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Indonesia lays down country's third purpose-built hospital ship
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has laid down the keel for another naval hospital ship.Full story -
Airbus pitches H175 as potential Puma replacement for UK
Airbus is pitching its H175 as a potential replacement for the United Kingdom’s fleet of Royal Air Force (RAF) Westland-Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC2 medium-lift...Full story -
New European Parliament report calls for hemming in use of military AI on battlefield
The European Parliament has set out its definitive position on the military uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in a newly adopted report. Noting that the technology...Full story -
US Air Force pilots could fly Agility Prime aircraft in 2021
US Air Force (USAF) pilots could fly as early as April or May the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that are being offered for the service’s...Full story -
Update: US Air Force's Roper says service should better sell modernisation technologies to Congress
The US Air Force (USAF) needs to explain more clearly to lawmakers how the service will benefit from technologies such as digital engineering to accomplish its...Full story -
India, Singapore navies sign submarine rescue pact
The Indian Navy and the Republic Singapore Navy (RSN) have signed a bilateral submarine rescue agreement, establishing mutual underwater emergency assistance between the...Full story -
NS50 radars to equip BE/NL MCM mother ships
Thales Nederland is to supply its NS50 dual-axis multibeam active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Belgium/Netherlands future mine countermeasures (MCM)...Full story -
China to field more nuclear weapons that can target the United States, says report
China’s missile force is expanding, with the number of nuclear warheads capable of reaching the United States on intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) potentially...Full story -
US DOT&E reveals loss of 5GAT target prototype
The first prototype Fifth-Generation Aerial Target (5GAT) built for the US Department of Defense (DoD) was destroyed during a flight test in October 2020, the Pentagon’s...Full story -
Janes Welcomes Ben Conklin as Chief Product Officer
Jan 20, 2021, 13:06 by User Not FoundJanes – the trusted global agency for open-source defense intelligence – today announced the appointment of Ben Conklin as Chief Product Officer.Full story -
Jackal 1 moves towards hybrid electric drive installation
The UK’s Supacat completed physical modifications to a Jackal 1 4x4 surveillance and reconnaissance vehicle (SRV) in mid-December 2020, and is ready for Magtec to...Full story -
USMC logs maiden fleet flight for CH-53K helo
The US Marine Corps (USMC) flew the first fleet flight of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter on 15 January.Full story -
GA-ASI demos ASW capability for Reaper/SeaGuardian UASs
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has revealed a new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability for its MQ-9A Reaper and MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft...Full story -
US Army prepares for incoming Biden appointees
The US Army is in the throes of modernising its weapon systems to better compete with Russian and Chinese forces, and incoming political appointees, both acting and...Full story -
First flight for Greek F-16V
The first of 84 Hellenic Air Force (HAF) F-16C/D Fighting Falcon combat aircraft to be upgraded to the latest F-16V standard made its maiden flight on 17 January.Full story -
US Air Force's Roper views supersonic transportation as service's next “Prime” technology
The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) outgoing acquisition chief has laid the foundation for supersonic transportation, which is a flight faster than Mach 1 (1,236 km/h at sea...Full story -
Australia starts audits to assess collaboration obligations
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has confirmed that audits of foreign contractors’ partnerships with local businesses have now begun.Full story -
Netherlands awards CV90 MLU to BAE Systems
The Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has signed a contract with BAE Systems for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of 122 CV9035NL infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) of...Full story -
UK signs for new influence sweep systems
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) for the supply of new combined influence minesweeping systems as part of the Royal Navy’s...Full story -
US looking for aerostat air-defence radars for Saudi Arabia
The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) has released a request for information (RFI) for radars that are carried by aerostats to increase their ability to...Full story