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Kazakhstan trialling indigenously developed reconnaissance UAV
Kazakhstan announced on 5 February that it has begun trialling an indigenously developed surveillance/reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for use by the Kazakh...Full story -
US Army begins ‘light tank' soldier assessment without BAE Systems' prototype
US Army soldiers are in the midst of a five-month assessment of two different ‘light tank’ prototypes – one version by BAE Systems and the other by General Dynamics Land...Full story -
Germany welcomes freeze on US troop reduction
The German government has welcomed Washington's announcement of a freeze on the reduction in US troops in Germany pending a Global Force Posture Review announced by...Full story -
CAE to design and manufacture hardware for RNZAF's P-8A flight trainer
Canadian company CAE announced on 8 February that it has received a contract from Boeing to design and manufacture the hardware for the P-8A operational flight trainer...Full story -
DARPA selects LongShot teams
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has contracted three companies for the first phase of its LongShot programme to develop an unmanned aerial...Full story -
Royal Thai Navy's Dornier 228 maritime surveillance aircraft undergo upgrade
RUAG MRO International announced on 5 February that it is in the process of modernising two Dornier 228 maritime surveillance aircraft operated by the Royal Thai Navy...Full story -
Hyundai posts 2020 losses
The Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) group has attributed losses in fiscal year (FY) 2020 to factors including the Covid-19 pandemic and exchange rates.Full story -
PN's second and final José Rizal-class frigate arrives in Philippines
The Philippine Navy (PN) welcomed its second and final José Rizal-class guided-missile frigate, the future BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151), as it traversed Philippine waters...Full story -
US Navy begins F-35B work-up for Italy
The US Navy (USN) has begun land-based test flights ahead of sending a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) detachment to the Italian Navy...Full story -
India prepares ‘strategic disinvestments' in line with new policy
India has confirmed plans to sell off additional stakes in three defence firms. The move is line with a new policy to retain a ‘bare minimum’ of interest in state-owned...Full story -
Philippine Navy's second Jose Rizal-class frigate arrives home
A second Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate on order for the Philippine Navy has arrived home.Full story -
IAV 2021: UK reveals requirements for Battlegroup Organic Anti-armour
The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has revealed its preliminary requirements for what it terms the Battlegroup Organic Anti-armour requirement, a...Full story -
Franco-German Defence and Security Council discusses defence industrial co-operation and European defence
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed defence industrial co-operation and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) during...Full story -
Cubic Corp to become private business
American private equity firms Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital have agreed to acquire US-based Cubic Corporation in a USD2.8 billion deal that will convert...Full story -
SM-2 missile sale to Chile approved
The US government has approved the sale of the Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IIIA missile to Chile to equip two Adelaide-class guided-missile frigates acquired from...Full story -
Three injured after JMSDF Soryu class collides with commercial ship
Three personnel onboard a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Soryu-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) were injured after the boat collided with a commercial...Full story -
US Navy looks to start shock trial for carrier Ford in ‘June timeframe'
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) should start first full-ship shock trials “in the June timeframe”, Captain John J Cummings, ship commanding officer, said...Full story -
NAVSEA awards industry studies for T-ARC(X) cable ship
The US Navy (USN) has awarded three companies study contracts in support of its T-ARC(X) cable ship replacement programme.Full story -
IAV 2021: Rafael offers new Armour Shield KE reactive armour tailored to APFSDS threat
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems detailed its Armour Shield KE explosive reactive armour (ERA) solution at the International Armoured Vehicles online conference on 3...Full story -
IAV 2021: Rafael details challenges of defeating APFSDS long rod penetrators with APS
Defeating advanced anti-armour rounds with active protection systems (APSs) would mark a step change in vehicle defences, but such technology must still overcome notable...Full story