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Tonga receives second Guardian-class patrol vessel
Tonga has received its second Australian-built Guardian-class patrol vessel. The vessel, which is the eighth boat in Canberra’s Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement (SEA...Full story -
Assessing North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Capabilities: Janes Develops New Methodology
Nov 1, 2020, 14:27 by JanesGroundbreaking analysis from Janes assesses the fissile material requirements of thermonuclear weapons likely to be in North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, providing a new way to assess the overall inventory.Full story -
US Navy ends 24-hour non-deployed aircraft no-fly
The US Navy (USN) on 27 October ended a 24-hour safety stand down for non-deployed aircraft after a pair of crashes in the span of one week.Full story -
USAF issues RFI for directed energy C-UAS technologies
The US Air Force (USAF) is requesting information from industry about directed energy (DE) capabilities for counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) technologies.Full story -
UK bars South Korea from selling FA-50 to Argentina
The United Kingdom has effectively barred the sale of the FA-50 Fighting Eagle to Argentina, with the South Korean manufacturer informing the South American nation that...Full story -
IDF opens new combat training facility on Lebanese border
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has inaugurated a new battalion training complex just 300 m from the Lebanese border, it announced on 27 October.Full story -
Pentagon issues new electromagnetic spectrum strategy
The US Department of Defense has issued its long-awaited strategy on how US armed forces and their allies will wage war across the electromagnetic spectrum, setting the...Full story -
EU's defence capability pilot programme soon to release first round of funding
The EU’s two-year pilot programme to support defence capability development should soon release funding for its first round of projects, with the deadline approaching in...Full story -
Turkish armed USV development breaks cover
Turkish companies Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence have unveiled the country’s first indigenous armed unmanned surface vehicle (USV) development in a joint press...Full story -
New GEOINT fusion analysis tool could play role in ABMS, JADC2 systems
New geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) fusion analysis software, designed to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies in the management...Full story -
Elta Systems reveals new passive radar system
Israel Aerospace Industries’ Elta Systems subsidiary on 27 October unveiled a new Passive Coherent Location (PCL) system that creates an air situation picture using...Full story -
USAF launches next phase of ‘arsenal airlifter’ project
The US Air Force (USAF) has commenced the next phase of its effort to utilise its fleet of fixed-wing transport aircraft as launch platforms for long range munitions.Full story -
US Navy to reduce wear on 'Doomsday' aircraft with E-3D trainer
The US Navy (USN) is looking to reduce wear on its 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury long-endurance command, control, and communications (C3) aircraft by using a Boeing E-3D Sentry...Full story -
ROV utilised to salvage crashed Dutch NH90 helicopter in the Caribbean
A remote operated vehicle (ROV) was utilised by a civilian company, Maritime Capacity Alliance (MCA), to salvage the wreck during September of the Dutch navy’s...Full story -
Boeing would perform Canadian Super Hornet final assembly in US
Boeing would perform final assembly of its F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets in the United States rather than Canada if it wins Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project...Full story -
Update: US Army receives first four ISVs, half of the initially anticipated delivery
General Motors (GM) Defense handed over its first four Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISVs) to the US Army in late October, but had to strike a deal with the service for more...Full story -
RoCA practises urban camouflage techniques for armoured vehicles
The Republic of China Army (RoCA) practised different camouflage techniques for tanks and armoured vehicles operating in an urban environment during a five-day exercise...Full story -
Sikorsky contracted to build Lot 4 King Stallion helos for USMC
Sikorsky has been awarded USD550 million to build low-rate initial-production (LRIP) Lot 4 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the US Marine Corps (USMC),...Full story -
South Korea aiming to develop ‘core technologies' for light aircraft carrier by 2024
South Korean officials and defence researchers have held their first meeting to discuss the development of “core technologies” for the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN’s)...Full story -
LM contracted to build MH-60R helos for Greece
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to build four MH-60R Seahawk maritime multimission helicopters for Greece, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 26...Full story