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Turkey leads NATO VJTF in 2021
The Turkish Army is leading the NATO Response Force (NRF) Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) in 2021, NATO announced on its website on 30 December. The VJTF...Full story -
Japan looks to enhance F-X industrial efficiencies through incentives
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) aims to implement its new “incentivised” contracting system in the country’s F-X programme to develop a next-generation fighter...Full story -
US lawmakers strengthen JSTARS aircraft retirement requirements
US lawmakers have made it more difficult for the US Air Force (USAF) to retire its Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft.Full story -
China equipping soldiers in Tibet with personal electronic equipment to boost combat efficiency
State-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) has revealed that a combined arms brigade of the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) Tibet Military...Full story -
Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard to relocate to Changxing Island near Shanghai
The second phase in the construction of a new shipyard that will result in the relocation of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC’s) Hudong-Zhonghua yard...Full story -
Update: Raytheon readies for initial flight test of baseline AMRAAM-ER design
Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) is expected to conduct the first flight test of its baseline surface-launched variant Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile-Extended...Full story -
Italy, UK and Sweden sign MoU on development of Tempest
Italian Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini, UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace, and Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist signed a trilateral memorandum of...Full story -
US approves SDB I sale to Saudi Arabia
The United States has approved the sale of the Boeing GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on...Full story -
India sets up sale of BEML
The Indian government has initiated plans to divest an additional 26% stake in state-owned defence company BEML Limited, formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited.Full story -
EU, China sign investment treaty
The European Union and China have agreed in principle an accord to facilitate greater levels of EU investment in the Asian country. The treaty includes clauses relevant...Full story -
Teledyne moves to buy FLIR Systems after France blocks Photonis purchase
US industrial conglomerate Teledyne Technologies has agreed to acquire American sensor manufacturer FLIR Systems for USD8 billion in cash and stock, the two companies...Full story -
US Army receives second Iron Dome battery
Israel has delivered the second of two Iron Dome batteries to the US Army in preparation for the service to train soldiers on how to use the weapon before potentially...Full story -
GRSE starts ASW-SWC corvette production in partnership with Larsen & Toubro
India’s state-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) held a steel cutting ceremony for the first of eight anti-submarine warfare shallow-water craft...Full story -
Israel prepares for changes to security landscape in 2021
Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah gave an interview to Al Mayadeen TV on 27 December in which he claimed that the group was not seeking war with Israel but...Full story -
UAE orders additional GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed for two more Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, bringing the Gulf state’s total order to five.Full story -
Japan to begin mass production of new ASM-3A supersonic anti-ship missile
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced plans to begin mass production of an extended-range version of the domestically developed ASM-3 supersonic,...Full story -
Italy inducts first M-345 trainers
The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) has received into service the first two Leonardo M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) aircraft, the...Full story -
First flight for Qatari NH90 helos
NHIndustries (NHI) has flown the first of 22 new NH90 helicopters for Qatar, with the consortium announcing in late December 2020 that both variants ordered by the Gulf...Full story -
Kuwait approved for AH-64E sale
The US government has approved the sale of 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters to Kuwait for an estimated USD4 billion.Full story -
India forms committee to support exports of ‘military platforms'
The government of India has established a committee to support exports of military platforms, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in New Delhi has said.Full story