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South Korea announces development of conformal antenna for stealth aircraft
South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) announced on 23 November that it has developed a new conformal antenna design to improve the low-visibility profile of...Full story -
Taiwan passes USD8.6 billion funding law to boost navy and air force capability
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan announced on 23 November that it has passed a proposed law to allocate TWD240 billion (USD8.6 billion) in additional funding to support the...Full story -
Berlin Security Conference 2021: United States becomes observer of NATO NGRC rotorcraft effort
The United States has been added to the list of observer nations of NATO's Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) effort to develop a new vertical-lift platform.Full story -
Mac Jee develops improved Armadillo multiple rocket system
Brazil's Mac Jee Defesa has developed an improved configuration of its all-weather Armadillo 2.75”/70 mm rocket launcher system for 4×4 light tactical armoured vehicles.Full story -
Berlin Security Conference 2021: Germany shows interest in Apache gunship
Germany has expressed its interest in the Boeing AH-64 Apache, issuing the US government with a request for information (RFI) on the helicopter gunship.Full story -
Berlin Security Conference 2021: Hearing of STH protest may pave way for progress in German heavy-lift helicopter programme
Germany's Schwere Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy lift helicopter programme could proceed once the protest from one of the two bidders is heard on 24 November.Full story -
Berlin Security Conference 2021: Germany likely to issue letter of request for Super Hornet, Growler in January
Germany is expected to issue a letter of request (LOR) to the US government in the coming weeks, as it seeks to procure the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G...Full story -
Berlin Security Conference: Spain considers Eurofighter, F-35 for Hornet, Harrier replacement
Spain has requested information on both the Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as potential replacements for its current Boeing EF-18 Hornet and...Full story -
Russian forces receive 9M333 SAMs
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received “the first mass deliveries” of 9M333 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) from Kalashnikov, Rostec announced on its website...Full story -
NATO condemns Russian ASAT test
NATO's North Atlantic Council (NAC) has condemned Russia's 15 November anti-satellite (ASAT) test, describing it as “reckless and irresponsible”, in a 19 November press...Full story -
France hands over northern Mali base
French forces in Mali handed over their base in Tessalit in the far north of the country to the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) on 13 November, the French Ministry of Armed...Full story -
Jamaica bolsters Coast Guard patrol force
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) formally stood up a new formation – the Second District Coast Guard – on 16 November, shortly after formally accepting the service's...Full story -
Skill shortage slows down Serbian MBT upgrade
Serbia will only modernise 12–13 of its M-84/M-84A main battle tanks (MBTs) a year, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has revealed. The MBTs are a Yugoslav-produced...Full story -
Janes Intara delivers foundational intelligence to the MARS program through partner BigBear.ai
Foundational intelligence from the trusted global agency for open-source defense intelligence will be incorporated into BigBear.ai’s solution for MARS, enabling the automated, dynamic tracking of foreign military forces in and out of garrisonFull story -
Japan reviews key defence strategies in light of ‘severe' security landscape
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has told Janes it will review the country's primary defence policies over the coming year given the Indo-Pacific's increasingly...Full story -
RAAF receives last batch of F-35A Joint Strike Fighters for 2021
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the last three new Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters scheduled for delivery in 2021, bringing...Full story -
Philippines makes rare rebuke of China at ASEAN summit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has issued harsh words against China in his statement during a summit hosted by Beijing with leaders of the Association of Southeast...Full story -
PLAAF 25th Air Brigade now operates J-10C multirole fighters
The People's Liberation Army Air Force's (PLAAF's) 25th Air Brigade, part of the PLA's Eastern Theater Command (ETC), is replacing its legacy Chengdu Aircraft Industry...Full story -
AUKUS countries ink agreement to share nuclear propulsion information
The UK and the US have signed an agreement to share naval nuclear propulsion information with a third country for the first time.Full story -
US Navy awards HII Advance Procurement Contract for Amphibious Assault Ship LHA 9
The US Navy (USN) awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) a contract modification for USD113.6 million to enable long-lead-time material and advance procurement...Full story