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PLAGF's Xinjiang Military Command inducts new medevac vehicle
Chinese state-owned media revealed on 25 March that a new type of amphibious armoured vehicle configured for medical evacuation (medevac) missions has entered service...Full story -
Ethiopian PM says Eritrea will withdraw troops from Tigray
Eritrea will withdraw the troops it deployed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region after a rebellion by the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in November 2020, according...Full story -
MHI to take over Mitsui E&S's shipbuilding business
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has concluded an agreement with Mitsui E&S Holdings to take over the latter’s ‘naval and governmental ships business’, which...Full story -
British Army eyes new RAS strategy
The British Army is in the process of developing a long-term strategy for the introduction and use of robotic and autonomous systems (RASs): an important part of the...Full story -
Republic of Singapore Air Force receives its first H225M helicopter
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has taken delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H225M medium-lift rotorcraft.Full story -
Northrop Grumman avoids Triton production pause
Northrop Grumman has avoided an anticipated gap in production of its MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), with the...Full story -
Update: US Air Force considering changing the Pilot Candidate Selection Method formula
The US Air Force (USAF) is considering changing the formula for how it compares pilot training candidates as the current system rewards those who can afford to...Full story -
20 PLA aircraft enter Taiwan's ADIZ after Taipei and Washington sign coast guard co-operation agreement
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) accused 20 Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft of entering the island’s Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) on...Full story -
India, South Korea agree to deepen defence co-operation
The defence ministers of India and South Korea agreed to boost the defence co-operation between the two countries during a meeting held on 26 March in New Delhi.Full story -
Philippines to increase number of vessels and aircraft monitoring disputed Whitsun Reef
Amid a large presence of Chinese fishing vessels near the disputed Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea (SCS), the Philippine military announced on 27 March that it will...Full story -
Lockheed Martin considers Black Hawk for UK New Medium Helicopter requirement
Lockheed Martin is considering pitching the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk to the UK as a Puma replacement under the country’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement.Full story -
Germany and Norway agree with TKMS on U212CD submarine project
The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and...Full story -
German MoD presents GBAD proposal to Bundestag
The German Ministry of Defence (MoD) presented its technical proposal for ground-based air defence (GBAD) to the Bundestag, the federal parliament, on 23 March.Full story -
Insitu advances UAV hydrogen fuel-cell technology
Boeing subsidiary Insitu has revealed fresh details about its ongoing work to advance hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Full story -
USMC blames 2020 AAV accident on vehicle and human errors
A confluence of mechanical and human failures are the cause of the deadly July 2020 amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) accident that killed eight marines and a US Navy...Full story -
Taiwan prioritising development of long-range, precision-strike capabilities
Taiwan has begun series-production of a new land-based, long-range missile system and is developing three other unspecified long-range weapon systems, Leng Chin-hsu,...Full story -
Leonardo encouraged by UK commitment to new medium-lift helicopter and national industry
Leonardo is encouraged by the UK government’s recent announcements that it is to recapitalise the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) medium-lift helicopter fleet, at the same...Full story -
Images reveal North Korea test-fired new SRBM type on 25 March
Images released by North Korea’s state-run media show that the country appears to have tested on 25 March a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) system that...Full story -
Romania receives final F-16 from Portugal
The final Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft acquired by Romania from Portugal was delivered to the eastern European nation on 25 March.Full story -
EU mission to enforce Libyan arms embargo extended for two more years
The extension of Operation ‘Irini’, the European Union’s year-old maritime mission to enforce the UN’s arms embargo on Libya, for another two years automatically came...Full story