC Navy receives another batch of attack boats
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on 11 December that 110 attack boats had been delivered to its naval wing in a ceremony attended by its...Full story -
US to provide C408 SkyCourier to FMS customers
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to provide the Cessna C408 SkyCourier twin-turboprop to Foreign Military Sale (FMS) customers as part of a wider light transport...Full story -
Fairbanks Morse Defense buys naval supplier Welin Lambie
US naval engine builder Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has expanded its offering by acquiring UK-based Welin Lambie Ltd, which designs and manufactures crane-like davits...Full story -
Russia builds up forces on Ukrainian border
Since late October Janes has identified a significant increase in anomalous Russian military activity across the Ukrainian border area of operations, defined as being...Full story -
TriMas Aerospace buys fastener maker TFI Aerospace
Aircraft parts supplier TriMas Aerospace, a division of US industrial conglomerate TriMas Corporation, has expanded its fastener portfolio by acquiring Canada's TFI...Full story -
Nigerian Navy commissions 118 new vessels and a helicopter
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has commissioned 118 new ships and small craft as well as an AW139 helicopter.Full story -
Industry declares for UK NMH requirement
Four original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) confirmed to Janes in mid-December their attendance at a recent UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) industry day for the New Medium...Full story -
GA-ASI unveils new Mojave UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has developed a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the Mojave that can operate without typical airport runways or...Full story -
Caribbean naval forces receive new boats to expand capabilities
The defence forces of the Bahamas, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago have recently received new foreign naval platforms to improve patrols and interdiction capabilities...Full story -
End to Korean War ‘agreed in principle'
North and South Korea, the United States, and China have agreed in principle to formally declare an end to the Korean War, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has...Full story -
PLA airborne forces use UAVs for forward resupply
The airborne corps of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has practised forward resupply and support of its forces using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Full story -
Update: RADA teases new exMHR radar for mobile Iron Dome variants
On 14 November 2021 RADA announced the receipt of USD5 million for an initial pre-order of its extended multimission hemispheric radar (exMHR), with a computer-generated...Full story -
OCEA launches first FPB 98 MKI for Ukraine
French shipbuilder OCEA launched the first FPB 98 MKI patrol vessel on order for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine at its yard in Les Sables d'Olonne on 9...Full story -
Indonesian Air Force receives new KT-1B trainer
The Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU) received one new Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KT-1B Wong Bee basic trainer aircraft.Full story -
US 5th Fleet tests new USV in Jordan
The US Navy's 5th Fleet is testing a Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) at Jordan's Aqaba Naval Base.Full story -
India progresses missile programmes in line with push for self-reliance
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has tested two more indigenous weapon systems: the Helicopter-launched Stand-off Anti-Tank (SANT) missile...Full story -
Romania to buy surplus F-16s from Norway
Romania is to buy surplus Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft from Norway to add to the former Portuguese aircraft it currently fields.Full story -
Australia signs for Huntsman AS9 artillery
Australia has signed a AUD1 billion (USD720 million) contract with Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) for the supply of 30 AS9 155 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and 15...Full story