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Seoul restructures ADD to stimulate military-technology advances
South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has undergone a restructure with a view to improving the development of advanced military technologies. The move is...Full story -
Queen Elizabeth launches F-35s against Islamic State
The United Kingdom'sHMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has launched Lockheed Martin F-35B combat aircraft against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Ministry of...Full story -
Janes analysis: US DoD FY22 Unfunded Priority List requests amount to 3% of the official FY22 President’s Budget Request
Janes has identified 14 Unfunded Priority Lists (UPL lists) that were submitted to the congressional defense committees, which document 284 individual UPL line item requests. Taken as part of Janes interconnected intelligence on the US defense budget, this sum equates to 3.1% of the DoD FY22 President’s Budget Request (PBR) (discretionary 051 level-less the Department of Energy portion of the defense budget) of USD715 billion.Full story -
Royal New Zealand Navy orders four REMUS 300 UUVs
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced on 21 June that it has received an order for four REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) from the Royal New Zealand...Full story -
Update: Video footage emerges of new Chinese submarine
Video footage posted on the TikTok social media platform appears to confirm that a new conventionally powered submarine featuring a distinctive fin design has been built...Full story -
Lockheed Martin plots F-35 production rate plan coming out of Covid-19
Lockheed Martin is finalising a plan to stabilise F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) deliveries over the next 4–5 years following disruptions in 2020–21 due to...Full story -
French Armed Forces Ministry details UAV roadmap
The French Armed Forces Ministry provided elements of the roadmap for its medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during a press briefing...Full story -
US to withdraw air defences from CENTCOM
The US Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed on 18 June that it is to withdraw air defence assets from the Central Command (CENTCOM) region.Full story -
Interim software solution for Australian Army's C2 system may be required for up to three years
An interim software solution from Danish company Systematic is now being used in the Australian Army's digital command-and-control (C2) system and could be needed for up...Full story -
Northrop Grumman awarded contract to sustain Minuteman III propulsion
The US Air Force (USAF) has placed the USD287 million base contract with Northrop Grumman for engineering services to sustain the propulsion system of the LGM-30G...Full story -
Bangladesh Army inducts new 300 mm MRLs
The Bangladesh Army has inducted into service an undisclosed number of Tiger T-300 multiple rocket launchers (MRLs).Full story -
Japan reveals digital development plan for F-X fighter
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has outlined a commitment to apply digital engineering techniques and technologies in the development of the country's...Full story -
Janes wins at the 2021 Aerospace Media Awards: congratulations Gareth Jennings and Kelvin Wong
Janes is delighted to share that Gareth Jennings and Kelvin Wong were recognised at the 2021 Aerospace Media Awards for pieces penned for Janes International Defence Review.Full story -
Indonesia approves USD700 million in foreign loans for aerial tanker buy
The Indonesian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has granted approval for the country to obtain up to USD700 million in foreign loans to procure two aerial tankers for the...Full story -
Biden to meet with Ghani as more Afghan districts fall to the Taliban
US President Joe Biden is set to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the Chairman of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, on...Full story -
Rheinmetall plans hybrid version of Mission Master UGV
Rheinmetall plans to introduce a hybrid version of its Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), said Alain Tremblay, vice-president, business development and...Full story -
US Army General LaCamera to take office as new USFK commander in July
US Army General Paul LaCamera will take office as the commander of United States Forces Korea (USFK) in early July, replacing US Army General Robert Abrams, who has held...Full story -
Rafael networks Python-5 short-range air-to-air missile with Global Link SDR
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has enhanced its fifth-generation Python-5 short-range air-to-air missile (AAM) with a networked capability, enabling it to acquire...Full story -
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan sign military co-operation agreement
The governments of Afghanistan and Kazakhstan have signed a co-operation agreement aimed at “paving the way for military-to-military mutual support across various...Full story -
India's Ordnance Factory Board to be split into seven companies
The Indian Cabinet has approved a proposal to restructure the state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), a network of 41 defence factories, into seven corporate entities.Full story