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Pentagon defends airstrikes inside Syria against ‘Iranian-backed militia'
The Biden administration defended its legal authority for using two F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft to attack eleven ‘valuable’ targets inside Syria that officials said were...Full story -
IDEX 2021: UAE to order Agema UGVs
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces intends to award a contract for Agema unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), the UAE’s Tawazun Economic Council announced during...Full story -
IDEX 2021: Al-Jasoor unveils 6×6 Rabdan
Al-Jasoor, part of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) EDGE Group, launched a 6×6 variant of its 8×8 Rabdan armoured fighting vehicle during the IDEX exhibition held in...Full story -
JAIC shifts focus to data management tools, infrastructure
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is shifting focus from maturing and refining of its joint warfighting concept and the associated artificial intelligence (AI)...Full story -
RAF Sentinel flies last operational mission
The UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) fleet of Raytheon Sentinel R1 Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) wide-area ground-surveillance aircraft flew its final operational mission...Full story -
MEPs hammer EU training mission for failing in Central Africa
The EU Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM-RCA) has failed to sufficiently boost the country’s security despite five years of effort, according to...Full story -
US delivers 640 new vehicles to Afghan National Army
The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 24 February that the Logistics Command of the Afghan National Army (ANA) has received 640 new vehicles from the United...Full story -
NAVDEX 2021: UAE coastguard commissions Damen Stan Patrol 5009 patrol vessel
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA) commissioned a new patrol boat for coastguard operations at the Naval...Full story -
NAVDEX 2021: UAE Coast Guard buys more Al Fattan coastal patrol boats
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces signed a deal worth AED35,494,740 with Al Fattan Marine Services for an undisclosed number of coastal patrol boats for the...Full story -
Leonardo pitches UK-built AW149 as Puma replacement for RAF
Leonardo is pitching the AW149 medium-lift helicopter as a potential replacement for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) fleet of Westland-Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC2...Full story -
Israel selects CH-53K as replacement heavy lift helicopter
Israel announced its long-awaited decision on the acquisition of next-generation heavy-lift helicopter on 25 February after it announced it has opted for the Sikorsky...Full story -
IDEX 2021: Saab signs agreements with UAE, displays new EO/IR module
Saab has signed several agreements with the UAE’s Tawazun at IDEX 2021 , held in Abu Dhabi from 22–25 February, covering technology development and participation in the...Full story -
Myanmar deploys amphibious ship to Malaysia as part of repatriation operations
Myanmar Navy has deployed its sole amphibious landing platform dock (LPD) to Malaysia on a repatriation operation that will test the vessel’s mass evacuation capabilities.Full story -
IDEX 2021: Tawazun to lead on UAE procurement processes
The UAE’s Tawazun is to take control of the management of procurements for the UAE’s armed forces in a resolution signed by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 24...Full story -
AFA Winter 2021: US Air Force considering new force presentation model
The US Air Force (USAF) is considering a new force presentation model to achieve more predictability in how it offers its forces to combatant commanders (COCOMs) while...Full story -
IDEX 2021: Excalibur Army and PT. RDI to jointly produce RM-70 Vampire MRLs for Indonesian military
Czech company Excalibur Army announced on 22 February that it has signed an agreement with Indonesian company PT Republik Defensindo (PT. RDI) for the joint production...Full story -
UK signals tilt towards Asia-Pacific
The United Kingdom is aiming to further expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific over the coming few years by deepening its relationships with regional countries.Full story -
Indonesian shipyard launches two tank landing ships
Indonesian shipbuilder PT Bandar Abadi has launched two Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ships (LSTs) on order for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia –...Full story -
Rafael finalises I-Derby ER GBAD variant development
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems announced on 26 February that it had finalised development and qualification of the ground-based air defence (GBAD) version of the...Full story -
China builds training facility for PLA border defence troops in Tibet at 5,371 m above sea level
China has built a new training facility for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) border defence troops in Tibet.Full story