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Naval Group Belgium to lead MIRICLE mine-countermeasures project
A consortium led by Naval Group Belgium has been selected to define and develop a technology and capability roadmap for a next generation of European maritime...Full story -
Sefine Shipyard teams up with Aselsan on new USV development
Turkish shipbuilder Sefine Shipyard and defence electronics company Aselsan have launched a new multirole unmanned surface vehicle (USV) project, the companies jointly...Full story -
Nigerian Navy inaugurates Falcon Eye surveillance system
The Nigerian Navy's Falcon Eye maritime surveillance system was officially inaugurated on 13 July.Full story -
USAF conducts first warhead arena test for AGM-183A ARRW
The US Air Force (USAF) 780th Test Squadron, based at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida has successfully conducted the first arena test of the warhead intended to...Full story -
Pentagon seeks F-35 engine options
The Pentagon is considering Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engine options due to the propulsion system's difficult sustainment and an...Full story -
Portuguese Army seeks to modernise ground-based air defences
The Portuguese Army expects to receive its first platoon of four vehicle-mounted Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems between 2024 and 2025, Major Ricardo...Full story -
USN turns to Austal USA for later T-ATS vessels
The US Navy (USN) plans to change shipbuilder for its new Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship (T-ATS) after Gulf Island Shipyards has completed the first five...Full story -
BAE Systems awarded Qatari training support contract
The United Kingdom's BAE Systems has been awarded a six-year contract to support the training operations of the joint UK-Qatar Hawk squadron.Full story -
Final assembly under way of four US Army ERCA platforms
The US Army is assembling its first four Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) prototypes at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, and anticipates using at least one of the...Full story -
Moscow opposes establishment of US military bases in Central Asia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed Moscow's opposition to the United States setting up military bases in Central Asia once the withdrawal of US and...Full story -
BAE Systems readies extended range 155 mm ammo for UK
BAE Systems has revealed to Janes that it conducted its first demonstration of its new 155 mm extended range (ER) high-explosive (HE) artillery projectile, which was...Full story -
GAMI reports increases in licensing as localisation remains sluggish
Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) revealed in its first half 2021 report on 13 July that 99 companies had received licences to operate in...Full story -
Draken Europe, Collins Aerospace collaborate on JSAS air combat training system
UK-based contract air services group Draken Europe has signed an agreement with Raytheon subsidiary Collins Aerospace to introduce the latter's Joint Secure Air Combat...Full story -
Norinco's PCL-181 SPH shown in service with PLAGF's 72nd Group Army
Chinese state-owned media revealed on 14 July that an artillery brigade under the People's Liberation Army Ground Force's (PLAGF's) 72nd Group Army has been equipped...Full story -
US building combined joint ops centre in Israel
The United States is building a new combined joint operations centre (CJOC) at Hatzor Air Base in Israel, according to a notice released by the US government System for...Full story -
EU's operational headquarters looks set, finally, to declare FOC by end of 2021
Delayed twice during almost a year, the EU's declaration of a full operational capability (FOC) for the first expansion phase of its small headquarters in Brussels, the...Full story -
RAF to expand swarming drone capabilities
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is to expand its plans to field ‘swarming drones', with the service chief saying on 14 July that he has a “futuristic and ambitious” vision...Full story -
UK's Nexus combat cloud ready for operational use
The combat cloud developed by the United Kingdom to network all of its future aircraft and other platforms is now ready to be used operationally, the chief of the Royal...Full story -
US General Miller transfers command in Afghanistan to USCENTCOM chief
The Pentagon announced on 12 July that the authority over the United States' ongoing counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan has transitioned from US Army General Scott...Full story -
New Zealand aiming to replace Pinzgauers with new utility vehicles
New Zealand's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is aiming to replace the army's fleet of 321 6×6 Pinzgauer Light Operational Vehicles with new utility vehicles.Full story