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Thyssenkrupp might shed naval business
German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp is exploring divesting its Marine Systems (TKMS) business to facilitate consolidation in the fragmented European naval...Full story -
First SLAM-F component handed over
France has accepted delivery of the first hardware for its SLAM-F (Système de lutte anti-mines futur) future mine countermeasures (MCM) capability.Full story -
NAVSEA establishes new US Navy group to improve industrial fire safety
The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has established a new team focused on preventing future industrial shipboard fires and reducing risks highlighted in the...Full story -
Safran to acquire Orolia
French aerospace company Safran has agreed to purchase positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) product provider Orolia, saying the acquisition will complement its...Full story -
British Army receives Sky Sabre air-defence system
The British Army recently received the first tranche of the Sky Sabre air-defence system. The UK's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) organisation said on its website on...Full story -
PLANAF deploys H-6J in mine-laying, bombing drills in South China Sea
The People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force's (PLANAF's) Xi'an Aircraft Corporation H-6J long-range strategic bombers have been recently spotted carrying out sea...Full story -
Myanmar military offensives lose momentum
More than one month after Myanmar's military (Tatmadaw) launched major offensives in the west and northwest of the country, drives aimed at crushing increasingly...Full story -
SAMI launches joint ventures with French industry as aerospace sector grows
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) announced the creation of two joint ventures (JVs) with French industry on 4 December as part of the organisation's expansion...Full story -
Russia deploys Bastion coastal defence system at new military facility in disputed Kuril Islands
The Russian military has deployed its K-300P Bastion-P mobile coastal defence missile system in the Kuril Islands, a chain in the northwest Pacific Ocean, the ownership...Full story -
GRSE launches India's first Sandhayak survey ship
India's state-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) launched on 5 December in Kolkata the first of four indigenously designed 3,300-ton survey vessels that...Full story -
India launches bid to procure guided munitions from local industry
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) in support of its planned procurement, from local industry, of 1,966 rounds of 155 mm...Full story -
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