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Slovenia signs for C-27J Spartan
Slovenian Defence Minister Matej Tonin and his Italian counterpart, Lorenzo Guerini, signed a government-to-government agreement in Rome on 17 November for a C-27J...Full story -
Turkish lawmakers criticise government for delays in Altay MBT
Opposition lawmakers criticised the Turkish government for the delay in the production of Altay main battle tanks (MBTs) during a debate on the Ministry of National...Full story -
Israel identifies Iran's ‘deniable' UAV
Israel has named a type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that has been used by Iranian-backed groups in Yemen and Iraq to carry out attacks as the KAS-04 made by Iran's...Full story -
Edge builds collaboration with French industry
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) defence industrial conglomerate Edge announced on 22 November that the firm had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with French...Full story -
Turkey announces Nigerien light aircraft, UAV order
Turkey will sell Hürkuş light aircraft, Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and armoured vehicles to Niger, according to a statement released by Turkey's...Full story -
India commissions first Project 15B destroyer
The Indian Navy has commissioned its first Project 15B guided-missile destroyer.Full story -
MDA awards Other Transactional Agreements for Glide Phase Interceptor prototype design
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on 19 November announced the award of Other Transactional (OT) Agreements to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Missiles...Full story -
China, Russia conduct joint air patrol over Sea of Japan
Chinese and Russian air forces held a joint aerial patrol over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on 19 November, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) has...Full story -
AVIC reaches milestone with new FL-64 wind tunnel
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has announced the development of a new transonic wind tunnel capable of simulating velocities up to Mach 8.Full story -
Eurosam initiates system trials of SAMP/T NG
Eurosam – a joint venture (JV) of MBDA France, MBDA Italy, and Thales – has commenced system trials of the SAMP/T NG (Sol Air Moyenne Portée Terrestre Nouvelle...Full story -
US Coast Guard icebreaker Healy returns to homeport following Northwest Passage transit and circumnavigation of North America
The US Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) returned to its Seattle home port on 20 November following a 22,000-mile (35,406 km) 133-day deployment circumnavigating...Full story -
New Zealand's defence capabilities dented by Covid-19, says NZDF
New Zealand's defence capabilities have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, given how up to 10% of the country's armed forces personnel are now drafted to implement...Full story -
Roxel demonstrates novel Coanda TVC nozzle
Rocket motor manufacturer Roxel has developed and demonstrated a novel thrust vector control (TVC) nozzle that seeks to exploit the Coanda effect to achieve deflection.Full story -
Poland and UK intend to co-operate on Narew air defence programme
UK defence secretary Ben Wallace and Polish Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak signed a statement of intent on 18 November to co-operate on Poland's Narew...Full story -
Armenian and Azerbaijan clash again in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 18 November accused Armenia of violating a 16 November truce following clashes between the two South Caucasus countries in...Full story -
New investment sets conditions for satellite operator HawkEye 360 to expand its RF location coverage
HawkEye 360 announced on 8 November that it had closed USD145 million in new funding. Two of the largest investors are Insight Partners and the UK-based Seraphim Space....Full story -
UK explores ‘hybridisation' of powertrains for RN, RFA ships
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed plans to identify hybrid powertrain technologies with application to Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)...Full story -
Greek navy becomes first customer for Spanish Alpha UAV
Spanish company Alpha Unmanned Systems (AUS) has won an order to supply five of its Alpha 900 helicopter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Hellenic Navy.Full story -
QinetiQ reports ‘unsuccessful acquisition activity'
QinetiQ Group conducted an “unsuccessful acquisition activity” in the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2022, according to the UK-based defence contractor.Full story -
Dubai Airshow 2021: UAE announces development of new naval CMS
The United Arab Emirates' defence procurement and research organisation, the Tawazun Economic Council, announced on 18 November that it had launched a new project to...Full story