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Lack of USAF tanker, airlift capacity causes concern over potential conflict in Pacific
A lack of aerial refueling tanker and airlift capacity and the vast distances of the Pacific have raised concerns with how the US Air Force (USAF) would perform if war...Full story -
D&S 2019: PT Pindad partners Paramount on defence production
Indonesia’s PT Pindad has signed an agreement with South African defence company Paramount Group to explore opportunities for collaboration on military platforms.Full story -
Poland orders more rifles and pistols
Poland ordered more 5.56 mm Grot C16 assault rifles and 9 mm Vis 100 semi-automatic pistols from manufacturer Fabryka Broni-Łucznik Radom on 30 September.Full story -
Portuguese Army expands its expeditionary capability
The Portuguese Army’s Rapid Reaction Brigade is receiving 139 VAMTAC ST5 4x4 light armoured tactical vehicles from URO Vehículos Especiales (UROVESA) to meet the...Full story -
MAKS 2019: Tor-E2 SAM system breaks cover
Russia’s Izhevsk Electro-Mechanical Plant Kupol, a subsidiary of the Almaz-Antey Concern, has unveiled the latest iteration of the Tor ‘SA-15 Gauntlet’ short-range...Full story -
Turkey deploys upgraded M60TM tanks to Syrian border
Turkey has deployed upgraded M60TM main battle tanks (MBTs) fitted with Pulat active protection systems (APS) to the Syrian border as part of Operation ‘Peace Spring’,...Full story -
Altay MBT to be ready in two years, says BMC
Turkey’s Altay main battle tank (MBT) is planned to be in use by the Turkish Armed Forces within the next 24 months, Ethem Sancak, chairman of the board of...Full story -
Growing backlash in US to Trump's Syrian pullback
US President Donald Trump’s decision not to defend the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from Turkish military attacks has united Republican and Democratic...Full story -
Arms and Security 2019: Infocom displays new Scorpion combat UGV
Ukrainian company Infocom unveiled its new Scorpion combat unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the Arms and Security exhibition held in Kiev on 8–11 October.Full story -
AUSA 2019: Saab and Boeing announce Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb is ready for production
Saab and Boeing announced at the 2019 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exposition – held in Washington, DC, on 14–16 October – that their jointly developed...Full story -
MBDA investigates GPS/GNSS-denied navigation under REASON
MBDA Missile Systems, working in conjunction with Airbus Defence and Space and ONERA, is exploring a novel navigation solution for future long-range cruise missile...Full story -
TADTE 2019: Taiwan's NCSIST unveils new MALE-class UAV development
Taiwan’s primary defence research and development agency has unveiled a prototype of a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the 2019...Full story -
Denel plans restructure
South African defence group Denel will restructure and exit some operations in an effort to return to profitability after several years of losses, Jane’s has learnt.Full story -
Brazil buys new submarine rescue ship
After completing negotiations on 23 October that began months ago, the Brazilian Navy has acquired the offshore support vessel DSV Adams Challenge to replace its current...Full story -
Army 2019: Russia unveils Barnaul-T complex elements
NPP Rubin, a division of the ROSEL Concern, has unveiled the MP-D and MRU-D air-droppable amphibious command-and-control (C2) vehicles, which form part of the Barnaul-T...Full story -
JFD completes sea acceptance trials of submarine rescue system for Indian Navy
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Singapore Army commissions Hunter armoured fighting vehicle
The Singapore Army commissioned its new Hunter tracked armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) during a parade held at the western Sungei Gedong camp on 11 June to commemorate...Full story -
DSEI 2019: SEA, iXblue launch SeaDrix anti-submarine surveillance solution
UK defence and security specialist SEA and French navigation provider iXblue unveiled a new autonomous submarine hunting system at the 2019 Defence and Security...Full story -
FLIR Systems explores greater synergies within unmanned systems portfolio
FLIR Systems is using its recent acquisitions of companies in the unmanned space to develop a range of new concepts, including the deployment of nano unmanned aerial...Full story -
Singapore's next-generation Hunter armoured fighting vehicle breaks cover
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has revealed fresh details of its latest Hunter tracked armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), its first armoured combat platform equipped...Full story