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Images emerge of China's new carrier-capable fighter aircraft in flight
Images have emerged on Chinese social media platforms showing what appears to be a prototype of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's (SAC's) next-generation,...Full story -
2021 Climate Change & Terrorism Series: Worsening climate conditions in Somalia present Al-Shabaab with opportunities to exploit local grievances and undermine state opponents
This article is the fifth in the 2021 Climate Change & Terrorism series, which explores the intersection of climate-related trends and non-state armed group (NSAG)...Full story -
KAI to develop new ISR aircraft system for RoKAF under Baekdu-II project
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured a KRW877.5 billion (USD744.9 million) contract from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in Seoul as the...Full story -
Malaysia proposes USD3.9 billion defence budget for 2022
The Malaysian government has proposed a 2022 defence budget of MYR16.14 billion (USD3.9 billion). The allocation represents a 1.8% increase over the original allocation...Full story -
Indian Navy receives first Project 15B guided-missile destroyer
The Indian Navy (IN) has received the first of four Project 15B guided-missile destroyers ordered in January 2011.Full story -
Kratos clean sheet design wins USAF Off Board Sensing Station contract
Kratos offered a new design for its bid that won a contract for the US Air Force's (USAF's) Off Board Sensing Station (OBSS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme. On...Full story -
Janes Analysis: Climate change, the military and COP26
The latest open-source intelligence on the intersection between climate and national security from JanesFull story -
Replacement of Dutch Walrus-class submarines delayed
The replacement of the Royal Netherlands Navy's four Walrus-class diesel submarines will probably take longer than expected because talks with the three bidding...Full story -
GE secures continued F-15EX engine production
The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted General Electric (GE) to continue engine production for the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II combat aircraft.Full story -
Supply chain woes lower L3Harris' Q3 revenue
L3Harris Technologies is having trouble getting electronic components for its military radios because of pandemic-related disruptions in the global supply chain,...Full story -
Philippine Navy marks first firing of missile at a naval exercise
The Philippine Navy has fired a missile at a naval exercise for the first time.Full story -
India, Israel agree 10-year roadmap for co-operation
India and Israel have agreed to form a team to explore opportunities for expanded defence collaboration.Full story -
US president tasks national security teams to focus on climate change
An executive order signed by US President Joe Biden on 27 January pledged to tackle climate change and framed the issue as a priority for US national security. The...Full story -
Climate change drives security risks around US border
Climate change, in addition to the criminal activity of organised crime gangs (OCGs) and systemic violence in impoverished locations, continues to drive forced migration...Full story -
Tracking wildfires through open-source data
Large wildfires have spread throughout the world in mid-2021, in part attributed to climate change and the direct and long-term risk that it poses to lives, livelihoods,...Full story -
Indian military begins adapting to climate-change challenges
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment report (AR6) on the physical science basis of climate change, released in August 2021, was referred...Full story -
Update: Northrop Grumman to compete for RoKAF's ISTAR requirement
Northrop Grumman announced on 19 October that it has signed a series of memoranda of understanding with South Korean companies LIG Nex1 and Huneed to develop a ‘Joint...Full story -
Egypt buys second-hand fleet support ships from UK
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has concluded an agreement with Egypt for the sale of two ex-Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) solid stores ships.Full story -
Norway receives armoured engineer vehicles
Norway has received new armoured engineer vehicles (AEVs) over the past month. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) announced in a press release on 29 October that it had handed...Full story -
Fielding pressure led to expedited IVAS production contract, technology problems discovered later
US Army officials were not yet aware that Microsoft's militarised HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) system would need several hardware and software fixes when they...Full story