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UAVOS, TITRA perform first flight of Alpin rotary wing UAV
UAVOS and Turkish engineering company TITRA performed the first flight of their Alpin rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in early November.Full story -
Lockheed Martin restates F-35 economic case for UK
Lockheed Martin has restated the financial case for the F-35 Lightning combat aircraft to the United Kingdom’s economy, claiming it will generate billions of pounds and...Full story -
Milrem-led consortium receives EU grant to develop European standard unmanned ground system
The European Commission and Milrem Robotics signed a grant agreement during the week of 7 December for the development of the Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System...Full story -
Biden team aims to rebuild intelligence and security relations
The US Intelligence Community (USIC) and President Donald Trump had a conflictive relationship from the moment he took office. Trump frequently criticised the USIC...Full story -
European Parliament to vote on hard-hitting report on EU's defence directives in 2021
The European Union’s decade-old rules for cross-border defence procurement and intra-EU transfers of defence products are stalling badly and require far stronger...Full story -
Lockheed Martin conducts U-2 flight with Kubernetes software containerisation technology
Lockheed Martin in November conducted a flight test mission featuring distributed processing onboard a Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft via...Full story -
European Parliament and Council agree EU's military budgets
The European Commission’s proposed budgets for the European Defence Fund (EDF) and military mobility were sewn up with a final nod on 14 December from the European...Full story -
Regional implications of Abraham Accords begin to emerge
Between August and October 2020, Israel concluded ‘normalisation’ agreements – brokered by the United States – with Bahrain, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates. These...Full story -
China launches fourth and final LMS for Royal Malaysian Navy
China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group has launched the fourth and final Keris-class Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) ordered for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) as part...Full story -
Wilayat Gharb Afriqiyya faction's claimed kidnapping of more than 300 schoolboys in Katsina state indicates expansion of Islamist militancy to northwest Nigeria
More than 300 schoolboys were kidnapped during an attack by at least 100 armed gunmen on motorcycles at Government Science Secondary School in Kankara town in the...Full story -
USAF demos gatewayONE ‘fifth generation' connectivity
The US Air Force (USAF) has demonstrated the gatewayONE ‘fifth generation’ connectivity payload in a series of tests over the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.Full story -
DSME secures contract to upgrade three more Chang Bogo-class submarines for RoKN
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a KRW165 billion (USD151 million) contract to upgrade three more Chang Bogo (Type...Full story -
Hack reveals wider campaign by foreign intelligence service
An investigation into the hacking of a cyber-security company appears to have revealed a global intrusion campaign affecting US government networks, among other targets....Full story -
Europol powers to increase under new agenda
European law enforcement agency Europol’s mandate is set to substantially widen, while the organisation’s budget and human resources will grow considerably in the coming...Full story -
US approves G550 special mission equipment for Italy
The US government has approved the sale to Italy of special mission kits for Gulfstream G550 aircraft, valued at an estimated USD500 million.Full story -
MH-60R helicopter selected for South Korean navy's MOH Batch II programme
South Korea's Defense Project Promotion Committee has selected the Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk multirole naval helicopter to meet the Republic of Korea Navy's...Full story -
Multi-domain, mesh networking opportunities seen with new satcom terminal
Mobile satellite and telecommunications company Kymeta is seeking to make inroads toward solutions for the US armed forces’ multi-domain, mesh networking requirements...Full story -
New Israeli camouflage sheet unveiled
The Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Polaris Solutions has unveiled a new combined camouflage sheet that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has tested and added to its...Full story -
First GRSE-built P17A frigate enters water
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) has launched the second of seven indigenously designed Nilgiri (Project 17A [P17A])-class guided-missile frigates on order...Full story -
US sanctions on Turkish defence agency may have wider global impact, says Janes
Dec 15, 2020, 16:11 by Charles ForresterThe US government announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s defence acquisition organisation on 14 December over the Turkish acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 air-defence system.Full story