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Dubai Airshow 2021: Tawazun reveals progress of Venture Debt Programme
The UAE's Tawazun revealed on 17 November that it had provided AED350 million (USD95.3 million) in loans to Emirati firms through its Venture Debt Programme, which is...Full story -
US industry groups urge fast passage of defence funding bill
Two US industry groups – the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) – have urged Congress to quickly finish work...Full story -
India orders HAMMER kits for Tejas
India has ordered Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range (HAMMER) bomb guidance kits from France's Safran to integrate into the upgraded Mk1A variant of the...Full story -
Russia moves equipment to Crimea, continues to activate other units
Russia has deployed elements of at least three units to Crimea since 12 November. They are equipped with armoured personnel carriers (APCs), self-propelled howitzers...Full story -
Parsons Corp eyes more acquisitions
Parsons Corporation, which recently acquired cyber and electronic warfare firm BlackHorse Solutions, and positioning, navigation, and timing device provider Echo Ridge,...Full story -
Australia lists critical technologies, discloses future AUKUS and Quad co-operation
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has disclosed further details of future cooperation to be undertaken by the AUKUS partnership and the Quad, while releasing a...Full story -
US says ‘no decision' on Indian CAATSA waiver
The United States government is yet to determine whether to allow India to dodge potential penalties linked to New Delhi's procurement of Russian S-400 Triumf...Full story -
Update: Damen submits proposal for Greek Navy corvette programme
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has submitted a proposal based on its proven SIGMA 10514 design to the General Directorate for Defense Investments and Armaments (GDDIA) for the...Full story -
Dubai Airshow 2021: Edge announces guided munitions contract
The Emirati defence group Edge announced during the Dubai Air Show 2021 that it has received a AED3.2 billion (USD871 million) contract from the United Arab Emirates...Full story -
Pentagon hunts for high-power microwave weapons to down drones
US Army officials want to evaluate high-power microwave (HPM) systems large enough to protect fixed sites from incoming drones and if they find promising ones, they plan...Full story -
Dubai Airshow 2021: Edge expands Al-Tariq guidance kit capabilities
The Al-Tariq bomb guidance kit can now be used with 1,000 lb MK 83 warheads, the Emirati defence group Edge announced during the Dubai Airshow held from 14–18 November.Full story -
Dubai Airshow 2021: Israeli companies make debut in Gulf
The Israeli defence industry has made its first forays into the Gulf defence market with a number of major companies exhibiting at the Dubai Airshow, marking their first...Full story -
Dubai Airshow 2021: Halcon unveils Hunter family of ISR UAVs
United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) EDGE group subsidiary Halcon unveiled Hunter, a family of tube- and hand-launched electric unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), at the Dubai...Full story -
EU defence ministers approve new PESCO projects, launch talks with Washington
EU defence ministers approved 14 new Permanent Cooperation in Defence (PESCO) projects to jointly develop capabilities among the 25 participating member states (all EU...Full story -
Lebanon ‘Little Bird' helos revealed to be a previously unknown MD 530F+ standard
Six MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) MD 530 ‘Little Bird' scout and light-attack rotorcraft delivered to Lebanon in October have been revealed to be a previously unknown MD...Full story -
Russia's Central Military District receives new equipment, including BMPT ‘Terminator'
Russia's Central Military District (CMD) has been receiving new equipment in 2021.Full story -
Update: AeroVironment fires Switchblade 300 loitering munition from Jump 20 UAV for first time
AeroVironment deployed its Switchblade 300 loitering munition from the company's Arcturus Jump 20 Group 3 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle...Full story -
GDLS withdraws from Japan's Type 96 replacement programme, says ATLA
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has withdrawn from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's (JGSDF's) Type 96 replacement programme, the Japan Ministry of Defense's...Full story -
Israeli Navy to join Combined Maritime Forces
Israel is set to join the US-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), a senior Israeli naval source told journalists on 11 November.Full story -
Taliban inaugurates new army with display of US equipment
The Islamic Emirate Army (IEA) – the new Afghan military under the Taliban government – has marked its inauguration by displaying a large number of mostly US-made assets...Full story