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Update: China deploying record number of military aircraft near Taiwan
Amid heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait, China has been deploying a record number of military aircraft near Taiwan in a show of force that began on 1 October:...Full story -
Taiwan starts building second improved Tuo Chiang-class corvette for RoCN
Taiwan's Lungteh Shipbuilding has begun construction work on the second improved Tuo Chiang (also spelt Tuo Jiang)-class fast missile corvette on order for the Republic...Full story -
Latvia to receive M3 amphibious bridging systems
Latvia is to become the latest operator of the M3 amphibious bridge and ferry system made by General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), the company announced on 6...Full story -
DSME launches ASR-II submarine rescue ship for South Korean navy
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) held a launch ceremony on 7 October for a new auxiliary submarine rescue ship (ASR-II) for the...Full story -
Israeli military intelligence chief says Iran still two years from nuclear weapon
Israeli Military Intelligence has not identified any Iranian progress on developing a nuclear weapon for the uranium it is enriching, according to its outgoing chief,...Full story -
US Navy secretary supports current operational plans for marines and navy
US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro confirmed on 5 October that he supports and plans to resource the operational plans put into place by the US Navy (USN) and US...Full story -
Airbus outlines Indian C295 offset plans
Airbus is looking to leverage its extensive commercial aerospace engagements in India to deliver on the offset obligations linked to its contract to supply 56 C295 MW...Full story -
Estonia selects Blue Spear missile for coastal defence role
Estonia is to equip its coastal defences with a derivative of Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI's) Gabriel V missile supplied through IAI's joint venture with ST...Full story -
Maintenance failures and human error led to fatal 2020 USMC AAV mishap, investigations find
A combination of maintenance failures and human error led to the fatal assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) mishap on 30 July 2020 that caused the deaths of eight marines...Full story -
Estonia to receive Blue Spear missiles
The Estonian Defense Forces are due to receive the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)-made Blue Spear land-to-sea missile system, IAI said in a statement on 6 October.Full story -
UK MoD brings in new management to fix troubled Ajax programme
A senior UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) official has been drafted in to take over the running of the Ajax reconnaissance vehicle programme in a bid to get the troubled...Full story -
Update: North Korea conducts test-launch of new surface-to-air missile
North Korea's Academy of Defence Science (ADS) has test-launched what it claims to be a newly developed surface-to-air missile.Full story -
UK to streamline Afghan strike approval process
UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace has revealed that his ministry is working to streamline the approval process for future kinetic strikes against terrorist...Full story -
Lebanon receives ‘Little Bird' helos
Lebanon has received six MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) MD 530 ‘Little Bird' scout and light-attack rotorcraft from the United States.Full story -
US Air Force awards Boeing C-17A large sustainment contract
The US Air Force on 27 September awarded Boeing a performance-based logistics (PBL) contract worth USD3.5 billion for the C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft...Full story -
Beardsell & Sons showcase new trench warfare technologies
Beardsell & Sons, based in Cumbria, in the United Kingdom, has developed the Universal Battle Trench, a new system for building safe and better-protected infantry battle...Full story -
HHI lays keel for RoKN's first KDX-III Batch II guided-missile destroyer
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it held a keel-laying ceremony on 5 October in Ulsan for the first of three Sejong Daewang...Full story -
USAF deploys Bomber Task Force to UK
The United States has deployed Rockwell B-1B Lancer bombers to the United Kingdom, with the Bomber Task Force (BTF) arriving at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in...Full story -
Royal Thai Air Force begins receiving H135 training helicopters
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has begun receiving Airbus H135 training helicopters, according to images posted by the service on social media on 15 September.Full story -
North Korea promotes new five-year military plan amid heightening tensions with Seoul
North Korea's launch in late September of a claimed hypersonic missile shone light on the country's five-year plan to develop ‘defence science and weapon systems'.Full story