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Netherlands replaces or upgrades FRISCs
The Netherlands is replacing or upgrading its 50 fast raiding, interception and special forces craft (FRISCs), Defence Minister Henk Kamp told the Dutch parliament on 25...Full story -
Indonesian Navy receives two more Teluk Bintuni-class landing ships
The Indonesian Navy has taken the delivery of two more Teluk Bintuni-class landing ships.Full story -
Lockheed Martin's purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne delayed to Q1 2022
Lockheed Martin, which had expected to finish its acquisition of propulsion manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne in the fourth quarter of 2021, disclosed on 26 October that...Full story -
US Army preps new Command Post Computer Environment increment
The US Army, making steady progress in rolling out its Command Post Computer Environment (CPCE), has started planning the next increment.Full story -
Platform Aerospace offers VTOL-capable Vanilla Unmanned aircraft for US Army programmes
Platform Aerospace is offering a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variant of its Vanilla Unmanned ultra-long endurance Group 3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for US...Full story -
US Space Force awards production contract for Meadowlands satcom denial EW
L3Harris Technologies is to upgrade the Counter Communications Systems (CCS) Block 10.2 ground-based electronic warfare (EW) system used by the US Space Force to deny...Full story -
Venezuelan shipyards maintain repair deliveries for Venezuelan naval fleet
Venezuelan shipyards have fixed and returned four ships to the Venezuelan navy since late September.Full story -
Japan to send pilots to Italian flight training school
As noted in an announcement, the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana – AMI) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) enjoy a close relationship, with both...Full story -
Portuguese Navy's first modernised M-class frigate arrives in Lisbon
The first of the Portuguese Navy's two Bartolomeu Dias (M)-class multipurpose frigates returned to the Lisbon Naval Base on 25 October after completing its mid-life...Full story -
UK aligns Airseeker support agreement with extended out of service date
The United Kingdom has extended its support agreement with the United States for the L3 Technologies RC-135V/W Airseeker (Rivet Joint) to align with the intelligence,...Full story -
Qatar frustrated by slow US response to MQ-9B request
The US State Department is delaying a request that Qatar submitted over a year ago to buy four MQ-9B Predator unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Qatari officials have told...Full story -
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 -
Iraqi militia ‘finds' loitering SAM
A pro-Iranian element within Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) appears to have revealed that it has an unusual type of Iranian surface-to-air missile (SAM) by...Full story -
Australia aims to acquire sea mine capability
Australia is considering the acquisition of a maritime mining capability that would initially be available from the mid-2020s, according to a Department of Defence (DoD)...Full story -
France launches first Syracuse IV telecommunications satellite
An Ariane 5 rocket launched from the Guiana Space Centre placed France's new Syracuse 4A military telecommunications satellite in low orbit on 22 October.Full story -
Allies sign letter of intent on NATO Innovation Fund
Seventeen allies signed a letter of intent (LOI) to develop the EUR1 billion (nearly USD1.2 billion) NATO Innovation Fund on the second day of a 21–22 October defence...Full story -
South Korea, Indonesia move closer to KF-21 agreement, says DAPA
South Korea and Indonesia are edging closer to an agreement about Jakarta's financial commitment to the programme to develop the KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter...Full story -
USAF begins F-15EX operational trials
The US Air Force (USAF) has begun operational trials of the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II multirole combat aircraft, with flights launched out of Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in...Full story -
US Air Force expects new requirements for Advanced Tactical Trainer
General Mark Kelly, Air Combat Command (ACC) chief, and an important US Air Force (USAF) officer, anticipates requirements for a possible new Advanced Tactical Trainer...Full story -
US Navy, US Marine Corps hone Expeditionary Advance Base concepts in Pacific
The US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) are sharpening Expeditionary Advance Base Operations (EABOs) concepts in the Pacific with existing platforms and units,...Full story