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Update: Australian Army launches aviation command
The Australian Army launched on 2 December a command unit to optimise its aviation assets and support improved co-ordination across the Australian Defence Force (ADF).Full story -
I/ITSEC 2021: Lockheed Martin VTESS fielded to US Army
Lockheed Martin has passed the Government Acceptance Test on the Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (VTESS) it is providing to the US Army, and has delivered...Full story -
BigBear.ai nears becoming public company
US information technology business BigBear.ai, which announced in June that it would become a publicly traded company, said on 3 December that it expects to complete the...Full story -
Update: US Army donates M1117 armoured security vehicles to Greece
The first 44 M1117 wheeled armoured security vehicles (ASVs) donated by the US Army to Greece arrived in Athens on 26 November.Full story -
InVeris demonstrates its new SRCE mixed reality training environment
At I/ITSEC this week InVeris demonstrated SRCE – a mixed reality training environment. SRCE uses a VR headset and a pack with processing capability to enable exercising...Full story -
Brazilian Army mulls loitering munitions and armed UAVs
The Brazilian Army is seeking to adopt unmanned combat tactical effectors such as loitering munitions and armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Full story -
I/ITSEC 2021: Marathon Targets reveals new autonomous robot targets
Marathon Targets has upgraded its fleet of autonomous robot targets (ART) and showcased the updated versions at the International/Interservice Training Simulation and...Full story -
France receives new landing craft
The Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), the French armament procurement agency, announced on its website on 29 October that it has received the first of 14 engins de...Full story -
Canada strikes Super Hornet from fighter competition
Canada has eliminated the Boeing F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet from its Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) competition, leaving the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning...Full story -
Turkey successfully test fires new indigenous 76/62mm naval gun
Turkey successfully conducted a second land-based live test-firing of its indigenous 76/62 mm naval gun at the Karapınar shooting range in central Konya province on 2...Full story -
Red Six show video from augmented reality refuelling and aerial manoeuvre for the first time at I/ITSEC
Red Six unveiled footage of their augmented reality system at I/ITSEC this week. Red Six's Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) enables pilots to see and...Full story -
StrikeShield APS serial production for Hungarian Lynx IFVs to begin in 2022
Serial production of Rheinmetall's StrikeShield active protection system (APS) for Hungarian Lynx infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) will begin in the first quarter of...Full story -
UAE signs for 80 Rafale F4 combat aircraft
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed for 80 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft from France, the manufacturer announced on 3 December.Full story -
South Korea finalises USD46.32 billion defence budget for 2022
South Korea's defence budget for 2022 has been finalised at KRW54.61 trillion (USD46.32 billion), the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Seoul announced.Full story -
Italy and Austria sign G2G agreement for 18 AW169 helicopters
Italy and Austria have entered into a government-to-government (G2G) agreement for the sale and procurement of 18 Leonardo AW169 multirole helicopters for the Austrian...Full story -
Australian Army launches aviation command
The Australian Army launched on 2 December a command unit to optimise its aviation assets and support improved co-ordination across the Australian Defence Force (ADF).Full story -
US Congress extends government funding through mid-February
The US House and Senate both passed a temporary measure on 2 December that will keep the federal government, including the US Department of Defense (DoD), funded through...Full story -
AFRL pursues multispectral threat warning under EOS-DEW
The US Air Force has launched an effort to develop and demonstrate prototype advanced integrated threat warning system technologies to address multispectral guided...Full story -
Avon Protection nears unveiling results of body armour business review
Avon Protection, which has been conducting a “strategic review” of its body armour business, plans to disclose the outcome of that review on 15 December, according to a...Full story -
Ukraine modernises T-64BVK
Kharkiv Armoured Plant has developed an upgrade package for Ukraine's T-64BVK, a command variant of the T-64 main battle tank (MBT), which has successfully completed an...Full story