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Slow progress: The Royal Malaysian Navy's modernisation challenges
In a ceremony held on 18 December at the facilities of China's Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group in Qidong, Nantong City, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) took delivery...Full story -
Surface Navy 2022: US Navy nears amphibious ship milestones as force structure completion approaches
With the US Navy (USN) planning to complete its amphibious ship force structure report by the end of March, the service is nearing programme milestones for classes of...Full story -
Update: Houthis claim long-range cruise missile attack on UAE
The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) implied a significant increase in the range of its Quds cruise missile when it claimed the type was used to attack Abu Dhabi...Full story -
US Navy expects to deploy carrier Ford during third quarter
The US Navy (USN) plans to operationally deploy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) during the third quarter of this year, Rear Admiral James Downey, USN...Full story -
Saudi National Guard inaugurates Dirab Air Base
The Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) inaugurated its new training base for its aviation wing at Dirab on the southwest outskirts of Riyadh on 19 January even though...Full story -
Dutch navy to lease RoRo ship
The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a 10-year lease agreement with an unidentified shipping company for a medium Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) ship.Full story -
Update: Colombia eyes Danish F-16s as potential Kfir replacement
The Colombian Air Force (FAC) is interested in acquiring an undisclosed number of Royal Danish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s to replace its ageing fleet of Israel...Full story -
F-35 to make NATO Southern Air Policing debut
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is to be deployed on NATO's Southern Air Policing mission for the first time, with the Netherlands...Full story -
Launch and recovery system for rMCM undertakes sea tests
The launch and recovery system (LARS) developed for the Belgium/Netherlands (BE/NL) replacement mine countermeasures (rMCM) programme has completed live testing with an...Full story -
Defence forces from Australia, New Zealand, and Japan increase Tonga relief efforts
Australia, New Zealand, and Japan have ramped up defence-force operations to support Tonga, which was hit by a devastating tsunami caused by the eruption of the Hunga...Full story -
British Army showcases new AH-64E Apache
The British Army showcased its latest Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter to the media during an event at the type's main operating base at Wattisham...Full story -
India tests new BrahMos variant
BrahMos Aerospace conducted additional test-firing of its universal long-range supersonic cruise missile system from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast...Full story -
US Navy awards Newport News Shipbuilding CVN 79 warfare system contract modification
The US Navy (USN) has awarded the Newport News Shipbuilding unit of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) about USD90.5 million through two contract modifications “to...Full story -
Surface Navy 2022: US Navy looks to address stability issues with LCS ASW mission module
The US Navy (USN) hopes to get through equipment redesign testing to address hydrodynamic stability issues with anti-submarine warfare (ASW) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)...Full story -
Israel finalises new submarine agreement with TKMS
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 20 January that it has signed an agreement with Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the development and...Full story -
Russia's Southern Military District to receive new equipment, further troop deployments
Russia's Southern Military District is to receive a range of new armaments and systems during 2022, as well as reinforcements, district commander General Alexander...Full story -
Pyongyang indicates intention to lift suspension on nuclear and ICBM tests
North Korea has indicated it could soon lift a self-imposed moratorium on tests of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which has been in place for...Full story -
Malaysia to procure eight more Littoral Mission Ships
Putrajaya is acquiring eight more Littoral Mission Ships for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).Full story -
Japan's ATLA progresses railgun project
Japan is developing electromagnetic (EM) railguns to counter emerging threats including hypersonic weapons.Full story -
NCI Agency and Ukraine sign MoA to renew technical partnership
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to deepen their partnership and collaborate on additional...Full story