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Philippines receives USD18 million worth of defence equipment from US
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) took delivery of USD18 million worth of defence equipment from the United States in a ceremony held on 23 November in Manila.Full story -
Janes Acquires Defence Market Analytics Business from Avascent
Nov 24, 2020, 14:57 by User Not FoundJanes has today announced an agreement to acquire the defence market analytics business – also known as Global Platforms and Systems (GPS) – from Avascent to support its industry intelligence solutions and enhance the offering it provides to customers.Full story -
US formally withdraws from Open Skies treaty
The United States formally withdrew from the international Open Skies treaty on 22 November, fulfilling the Trump administration’s pledge made in May.Full story -
Insurgency hinders Somalia's attempts to rebuild security
Since the early 1990s, Somalia has been more readily assigned the status of a ‘failed state’ than perhaps any other country. Central government authority ended with the...Full story -
Rheinmetall expands industry team for Australian IFV bid
Rheinmetall Defence Australia (RDA) has formed a partnership with a Brisbane-based firm to support its proposal to supply the Australian Army with its Lynx KF41 infantry...Full story -
Korean MRO specialist launches Sacheon facility
Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI’s) dedicated services company, Korea Aviation Engineering & Maintenance Service (KAEMS), has launched its new facility in Sacheon, in...Full story -
Newport News Shipbuilding forms one team for Ford-class weapons elevators
Newport News Shipbuilding has created a single team to fix and install Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWEs) on aircraft carriers USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), which is...Full story -
Update: Switzerland receives second offers for Air2030 fighter and GBAD
Armasuisse, the Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement, on 18 November announced that it has received the second set of proposals for the country's Air2030 Neues...Full story -
Update: Most US aircraft fail to meet mission capability goals
Only three of 46 piloted Pentagon aircraft met their annual mission capability (MC) goals in a majority of the years between fiscal years (FYs) 2011–19, according to a...Full story -
Notable escalation of ethnically-motivated violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz and Tigray regions
At least 34 civilians were killed on 14 November when unidentified gunmen ambushed a passenger bus as it travelled through a remote area between the towns of Wonbera and...Full story -
Netherlands ships first Apaches to US for modernisation
The Netherlands has begun shipping the first of its Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters to the United States for overhaul and remanufacture to the latest...Full story -
Social media disinformation disrupts EU missions worldwide
Disinformation campaigns that target the EU’s military and civil security missions in Africa and elsewhere to undermine their credibility are rising, according to EU...Full story -
DX Korea 2020: Hanwha displays models of laser-based weapon systems
South Korean company Hanwha displayed at the 18–20 November DX Korea 2020 defence exhibition in the South Korean city of Goyang models of three future laser-based weapon...Full story -
Update: Images show PLAGF Mi-171 helo equipped with possible ECM pods
Chinese state-owned media have released images showing for the first time a People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) Mi-171-series multirole medium helicopter...Full story -
First MEDEVAC MRTT delivered to MMU
The first of its Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft to be configured for the medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) role has been received by the...Full story -
Europe launches future medium-lift helicopter project
Five European nations have come together to develop a new medium-lift multirole helicopter for the 2035–40 time period.Full story -
EDA's new defence review urges collaborative approach to six capability areas
During a meeting in Brussels on 20 November, EU defence ministers approved their first full-cycle Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD).Full story -
France orders Falcon 2000 LXS maritime surveillance aircraft
The French ministry for the armed forces has awarded Dassault Aviation a contract for the construction of seven Falcon 2000 LXS aircraft in the maritime surveillance...Full story -
Orolia develops M-Code enabled Assured PNT system
Orolia Defense and Security will begin delivering M-Code enabled variants of the company’s Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT) platforms by early 2021,...Full story -
PLAGF's Tibet Military District orders new VTOL UAVs, says report
Amid ongoing border tensions between China and India the Tibet Military District of the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has placed orders for assorted...Full story