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Japan agrees to protect Australian Defence Force assets
Japan has reached a framework agreement with Australia under which the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) would protect Australian Defence Force (ADF) assets upon request...Full story -
Textron's Cottonmouth emerges for USMC recce vehicle requirement
Textron announced its Cottonmouth 6×6 armoured vehicle as an entrant for the US Marine Corps' (USMC) Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) requirement in May, revealing...Full story -
MADEX 2021: LIG Nex1, Hanwha Systems showcase competing designs for RoKN's CIWS-II programme
South Korean companies LIG Nex1 and Hanwha Systems have showcased models of the close-in weapon systems (CIWSs) each of them is proposing to meet the Republic of Korea...Full story -
MADEX 2021: DSME, HHI display competing carrier designs for RoKN's CVX project
South Korean companies Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) displayed competing designs for the Republic of Korea Navy's...Full story -
Prince of Wales embarks Lightning, Apache for first time
The United Kingdom's HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier has embarked the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning and AgustaWestland-Boeing WAH-64 Apache AH1 aircraft types for...Full story -
Turkey says it exported armed UAVs to Saudi Arabia
Turkey has said it exported three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Saudi Arabia in a recently released report to the UN Register of Conventional Weapons (UNROCA).Full story -
Indian Navy inducts second squadron equipped with ALH Mk III helos
The Indian Navy (IN) commissioned a second naval air squadron equipped with the indigenously designed and built Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk III in a...Full story -
USN axes JSOW ER in favour of JASSM-ER buy
The US Navy (USN) has scrapped plans to develop a powered, extended range (ER) variant of the Raytheon AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW).Full story -
India and Sweden agree to deepen industrial ties
Defence industry bodies from India and Sweden have agreed to deepen collaboration between their members as part of expanding bilateral efforts to strengthen defence...Full story -
US Air Force anticipates more partnering with relocated F-35 operations centre at Wright-Patterson AFB
The US Air Force (USAF) expects better responsiveness for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) support issues with the relocation of an...Full story -
LCS countermine and anti-submarine mission packages still face hurdles, GAO reports
The mine countermeasures (MCM) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission packages for littoral combat ships (LCSs) are still facing hurdles even as US Navy (USN)...Full story -
Saab to integrate Varjo mixed reality technology into Gripen E/F simulators
Saab announced on 7 June that it would be working with Finnish firm Varjo to integrate the company's technology into all simulators for the Saab Gripen E/F aircraft.Full story -
Taiwan testing ship-borne ‘Sea Oryx' short-range, air-defence system
Images have emerged online showing the Republic of China Navy's (RoCN') Kaohsiung (LCC-1) command ship (ex-USS Dukes County) being used to test the locally developed,...Full story -
US Navy plans Stingray carrier deck tests in 2021 following milestone fuel transfer
The US Navy (USN) plans to perform deck handling demonstrations of a Boeing MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) onboard an aircraft carrier later this year...Full story -
Norinco's PCL-181 SPH in service with PLAGF's 71st Group Army
Chinese state-owned media revealed on 6 June that an artillery brigade under the People's Liberation Army Ground Force's (PLAGF's) 71st Group Army has been equipped with...Full story -
RAAF flies F-35A fighter aircraft with full weapons load for the first time
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has for the first time flown the Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft carrying a full complement of internal and...Full story -
Dstl funds Sonardyne, SeeByte for Phase 2 of Autonomy in Challenging Environments competition
The UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has funded maritime technology group Sonardyne and software house SeeByte to develop technology to enhance and...Full story -
Third SSC air cushion landing craft delivered to USN
The US Navy (USN) has formally accepted its third Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) air cushion landing craft from Textron Systems.Full story -
Five more S-70i Black Hawk helos for PAF arrive in Philippines
An additional five Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) have arrived at Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga Province.Full story -
Indian MoD outlines latest steps to expedite acquisitions
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has finalised several new initiatives aimed at accelerating defence procurement. The measures were revealed in a recent tweet by...Full story