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Navantia selects OSI Maritime's bridge system for Australia's Supply class
Navantia has selected an integrated bridge system (IBS) from OSI Maritime Systems for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) new Supply-class auxiliary replenishment oilers...Full story -
US Army receives first AMPV
BAE Systems has delivered its first Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) to the US Army after working through a six-month delay as it overhauled the way it produces...Full story -
Tensions between Iraqi security forces and Shia militias risk significant insecurity and violent unrest
On 7 May, Mustafa al-Kadhimi assumed the office of Prime Minister in Iraq. He had run on a bold reformist agenda, singling out for reform the Iran-backed Shia militias...Full story -
Army 2020: Kronshtadt unveils small air-launched munitions for UAVs
Russia’s JSC Kronshtadt unveiled its new range of small air-launched munitions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Army 2020 defence exhibition held in Kubinka...Full story -
Taiwan developing new asymmetric warfare concepts to counter China's growing military capabilities, says Pentagon
Taiwan is developing new concepts and capabilities for asymmetric warfare to counter the growing capabilities of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the US...Full story -
China now has world's largest navy as Beijing advances towards goal of a ‘world-class' military by 2049, says US DoD
China now has the largest navy in the world, an expansion driven by Beijing’s aspirations to “return” the country to a position of strength and leadership on the world...Full story -
South Korea proposes 5.5% defence-budget increase
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has proposed a 2021 defence budget of KRW52.92 trillion (USD44.6 billion) in line with government efforts to protect the...Full story -
Abe to go, but Japan's defence modernisation will stay on a steady trajectory
The resignation of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe – a leader that has had profound impact on the country’s defence policy – is not expected to lead to major changes...Full story -
New US Air Force chief of staff forecasts aircraft platform cuts
The US Air Force (USAF) is likely to make major aircraft platform cuts in the next couple of years as it reorganises for near-peer competition against nations such as...Full story -
Kraken Robotics announces ThunderFish XL AUV development
Canada’s Kraken Robotics announced that it has received CAD2.9 million (USD2.32 million) in funding from the Canadian government to develop the new seabed resident...Full story -
Army 2020: Tekhodinamika unveils new high-altitude parachute for Russia's VDV
Tekhnodinamika, a subsidiary of Russian state corporation Rostec, unveiled its Stayer high-altitude parachute system, which enables airdrops from up to 10 km altitude,...Full story -
Indian MoD orders six regiments' worth of Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a INR25.8 billion (USD353.5 million) contract with two domestic private-sector companies and a public-sector enterprise for...Full story -
Brazil's weakened president likely to avoid impeachment
The election of right-wing outsider Jair Bolsonaro as Brazilian president in October 2018 was explained by voters’ anger over economic recession, corruption, and...Full story -
Philippines outlines defence budget increase for 2021
The Philippine government has announced a defence budget increase for 2021, with the aim to boost military modernisation despite economic constraints stemming from...Full story -
Kazakhstan builds local industrial capabilities at Army 2020
Kazakhstan’s state-controlled defence industry conglomerate, Kazakhstan Engineering (KE), announced a raft of agreements had been signed with Russia during the Army 2020...Full story -
India's CMERI highlights indigenous underwater vehicle development
The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), a state-affiliated Indian research and development (R&D) organisation overseen by the government’s Council...Full story -
US Air Force delays first B-21 flight
The US Air Force (USAF) is now expecting the first flight of its Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider long range strike bomber (LRSB) to take place no earlier than 2022,...Full story -
Army 2020: VPK unveils Strela 4×4 light armoured amphibious vehicle
Russia’s Military Industrial Company (VPK) unveiled an amphibious variant of the Strela 4×4 light armoured vehicle at the Army 2020 defence exhibition being held in...Full story -
Qatar orders more Nurol vehicles
The Qatar Joint Special Forces (QJSF) have signed an agreement with Barzan Holdings covering the delivery of vehicles from the Turkish company Nurol Makina, the Qatari...Full story -
Increasing inter-factional competition within Hashd al-Shaabi threatens deepening insecurity in Iraq
On 3 January, an airstrike conducted by a United States military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at Baghdad International Airport killed the head of the Islamic Revolution...Full story