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Malaysia takes delivery of second Littoral Mission Ship from China
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has taken delivery of its second Keris-class littoral mission ship (LMS) from Chinese shipbuilder Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group.Full story -
Surface Navy 2021: Congressional oversight slows naval unmanned programme development, US Navy officials contend
Expanded oversight of unmanned programmes has kept the US Navy (USN) from moving more quickly on the development of certain platforms and systems, according to USN...Full story -
Pioneering crew of Philippine's second missile frigate begin ship familiarisation
The pioneering crew of the second Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate on order for the Philippine Navy has begun at-sea familiarisation activities on board the...Full story -
UK RAF C-17 practises operating from austere airstrips
A UK C-17 Globemaster transport has for the first time trained to operate from austere airstrips as part of a drive to expand the operational envelope of the eight Royal...Full story -
Update: Raytheon's Blackjack sensor payload passes critical design review
Raytheon Intelligence and Space’s (RI&S’) sensor payload for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA’s) Blackjack small satellite programme passed its...Full story -
Production begins for Italian Army's Centauro II MGS
Consortium Iveco – Oto Melara (CIO) confirmed on 8 January that production of its latest Centauro II 8x8 Mobile Gun System (MGS) for the Italian Army is under way, with...Full story -
US Army maintaining IVAS first unit equipped goal, crafting ‘mitigation' plan
The US Army is still planning to meet its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) first unit equipped (FUE) date sometime between July and September but is also...Full story -
South Korea developing submarine-launched ballistic missile, says report
South Korea is developing a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) based on its 500 km-range Hyeonmu-2B (also spelled Hyunmoo-2B) ballistic missile, with underwater...Full story -
Indian Cabinet approves procurement of 83 Tejas LCA aircraft
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved on 13 January the procurement of 83 indigenously designed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) for the Indian Air Force...Full story -
PTDI hands over first of nine Bell 412EPI helicopters to Indonesian Army
State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has delivered the first of nine Bell 412EPI multirole medium helicopters on order for the Indonesian...Full story -
USAF awards USD1.7 billion for KC-46A tankers
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Boeing USD1.7 billion for Lot 6 production of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker-transport aircraft.Full story -
India sees growth in online defence procurement
India is seeing strong growth in the use of online procurement practices in the defence sector, a senior official in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in New Delhi has...Full story -
Elbit Systems to supply Seagull USVs to navy of Asia-Pacific country
Israeli company Elbit Systems announced on 13 January that it has secured a contract to provide Seagull unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to the navy of an undisclosed...Full story -
Insitu to pay USD25 million to settle UAV overcharge case
Boeing’s Insitu company has agreed to pay USD25 million to settle allegations it overcharged the US military to supply and operate ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles...Full story -
Hanwha Aerospace to acquire stake in satellite firm
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace announced on 13 January that it will acquire a 30% stake in local firm Satrec Initiative (SI), a specialist in satellite systems for...Full story -
DAPA appoints new chief as Seoul seeks boost in self-reliance
The South Korean government has appointed a new minister of the country’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). Kang Eun-ho, a former DAPA deputy minister,...Full story -
France orders Parrot micro UAVs
The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, has ordered Anafi USA micro-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Parrot, the agency...Full story -
Surface Navy 2021: US Navy tables possible Aegis Ashore transition to another entity, for now
The US Navy (USN) has postponed a decision to possibly transfer Aegis Ashore operations to another military entity during recent budget discussions but discussions...Full story -
Surface Navy 2021: CNO plans deliberate approach toward unmanned acquisitions
The US Navy (USN) will delay the large-scale acquisition of unmanned platforms until it has developed reliable and sustainable technology, Admiral Michael Gilday, US...Full story -
Qatar, Bahrain trade accusations over alleged incursions
Qatar has alleged Bahrain is attempting to increase regional tensions by violating its territory, while Bahrain has accused Qatar of doing the same thing by making false...Full story