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Pentagon seeks ‘data advantage' in new strategic guidance
The Pentagon is implementing new policies and procedures to codify best practices in the department’s data management operations in an effort to ensure US armed forces...Full story -
Update: US Air Force performs proof-of-concept that could increase JASSM capacity on F-15E
The US Air Force (USAF) on 11 May completed the Project Strike Rodeo (PSR) munitions proof-of-concept that validated loading five Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint...Full story -
New Zealand releases Southern Ocean patrol ship RFI
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has issued a request for information (RFI) for the design and build of a new Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel (SOPV).Full story -
US Army defending end strength, prepares to spend USD35 billion on weapons in FY 2022
Pentagon leaders are set to unveil details of the Defense Department’s USD715 billion fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget request in the coming days but there are outstanding...Full story -
Taiwan reorganising its army corps and defence commands into ‘theatres of operation'
The Republic of China Army (RoCA) is reorganising its three army corps and two defence commands into five main “theatres of operation” in numeric order, Minister of...Full story -
Taiwan awards F-16 missile maintenance contract
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) for follow-on support and...Full story -
Leonardo pitches M-346FA as Polish ‘Fitter' replacement
Leonardo is pitching its M-346FA as a potential replacement for Poland’s ageing fleet of Sukhoi Su-22 ‘Fitter’ aircraft, the company announced on 14 May.Full story -
UK declares IOC for Spearfish Mod 1 heavyweight torpedo
The UK Royal Navy (RN) has declared an initial operating capability (IOC) with the Spearfish Mod 1 submarine-launched heavyweight torpedo.Full story -
South Korea awards contract for series production of indigenous coastal surveillance radar
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded a KRW164 billion (USD145.4 million) contract to defence systems company LIG Nex1 for the mass...Full story -
Azeri troops seize lake on Armenian border
On the morning of 12 May Azeri forces crossed the Azeri-Armenian border in the Sev Lake area, about 30 km northwest of the Lachin corridor that connects Armenia with...Full story -
PCL-171 SPH in service with PLAGF's 75th Group Army
Chinese state-owned media has revealed that the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) 75th Group Army is now operating the new lightweight 122 mm...Full story -
IHI Corporation posts 2020 losses
IHI Corporation, Japan’s biggest manufacturer of aero-engines for defence and commercial platforms, has reported significant declines in revenue and profit for fiscal...Full story -
Pentagon pursuing V-22 software changes to better present existing information to pilots
The Pentagon is working on a pair of software changes to its fleet of Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors that will have the aircraft better display existing information...Full story -
US Army Secretary nominee defends modernisation portfolio
Christine Wormuth, the Biden administration’s nominee to be the next US Secretary of the Army, vowed to lawmakers that in the role she will push forward with the...Full story -
USAF plans to reduce fighter aircraft fleet to about four platform types
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to reduce its fighter fleet from seven platform types to about four, or “4+1”, according to its chief of staff.Full story -
Image suggests new widebody variant of CAIG Z-8G helo is in PLAGF service
An image has emerged on Chinese online forums suggesting that the new widebody variant of the Changhe Aircraft Industries Group (CAIG) Z-8G medium-lift transport...Full story -
EU tracks Chinese and Russian vaccine disinformation campaigns
China and Russia have shifted their pandemic-related disinformation strategies against the West from distortions about face-masks and the Covid-19 virus itself to...Full story -
UK and US confirm Russian responsibility for SolarWinds attack
The US and UK governments on 15 April 2021 attributed the high-profile SolarWinds intrusion campaign in December 2020 to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service...Full story -
KAI proposes developing indigenous military transport aircraft
Korea Aerospace Industry (KAI) has released a promotional video showing computer-generated imagery (CGI) of the multirole military transport aircraft the company is...Full story -
US Army concludes trial of Chinook fitted with King Stallion engines
The US Army, Boeing, and General Electric (GE) have concluded trials of an NCH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopter fitted with the more powerful GE T408 engines of the...Full story