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DAPA introduces industry reforms
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has rolled out reforms to help local industry expand in domestic and international defence markets.Full story -
Indonesia positions PT Len as industry holding firm
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has issued a regulation to facilitate the establishment of a holding firm that will look to consolidate some of the capabilities of the...Full story -
Indra's 3D radar clears NATO tests
The Indra-developed Lanza 3D Deployable Air Defence Radar (DADR) has passed NATO tactical ballistic missile detection and tracking trials.Full story -
Abu Dhabi launches technology commercialisation arm, new research centres
The Emirate of Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) announced the creation of a new technology commercialisation arm, VentureOne, as well as the...Full story -
Russian air assault division fields tanks with cage screens
Screens to defend against top-attack weapons have been seen fitted to Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) T-72 tanks during an exercise in Crimea.Full story -
Turkey opens new engineering facilities for TF-X/MMU fighter
Turkey has opened new engineering facilities dedicated to the design, development, and manufacture of its future combat aircraft.Full story -
PT PAL seeks major upgrade of submarine building facilities
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL is seeking major upgrades to enhance its submarine building capabilities.Full story -
Netherlands to locate Reapers in Caribbean
The Netherlands will base its soon-to-be received General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc MQ-9A Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...Full story -
US, Japan to sign new defence R&D pact
The United States and Japan are about to sign a new defence research and development (R&D) agreement to address emerging military threats, US Secretary of State Antony...Full story -
China issues PLA mobilisation order for 2022
On 4 January President Xi Jinping signed a mobilisation order to start the training of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 2022. This is the first published order by...Full story -
Fairbanks Morse Defense buys ship equipper FEC
US naval supplier Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has expanded its offering by acquiring Federal Equipment Company (FEC), which makes cargo elevators, hangar doors, and...Full story -
Norway retires F-16 as F-35 takes on national air defence
Norway has retired the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon, with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) officially taking over all combat...Full story -
North Korea claims to have fired a second hypersonic missile
North Korea claims that the projectile it launched on 5 January into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) was a hypersonic missile.Full story -
Argentina purchases two refurbished Sea King helicopters
The Ministry of Defense of Argentina (MoD) has approved the purchase of two refurbished Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King medium helicopters for the navy. The units will be...Full story -
NAVSEA awards industry studies for Next Generation Logistics Ship
Three US shipyards have been selected to undertake concept studies to inform the US Navy's (USN's) projected Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) programme.Full story -
Pakistan cancels attack helicopter project with Turkey, opting for China
Pakistan has cancelled its planned T129 attack helicopter procurement from Turkey, opting instead to pursue the Chinese-built Z-10ME.Full story -
Airbus Helicopters delivers final H145s to Ecuadorian Air Force
Airbus Helicopters delivered the final three H145 rotary-wing aircraft as part of an order to the Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana: FAE) on 12 December,...Full story -
USMC deploys F-35C for first time
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has deployed the carrier variant (CV) Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to sea for the first time.Full story -
Ghana to receive Flex Fighter security vessels
The Ghana Navy will soon receive four Flex Fighter vessels, the Ghanaian newspaper The Graphic reported on 5 January.Full story -
Australia, Japan sign treaty to deepen military co-operation
Australia and Japan signed a treaty on 6 January to expand co-operation between the two countries' armed forces amid growing concerns about Chinese assertiveness in...Full story