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US House panel backs more defence money, but major hurdles remain
The US House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has voted to add USD25 billion or 3.5% to the Biden administration's fiscal year (FY) 2022 defence budget request, saying...Full story -
Hyundai Heavy prepares USD934 million IPO
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) through which it aims to invest in capabilities including...Full story -
USMC commandant points to logistics hurdles in Indo-Pacific region
Moving primarily from land-based operations in the Middle East and Central Asian regions to planning for distributed ones in the maritime-dominated Indo-Pacific theatre...Full story -
Iran unveils new air-defence systems
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army's Air Defence Force unveiled a new surveillance radar and command-and-control (C2) system on 1 September and also announced that it has...Full story -
Franco-German transport squadron officially established
German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and her French counterpart, Florence Parly, on 30 August signed the second intergovernmental agreement on...Full story -
Four consortia funded for FSS competitive procurement phase
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has funded four industry teams to compete for the design and build of a new-generation Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ship capability...Full story -
Northrop Grumman delivers Triton NITE capability to Australia
Northrop Grumman announced on 1 September the formal delivery of the Triton Network Integration Test Environment (NITE) to Australia as part of Canberra's programme to...Full story -
Coyote Block 3NK demonstrates swarming drone defeat
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has demonstrated a swarming drone defeat capability using a ‘non-kinetic' Coyote Block 3 variant reusable air vehicle.Full story -
Indonesian Air Force's fleet of CH-4 UAVs granted airworthiness approval
The Indonesian Air Force's (TNI-AU's) fleet of CH-4B medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has formally received military airworthiness...Full story -
Iraq lining up Turkish UAVs, jammers
Iraq is in the process of acquiring various military systems from several countries, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Turkey, to enhance its capabilities...Full story -
US Navy tests second-stage SRM for hypersonic weapons
The US Navy (USN) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) on 26 August announced that it had conducted a ground test of the second-stage solid rocket motor (SRM) booster in...Full story -
US lawmaker group backs Lockheed Martin's bid for Aerojet Rocketdyne
A bipartisan group of 13 US House members is urging the US Department of Defense (DoD) to support Lockheed Martin's proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.Full story -
US Air Force chooses C-17A, C-130 instead of C-5M for Kabul evacuation
The US Air Force (USAF) used Boeing C-17A Globemaster III and Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules platforms instead of its Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter for its...Full story -
US Army still working on ERCA ‘rotating band' fix
The US Army is continuing to refine its Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) prototypes in anticipation of delivering 18 platforms to soldiers in 2023 for testing....Full story -
Kazakhstan signs for A400M airlifters
Kazakhstan has signed for two Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft, becoming the type's first export customer since 2005.Full story -
MCL-IAI team awarded contract for UK’s RPV programme
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Marlborough Communications Limited (MCL) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) a contract for four unmanned ground vehicles...Full story -
BEL to provide Indian Navy with locally developed system to counter micro UAVs
The Indian Navy (IN) has awarded public-sector company Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) a contract for the supply of a locally developed system designed to detect,...Full story -
US Army ARES ISR aircraft makes maiden flight
The US Army's Airborne Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare System (ARES) aircraft made its maiden flight in late August, prime contractor L3Harris announced.Full story -
Latvia orders 6×6 APCs from Patria
Latvia signed a contract with Patria on 30 August for more than 200 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) under a joint development programme with Finland, the Finnish...Full story -
Update: NATO MMU receives fifth MRTT
The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) received its fifth Airbus A330 MultiRole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft on 31 August.Full story