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Poland establishes consortium for coastal defence vessel programme
Poland has established a consortium consisting of the Polish Armaments Group and PGZ Naval Shipyard in its bid to procure three frigate-sized coastal defence vessels for...Full story -
Naval Group Australia releases more work on submarine project
Naval Group Australia (NGA) has launched a series of opportunities worth about AUD100 million (USD77.5 million) to provide “tools, equipment, and manufactured items” in...Full story -
Portugal to buy six more OPVs
The Portuguese government has approved plans to acquire a third batch (NPO3S) of Viana do Castelo-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) as part of the Portuguese Navy's...Full story -
Naval Group Australia releases more work on submarine project
Naval Group Australia (NGA) has launched a series of opportunities worth about AUD100 million (USD77.5 million) to provide “tools, equipment, and manufactured items” in...Full story -
Sea Ceptor ordered for UK Type 31 frigates
MBDA has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply the GWS 35 Sea Ceptor local area anti-air missile system for the Royal Navy’s new Type 31...Full story -
US Army identifies two finalists for unmanned aircraft portion of RS SKO competition
The US Army is down to two finalist platforms for the unmanned aircraft competition portion of its Render Safe Sets, Kits, and Outfits (RS SKO) programme.Full story -
Poland signs Bayraktar TB2 contract with Turkey
Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak signed a contract for 24 Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Polish Air Force with Baykar CEO Haluk...Full story -
IAG reveals details of new Rila 8×8
International Armored Group (IAG) has detailed its Rila 8×8 family of vehicles that was launched at this year’s International Defence Exhibition (IDEX).Full story -
New artillery, air-defence assets enter service with China's Xinjiang Military Command
China continues to bolster the capabilities of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force's (PLAGF's) Xinjiang Military Command, with Chinese state media revealing on 25...Full story -
UK sets out FTUAS requirement to counter FIAC threat
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has outlined an accelerated plan to acquire a number of uncrewed air systems and ancillaries to meet a Royal Navy (RN) requirement for...Full story -
Norway orders new artillery location radars from Netherlands
Norway is to acquire five Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact radars (GM200 MM/C) under a government-to-government deal with the Netherlands.Full story -
Support in Japan grows for shift in defence budget strategy
Political support in Japan appears to be growing in favour of ramping up the country’s defence budget amid mounting concerns over China’s regional assertiveness and...Full story -
Elbit Systems reports revenue increase in Q1
Israel's Elbit Systems reported a 4.4% increase in revenues in the first quarter of 2021, according to an earning release published on 25 May.Full story -
No easy ways for EU nations to prioritise their capability goals, say officials
Any effort to align the EU's two main defence capability development initiatives to support the same set of goals will be limited without strong top-down decisions by...Full story -
AMRAAM Joint Program Office completes second live firing of new AIM-120D-3
The Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Joint Program Office (JPO) completed the second live-fire test of the new AIM-120D-3 variant AMRAAM over the US...Full story -
Xtend nears deliveries of Skylord Xtender sUAS under Pentagon contract
Xtend will start deliveries soon of its Skylord Xtender small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) to the Pentagon as part of a recent contract.Full story -
IRGC unveils short-range SAM
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new, shorter-range version of its 3 Khordad surface-to-air missile (SAM) system on 21 May.Full story -
UK states economic case for Tempest ahead of FCAS concept phase
The industrial partners in the Tempest project have stated the financial benefits to the United Kingdom over the next 30 years, ahead of the launch of the concept phase...Full story -
South Korea's ADD develops laser-power enhancing technology
May 25, 2021, 14:34 by Alessandra Giovanzanti & Mark Cazalet & Dae Young Kim & George PapangelopoulosSouth Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) announced on 25 May that it has developed a laser-power enhancing technology for use in future weapon systems, with...Full story -
Airbus notes A400M milestones
Airbus has announced two major milestones for its A400M transport aircraft, announcing on 25 May delivery of the 100th aircraft and the clocking up of 100,000 flight...Full story