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Divestiture lowers Northrop Grumman's Q3 sales
Northrop Grumman's sales declined 4% to USD8.7 billion in the third quarter of 2021 because of the recent divestiture of an information technology services business, the...Full story -
NATO counting on complex policy interaction to get the technology it needs
The allies' latest plan to nurture and quickly absorb strategic technologies will hinge on the interplay of their four new policy initiatives for that end, according to...Full story -
KAI and KAL eye RoKA's future division-level reconnaissance UAV programme
South Korean aerospace companies are positioning to meet a potential Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) requirement for a next-generation, division-level reconnaissance and...Full story -
Forthcoming NATO report to include ‘hard-hitting' lessons on Afghanistan
Allied officials are soul-searching for answers to the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in August despite NATO's 20-year effort to shore up the country's security and...Full story -
KAI to develop MUM-T system for locally developed RoK military helicopters
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured a KRW4 billion (USD3.4 million) contract from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in Seoul to fast-track...Full story -
China tests hypersonic weapon, US JCS chairman confirms
US Army General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), confirmed on 27 October that China has tested a new hypersonic weapon system, describing...Full story -
Central Military District pulls more equipment from vehicle stores on Ukrainian border
The Russian Central Military District's (CMD's) 41st Combined Arms Army has begun withdrawing equipment from the Pogonovo training ground south of Voronezh city and...Full story -
Russia's Ataka-Shorokh acoustic UAV detector completes factory trials
Russia's Ataka-Shorokh acoustic detector of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has completed factory trials, state corporation Rostec announced in October.Full story -
PLA helicopters enter Taiwan's ADIZ for the first time
Chinese military helicopters have for the first time entered Taiwan's southwestern air-defence identification zone (ADIZ), according to data provided by the Ministry of...Full story -
Israeli Navy's Reshef class to carry C-Dome air-defence system
The Reshef-class vessel that will replace the Israeli Navy's Sa'ar 4.5 (Nirit) missile ships will be equipped with Rafael's C-Dome air-defence system, Captain Y (full...Full story -
Images emerge of two-seat J-20 prototype in yellow primer
Images and video footage have emerged on Chinese social media platforms showing what appears to be a two-seat prototype of the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG)...Full story -
Footage shows PCL-161 SPH in service with PLAGF's 78th Group Army
The PCL-161 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) has entered service with the People's Liberation Army Ground Force's (PLAGF's) 78th Group Army, according to a recently...Full story -
Morocco increases defence budget with more procurement expected
Morocco's draft 2022 budget was presented to the country's Finance and Economic Development Committee on 25 October, with the defence budget increasing by 4.77% on the...Full story -
US awards Off-Boarding Sensing Station development contracts
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc to develop the Off-Boarding Sensing...Full story -
General Dynamics, Raytheon post Q3 gains
Revenue at General Dynamics totalled USD9.6 billion in the third quarter of 2021, up 1.5% from the same period last year, the US defence and aerospace company announced...Full story -
Orolia to acquire timing firm Seven Solutions
Orolia, which makes “resilient” positioning, navigation, and timing products, has agreed to acquire “ultra-accurate” timing provider Seven Solutions, Orolia announced on...Full story -
UK boosts defence budget
UK defence spending received a GBP1.2 billion (USD1.65 billion) boost in the year up to April 2021, thanks to a jump in expenditure on capital projects, including...Full story -
Ukraine uses Bayraktar TB2 in anger
The Ukrainian armed forces general staff confirmed on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) website on 26 October that Ukraine had used a Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial...Full story -
US Coast Guard icebreaker captain notes increase in human and vessel traffic in Arctic waters
The increase in human activity, sea life, and vessel traffic because of climate change is having an impact on US Coast Guard (USCG) Arctic operations, according to...Full story -
Hanwha Defense plots course to become US ‘prime contractor' by 2031
Hanwha Defense is using the US Army's revamped M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle replacement competition to expand its footprint inside the country.Full story