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South Korea suspends project to replace the K1A submachine gun
The project to replace the K1A submachine gun, the main weapon of the Republic of Korea Army's (RoKA's) Special Warfare Command, has been temporarily suspended following...Full story -
Israel, TKMS agree schedule for offset discharge
The Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry (MoEI) announced on 20 July that it had reached an agreement with Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) over the...Full story -
Taliban seeking to isolate major population centres in Afghanistan, says US JCS chairman
The Taliban are putting pressure on the outskirts of provincial centres in Afghanistan in a bid to isolate the country's major population areas from the government in...Full story -
Boeing bullish on Asia-Pacific despite Covid challenges
Boeing sees strong opportunities for growth in Asia-Pacific defence markets despite current challenges related to Covid-19, a company official has said.Full story -
South Africans deploy to Mozambique
The initial elements of the force that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is deploying to Mozambique have begun arriving at Pemba, images that began to...Full story -
Navy League 2021: Ford provides US Navy lessons for other programmes
The growing costs and broken schedules the US Navy (USN) experienced in developing and building aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) have provided lessons for...Full story -
Australian, US armies mark new level of interoperability at Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre'
The Australian and US armies have marked a new level of interoperability between the two services with the first-ever firings of Patriot surface-to-air missiles on...Full story -
Kuwaiti airbase upgrade revealed
The Kuwaiti Air Force's (KAF's) Ahmed al-Jaber Air Base is to undergo a significant upgrade to accommodate its new Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet multirole aircraft as...Full story -
Navy League 2021: US Navy sees command-and-control as key for unmanned operations
As the US Navy (USN) works towards the development of unmanned platforms, the service is focusing on the command-and-control (C2) of those systems and integrating them...Full story -
First footage of Russia's S-500 air defence system released
The first footage of the Almaz-Antey S-500 Prometey (‘Prometheus') air and missile defence system (GRAU designation 55R6M), shown conducting a test launch, has been...Full story -
Rapid Dragon demonstrates BLOS command and control of Palletized Weapon System
The US Air Force (USAF) Rapid Dragon Experimentation Program, in association with Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and US Special Operations Command...Full story -
IAI launches StarLight AI for big data analysis
Elta Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) product called Starlight that helps turn large quantities...Full story -
UK to permanently assign two OPVs to Indo-Pacific region
The United Kingdom will permanently assign two Royal Navy (RN) River-class Batch II offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the Indo-Pacific region later this year, UK...Full story -
New launcher fitted to just one of the UAE's Ghannatha boats
The new launcher that was previously seen on one of the UAE Navy's Ghannatha fast troops transport boats has not been fitted to the other five yet, a video released by...Full story -
Indian MoD issues RFP for six diesel-electric submarines for IN
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a request for proposals (RFPs) to two domestic shipyards on 20 July for the construction of six diesel-electric attack...Full story -
Australian to review global supply chain policy
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) is to launch an independent review into the effectiveness of its policy of supporting local companies' access into foreign...Full story -
UK MoD and GDUK give update on ‘troubled' Ajax programme
In an oral hearing of the UK's House of Commons Defence Committee (HCDC), representatives from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), the British Army, and General Dynamics...Full story -
Japan, UK pledge accelerated talks toward engine collaboration
Japan and the United Kingdom have pledged to accelerate talks on the joint development of aero-engine technologies in support of the two countries' respective...Full story -
PTDI delivers two more Bell 412EPI helicopters to Indonesian Army
State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) announced on 21 July that it has delivered two more Bell 412EPI multirole medium helicopters to the...Full story -
MAKS 2021: UAC unveils ‘The Checkmate' multirole combat aircraft
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) unveiled its newest single-engine multirole combat aircraft, which it has dubbed ‘The Checkmate', at the MAKS 2021...Full story