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DAPA launches 'component registry' to bolster import substitution efforts
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) launched a ‘domestic component registration system' on 7 July as part of wider efforts to promote import...Full story -
DAPA launches 'component registry' to bolster import substitution efforts
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) launched a ‘domestic component registration system' on 7 July as part of wider efforts to promote import...Full story -
Pentagon cancels JEDI cloud computing contract
The US Department of Defense (DOD) has cancelled its contract with Microsoft on the controversial Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud computing...Full story -
UK to begin AH-64E transition in Q4
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to begin flight operations of its newly acquired Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters in the coming weeks, ahead of...Full story -
US Army to outfit 64 Stryker vehicles with new network capability
Over the coming weeks the US Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment will begin outfitting 64 Stryker double v-hull vehicles inside Germany with a package of network technologies...Full story -
Asia-Pacific, Middle East to dominate global offset opportunities over the coming decade, Janes data shows
The potential value of obligations linked to defence offsets and industrial co-operation requirements across the Asia-Pacific region are forecast by Janes to reach about...Full story -
China's third aircraft carrier taking shape
Recent aerial images of the aircraft carrier under construction at the Changxingdao shipyard in Shanghai show that the island unit has been installed and that most of...Full story -
T-14 Armata to enter series production in 2022
Russia's T-14 Armata main battle tank (MBT) is to enter series production in 2022, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told the TASS news agency on 5 July....Full story -
Royal Brunei Air Force acquires Insitu Integrator unmanned aerial system
The Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) has acquired at least one Insitu Integrator unmanned aerial system (UAS) to enhance its maritime surveillance and reconnaissance...Full story -
Japan's deputy PM eyes possibility of Tokyo joining US in defending Taiwan
Japan's deputy prime minister, Taro Aso, has said that his country could exercise its right to ‘collective self-defence' in case of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan,...Full story -
Raytheon secures LRIP contract for NGJ-MB programme
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract for the AN/ALQ-249(V)1 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) electronic attack payload.Full story -
Marshall returns first USMC KC-130J
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) has delivered back to the US Marine Corps (USMC) the first Lockheed Martin KC-130J Hercules tanker-transport aircraft it was...Full story -
Singapore to carry out land reclamation on island formerly claimed by Malaysia
The Singapore government will proceed with its plan to begin land reclamation works on Pedra Branca: a rocky South China Sea island located at the eastern approach to...Full story -
Update: RAN frigate Perth back in water after partially completing AMCAP upgrades
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth returned to the water on 1 July after being lowered out of the dry dock at the Australian Marine Complex in...Full story -
Serbia exercises with new military equipment
The Serbian Armed Forces (SAF) used new military equipment during exercise ‘Munjeviti Udar (Lightning Strike) 2021', which was held on 15–27 June. More than 15,000...Full story -
Bundeswehr awards contract to upgrade Puma IFVs
The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany's Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and...Full story -
Kuwait request for Oshkosh heavy trucks approved
The US State Department has approved the sale of heavy trucks worth an estimated USD445 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 1 July.Full story -
UN commission remains split on drug control
The 64th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the central policy-making body for the UN drug control system, took place on 12–19 April 2021. The session...Full story -
Antarctic infrastructure upgrades enable climate change surveillance
The Australian Antarctic Program announced on 28 June that it would undertake winter data collection to inform “the geotechnical and engineering design, delivery and...Full story -
Singapore Army commissions TPQ-53 S-band WLR system
The Singapore Army has commissioned the Lockheed Martin TPQ-53 weapon locating radar (WLR) system to replace its current fleet of X-band (8–12.5 GHz range)...Full story