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Indonesian Navy chief downplays request to revive ageing vessels
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) chief, Admiral Yudo Margono, has written to the country’s defence minister to explain why it...Full story -
Draken buys Cobham aviation services business
US-based aviation training provider Draken International has acquired Cobham Group’s Aviation Services UK business, according to Cobham.Full story -
Canada seeks mobile phone detection system for search and rescue aircraft
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) seeks a mobile phone detection system for its search and rescue (SAR) rotary- and fixed-wing platforms that will allow the CAF to locate...Full story -
France plans 4.5% defence budget increase for 2021
The French Armed Forces Ministry presented a EUR49.7 billion (USD58.3 billion) draft 2021 defence budget to parliament on 28 September. The budget request would increase...Full story -
Pentagon's Lord blames KC-46A's fixed-price contract structure for further programme issues
The Pentagon’s top acquisition executive blames the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker’s fixed-price contract structure for the programme’s ongoing issues.Full story -
US government begins FY 2021 with temporary funding measure
President Donald Trump has signed into law a Continuing Resolution (CR) that will keep the US government temporarily funded and operating in the absence of annual...Full story -
US approves additional AIM-9X AAMs for South Korea
The US State Department has approved the sale to South Korea of additional Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder air-to-air missiles (AAMs) for an estimated USD158.1...Full story -
SpearUAV unveils hand-launched Ninox 40 encapsulated UAS
Israeli tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) house SpearUAV has unveiled a hand-launched evolution of its Ninox 40 micro-tactical encapsulated UAS system.Full story -
US Army validates Multi-Domain Task Force in key Pacific exercise
For the first time, US Army leaders have successfully validated the service’s Multi-Domain Task Force as part of joint, large-scale wargames in a major theatre of...Full story -
Iceni Labs details SafeScan see-through-walls radar system
Iceni Labs, a UK-based technology accelerator, has detailed its prototype SafeScan radar: a handheld technology developed by the company to help users detect humans...Full story -
FFG's new Genesis vehicle to demo hybrid propulsion systems
Germany’s Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) has launched a new 8×8 armoured fighting vehicle called Genesis. The design is a technology demonstrator intended to...Full story -
New Russian military equipment used during ‘Kavkaz 2020' exercise
The Russian military put new equipment through its paces during the ‘Kavkaz (Caucasus) 2020’ international exercise held in the Southern Military District on 21–26...Full story -
US approves fighter, GBAD sales to Switzerland
The United States has approved the potential sale of USD16.23 billion worth of fighter aircraft and ground-based air defence (GBAD) systems for Switzerland’s Air2030...Full story -
Bangladesh announces steel-cutting ceremony for five Padma-class patrol boats
In a departure from conventional shipbuilding procedures, Bangladesh’s Khulna Shipyard Limited (KSL) has announced a “steel-cutting ceremony” for the navy’s second batch...Full story -
Update: India unveils new defence acquisition procedure
India unveiled on 28 September its new policy for military procurement and defence offsets.Full story -
US Navy drives unmanned surface and subsea platforms toward programmes of record
Work being done now by the US Navy (USN) is geared toward transitioning unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and unmanned undersea vessels (UUVs) into programmes of record...Full story -
Avantus Aerospace buys fastener maker FIT
United States-based aircraft parts manufacturer Avantus Aerospace has acquired Fastener Innovation Technology (FIT), which is a US firm that makes fasteners for military...Full story -
GDLS moves forward with USD1.2 billion IM-SHORAD deal
The US Army has greenlit initial production of an Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) system, and awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) with a...Full story -
Pentagon, Lockheed Martin reach handshake deal on non-conforming F-35 spare parts
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have reached a tentative agreement over labour costs the United States services incurred in managing non-ready-for-issue (RFI), or...Full story -
First full-rate production order for BQM-177A target
Kratos has received a first full-rate production (FRP) contract for the US Navy's (USN’s) new BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target.Full story