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Australia retires legacy Hornets
Australia has retired the last of its Boeing F/A-18A/B Hornet combat aircraft after more than 35 years of service.Full story -
Taiwan mobilises fighter jets as PLA aircraft enter ADIZ
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on 28 November that it has mobilised combat aircraft in response to additional deployments of Chinese People's...Full story -
India to approve plans for six-boat nuclear submarine fleet
India's federal government is expected to approve funding for the Indian Navy's (IN's) amended 30-year submarine building plan, first sanctioned in 1999, which will now...Full story -
Janes signs the Armed Forces Covenant
Janes is delighted to announce the signing of the UK’s Armed Forces Covenant. Reaffirming its dedication to the armed forces community, the trusted global agency for open-source defence intelligence ratified its commitment on 25 November 2021.Full story -
Indra to supply upgraded Pegaso defence system for Korean KSS-lll SSK
Indra is to supply South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering with an upgraded version of its Pegaso electronic support measures (ESM) system for...Full story -
Lithuania orders navigation radars for OPVs
Lithuania has ordered GEM Elettronica Columbus Mk2 3D navigation radars from Leonardo for its offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), the Ministry of National Defence (MND)...Full story -
Infantry takes big hit in British Army reorganisation
Nearly 20% of the British Army's infantry soldiers are to be lost as a result of the Future Soldier reorganisation, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace announced on 25...Full story -
Philippines eyes second Pohang-class corvette
A total of 24 ships of this class were built and commissioned by the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) in four batches between 1984 and 1993. Of these, 10 are still in...Full story -
Ukraine receives two former US Coast Guard Island-class patrol vessels
Two decommissioned US Coast Guard (USCG) Island-class patrol boats, destined for the Ukrainian Navy, arrived in Odessa onboard the US-flagged cargo ship M/V Ocean Grand...Full story -
Australia launches defence industry agency
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) launched on 26 November a new agency to support local firms' entrance and expansion in the country's defence market.Full story -
Morocco, Israel sign defence industry, security agreements
Morocco and Israel have signed a raft of agreements to bolster defence and security co-operation during the visit by Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...Full story -
UK aims to downsize British Army to 73,000 soldiers
Proposals to reduce the size of the British Army have been scaled back by 500 troops, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace announced on 25 November.Full story -
Brazil receives series-production F-39 Gripen fighters
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has achieved a major milestone in the ambitious and complex effort to modernise its air combat capability with the formal receipt of an...Full story -
Berlin Security Conference 2021: Lockheed Martin confident STH timeline for Germany can still be met
Lockheed Martin is confident that the Bundeswehr's latest schedule for its Schwere Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy-lift helicopter programme can still be met, should...Full story -
Speed bump: USN focus on speed in littorals created engineering headaches
The US Navy (USN) is restarting Freedom-class ship deliveries, however, propulsion plant issues have curtailed vessel operations.Full story -
NASA launches DART on planetary defence trial
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission payload out of Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 24 November 2021, the...Full story -
Berlin Security Conference 2021: ESG to adapt Israeli combat cloud for Germany
Elektroniksystem und Logistik (ESG) is to adapt an operationally proven Israeli combat cloud to the needs of the Bundeswehr, the German electronics and mission systems...Full story -
Rheinmetall to buy assets of drone firm EMT
German conglomerate Rheinmetall Group plans to expand its defence technology offering by acquiring the operating activities, personnel, and real estate of EMT, a...Full story -
US introduces trade bans on more Chinese firms
The US government has included 12 more Chinese firms to its trading blacklist over their alleged involvement in developing technologies for the Chinese military and...Full story -
Jacobs finishes buying software firm BlackLynx
US engineering firm Jacobs has completed its previously disclosed acquisition of data analytics software provider BlackLynx, expanding its footprint in the US...Full story