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Argentine cadet-training boat delivered to navy
Ciudad de Ensenada, the first of two cadet-training boats (Lanchas de Instrucción de Cadetes de la Armada: LICA), to be constructed by the Argentine shipyard Río...Full story -
Defence supplier to receive support from Spanish government fund
Spain's state holding company Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) has approved EUR34 million (USD39.4 million) in loans to help troubled aerospace...Full story -
German Leopard 2 tested with Trophy APS for first time
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 2 November that it and its German counterpart had completed the first series of live firing tests in Germany of the...Full story -
Nigerian Army unveils Chinese APCs
The Nigerian Army revealed that it has received 60 tracked armoured personnel carriers from China when it invited television journalists to a commissioning ceremony at...Full story -
Taliban unlikely to tackle heroin and meth production in Afghanistan
India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on 21 September announced that nearly three tonnes of heroin had been seized at the port of Mundra in Gujarat state....Full story -
Commercial offensive cyber industry poses challenges for government agencies
A high-profile case in a UK court has drawn attention to the role of private companies in providing offensive cyber capabilities to foreign governments. A UK High Court...Full story -
Russian airborne forces retool for expanded role
The ‘winged infantry' of Russia's Air Assault Troops (Vozdushno Desantniye Voyska: VDV) is an arm of service in its own right, with a strength of 45,000 paratroopers and...Full story -
USMC working on ACV changes, surf zone operations still halted
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has said it anticipates that it will once again be able to use its new fleet of amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) in surf zones some time in...Full story -
China introduces new military equipment procurement regulations
Chinese President Xi Jinping has signed into effect a new set of military equipment procurement regulations as part of efforts to boost the People's Liberation Army's...Full story -
Greece signs LOI with the Netherlands for second-hand frigates and minehunters
Greece has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with the Netherlands for the possible transfer of two modernised Karel Doorman (M)-class frigates and six Alkmaar...Full story -
Indian Air Force tests new indigenous long-range glide bomb
The Indian Air Force (IAF) tested a new, locally developed ‘Long-Range Bomb (LRB)' from one of its Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters on 29 October, according to a...Full story -
CACI buys intel firm Bluestone Analytics
CACI International has paid approximately USD120.3 million to acquire two companies that will enhance its capabilities in open-source intelligence, satellite...Full story -
UK relaunches contractor-based aviation training effort
The United Kingdom is again looking to procure a contractor-based aviation training capability, following the earlier collapse of the Air Support to Defence Operational...Full story -
DAPA outlines priority offset projects
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is targeting nearly 20 major defence offset programmes over the next two years, with a view to spurring...Full story -
ManTech to buy engineering firm Gryphon Technologies
US government contractor ManTech International has agreed to acquire systems engineering provider Gryphon Technologies for USD350 million, expanding its footprint in the...Full story -
NAVAIR confirms contract with Raytheon for first MST seeker buy
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a first low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract for the Maritime Strike Tomahawk...Full story -
China's geoengineering projects raise climatic concerns
On 2 December 2020, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China announced an ambitious plan under which China will develop a “weather modification system” by...Full story -
ASPI think-tank criticises Australian DoD's strategic planning
The decision-making processes of Australia's Department of Defence (DoD) have placed the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in “an extremely precarious position” and can only...Full story -
Latvia receives first Patria 6×6 APCs under joint vehicle programme with Finland
Latvia received the first four Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) on 29 October under a joint vehicle programme with Finland, the Latvian Ministry of Defence...Full story -
China progressing development of KJ-600 and Y-20B aircraft
Analysis of commercial satellite imagery captured on 2 October indicates that China is advancing the development of both the KJ-600 carrier-capable airborne early...Full story