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Mar 8, 2021, 09:15
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Michael Fabey
The nuclear weapon programme that could face the greatest risk from Congressional concerns is the submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) plan proposed in the Trump...
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Mar 8, 2021, 09:15
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Carlo Munoz
US defence industry firm BAE Systems has been contracted by Boeing to support the company’s effort to develop low-rate initial production (LRIP) variants of a new...
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Mar 8, 2021, 09:14
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Carlo Munoz
Officials at Camero-Tech, an Israel-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) imaging services company, is eyeing opportunities in US defence and...
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Mar 8, 2021, 09:14
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Nicholas Fiorenza
Rheinmetall unveiled its new Skyranger 30 mobile air-defence system during an online press briefing on 3 March. The system is housed in a 2–2.5-tonne turret, enabling it...
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Mar 5, 2021, 14:36
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Gabriel Dominguez & James Edwards
Chinese state-owned media revealed on 5 March that the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) Tibet Military Command is enhancing the intelligence, surveillance, target...
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Mar 5, 2021, 14:33
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Charles Forrester
The Omani government has signed an agreement with the University of Arizona’s Eller Executive Education to deliver training to Omani nationals as part of an offset...
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Mar 5, 2021, 12:32
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Gerrard Cowan
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Thales an extension to the Future Air Defence Availability Project Team (F-ADAPT) to maintain the British Army and Royal...
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Mar 5, 2021, 11:17
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Gareth Jennings
The United States may field a new fighter aircraft type by fiscal year (FY) 2029, according to a related contract notification posted on 4 March.
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Mar 5, 2021, 10:27
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Marhalim bin Abas
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has commissioned the second of four Keris-class Littoral Mission Ships (LMSs) ordered from China as part of a contract awarded in 2017 and...
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Mar 5, 2021, 09:43
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Jon Grevatt
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced new processes for evaluating local companies’ responses to defence tenders. A new system...
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Mar 5, 2021, 09:43
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Pat Host
The US Army has issued Logos Technologies a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 development contract worth USD260,000 for powered parafoil system signature...
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Mar 5, 2021, 09:43
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Jon Grevatt & Andrew MacDonald
China’s defence budget in 2021 will increase by 6.8% to CNY1.355 trillion (USD209.4 billion), according to the Chinese government.
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Mar 5, 2021, 09:42
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Brooks Tigner
NATO and the EU should now engage “at the highest levels” to push forward military mobility (MM) in Europe to deter threats, the Center for European Policy Analysis...
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Mar 4, 2021, 12:42
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Kosuke Takahashi
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its third Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship in a ceremony held on 4 March in the Japanese city of Tamano,...
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Mar 4, 2021, 11:51
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Jon Grevatt
Malaysia is preparing to launch a national defence industry policy to boost efforts towards self-reliance, the country’s defence minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has stated.
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Mar 4, 2021, 10:50
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Julian Kerr
Tense negotiations between Canberra and French shipbuilder Naval Group over future costs and the percentage of local industry content in Australia’s AUD90 billion (USD70...
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Mar 4, 2021, 10:50
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Jon Grevatt
Thailand’s government has ratified an agreement with the Philippines to expand defence industrial collaboration. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) – announced in...
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Mar 4, 2021, 09:32
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Ridzwan Rahmat
A delegation of representatives from German shipbuilder Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has arrived in Jakarta to discuss the potential acquisition of Type 214...
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Mar 4, 2021, 09:32
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Christopher F Foss
A Belgian John Cockerill Defense C3105 two-person 105 mm turret has been integrated onto a rear mission module of the Boxer 8x8 Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (MRAV) at...
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Mar 4, 2021, 09:31
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Michael Fabey
Under the Biden administration, the US will likely retain its core defence posture and policy in the Pacific, according to Rear Admiral Michael Studeman, Indo-Pacific...
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