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BAE Systems buys satellite maker In-Space Missions
BAE Systems has expanded its space capabilities by acquiring fellow UK company In-Space Missions, which manufactures small satellites, BAE announced on 14 September.Full story -
DSEI 2021: Royal Navy sets out its course to ‘podularisation'
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is pressing ahead with plans to develop and demonstrate a suite of modular and interchangeable mission containers that are designed to support the...Full story -
DSEI 2021: SAMI continuing to target M&A, increasing localisation
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) will continue to target acquisitions of companies in the Kingdom, as the company carries on with moving collaboration agreements...Full story -
MDA demonstrates selectable stage booster for GBI
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in association with Boeing and Raytheon Technologies, on 12 September conducted a test launch of a Ground-Based Midcourse Defense...Full story -
US Navy, for the first time, uses MQ-25A Stingray to refuel F-35C
The US Navy (USN) and Boeing used the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial vehicle to pass fuel to a Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter receiver aircraft...Full story -
DSEI 2021: Head of UK Strategic Command lays out new vision of military power
Future battlefield advantage will not come from numerical supremacy in warships, fighter squadrons or soldiers but machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI),...Full story -
RAAF completes P-8A Poseidon modification programme to support future upgrades
The Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF's) fleet of Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft has undergone a series of modifications to support future...Full story -
RoCAF aircraft conduct first emergency landing drill on highway
Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) aircraft have taken part in a take-off and landing exercise in which they used highways as emergency airstrips for the first time.Full story -
US, UK, Australia launch new security partnership with nuclear-submarine development plan
Leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia detailed a new security partnership on 15 September called AUKUS, for which the first initiative will be to...Full story -
South Korea testing several new missiles amid tensions with Pyongyang
South Korea's Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on 15 September that its Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has been developing and testing a range of new...Full story -
DSEI 2021: British Army unveils GBAD programme map
A portfolio of ground-based air-defence (GBAD) capabilities is being procured by the British Army to protect its manoeuvre forces from air attack, precision-guided...Full story -
South Korea conducts first SLBM test launch from in-service submarine
South Korea has test-launched a locally developed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from an in-service submarine for the first time, according to a 15...Full story -
DSEI 2021: Ireland adopts SitaWare C2 software for ISTAR aircraft
Command-and-control (C2) software house Systematic has announced Defence Forces Ireland has installed its SitaWare C2 software on its fleet of four Plilatus PC-12NG...Full story -
China deploys naval task group to US EEZ
A task force of Chinese naval ships was monitored by the US Coast Guard as it sailed in waters off the coast of Alaska in the US exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in late...Full story -
DSEI 2021: British Army battlegroups to dwell in Kenya and Oman
British Army battlegroups are to spend extended periods on deployment in Kenya and Oman from later this year as part of a drive to enhance regional deterrence and...Full story -
Iraq receives Textron Commandos
Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) has received 20 vehicles from the US-led coalition, a spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Defence announced on 14 September.Full story -
DSEI 2021: British Army aims for deep fires portfolio
A portfolio of new surface-to-surface deep fires weapons is to be procured for the British Army to transform its capability to take on and defeat peer-level opponents.Full story -
MSPO 2021: Leonardo to offer M346 FA to Polish Air Force
Leonardo Poland is to offer its M346 FA (Fighter Attack) aircraft to replace the Polish Air Force's obsolete Su-22 M1, Marco Lupo, the company's president confirmed...Full story -
DSEI 2021: UK earmarks 2023 for first Mosquito ‘loyal wingman' flight
The United Kingdom expects to fly the Mosquito ‘loyal wingman' it is developing as part of its wider Future Combat Air System (FCAS) for the first time in national...Full story -
UAV Factory to merge with autopilot firm JAI
US private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) has expanded its unmanned aircraft portfolio by acquiring autopilot provider Jennings Aeronautics Inc (JAI), AEI...Full story