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Greece's Rafale buy gets the green light
The Greek government’s Parliamentary Subcommittee for Defence Procurement agreed on 17 December to proceed with the acquisition of 18 Dassault Rafale multirole fighters...Full story -
Boeing, US Navy fly MQ-25A test asset in aerial refuelling configuration for the first time
Boeing and the US Navy (USN) flew the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refuelling and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) T1 test asset in its aerial refuelling...Full story -
BAE Systems and Elbit Systems competing in US Army mobile howitzer shoot off
The US Army has selected at least two companies to compete in its upcoming 155 mm mobile howitzer shoot off against at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, early next year.Full story -
Saudi Arabia cuts defence spending
Saudi Arabia will cut its defence budget for 2021 by 3.8% to SAR175 billion (USD46.62 billion), marking a continued decline in the country’s defence spending, according...Full story -
Fourth explosives attack targeting Saudi energy infrastructure demonstrates Ansar Allah militants' growing capabilities to target assets in Red Sea
An explosives-laden boat was detonated on 14 December, targeting the Singapore-flagged oil tanker BW Rhine, which was docked at the Jeddah Islamic Seaport in the city of...Full story -
UK to base Wedgetails at RAF Lossiemouth
The United Kingdom is to base its fleet of five Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning Mk1 (AEW1) aircraft at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lossiemouth in Scotland, the...Full story -
Japan selects Lockheed Martin to support MHI in developing next-generation fighter aircraft
Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 18 December that it has chosen Lockheed Martin to support prime contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in developing...Full story -
US Air Force seeks radar solutions for Saudi air defence
The US Air Force directorate tasked with overseeing Foreign Military Sales (FMS) is soliciting industry solutions for long-range, elevated air defence radar systems,...Full story -
IMDO, MDA conduct integrated Iron Dome, DSWS live-fire tests
The Israel Missile Defense Organisation (IMDO), a division of the Directorate for Defense Research & Development within the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), in...Full story -
DARPA's DyNAMO connects incompatible datalinks under electronic attack
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), for the first time, successfully demonstrated an advanced counter-electronic warfare programme that enables...Full story -
New US joint naval strategy focuses on China
The three US military naval services are focusing their joint energies on counteracting China’s maritime muscle, according to the US tri-service report released on 18...Full story -
Update: Drone Delivery Canada seeks partner for US beyond visual line of sight operations
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) seeks a partner that would license and operate its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) logistics solution model for beyond visual line of sight...Full story -
Bell tunes new V-280 software to enhance aircraft handling qualities
Bell is tuning a new set of software for its V-280 Valor tiltrotor that gives the aircraft improved handling qualities, according to a company official. Ryan Ehinger,...Full story -
Spain approves IFV and NH90 funding
Spain’s Council of Ministers approved funding totalling EUR184 million (USD225 million) for the Dragón 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and the second phase of the...Full story -
UAVOS, TITRA perform first flight of Alpin rotary wing UAV
UAVOS and Turkish engineering company TITRA performed the first flight of their Alpin rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in early November.Full story -
Lockheed Martin restates F-35 economic case for UK
Lockheed Martin has restated the financial case for the F-35 Lightning combat aircraft to the United Kingdom’s economy, claiming it will generate billions of pounds and...Full story -
Milrem-led consortium receives EU grant to develop European standard unmanned ground system
The European Commission and Milrem Robotics signed a grant agreement during the week of 7 December for the development of the Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System...Full story -
Biden team aims to rebuild intelligence and security relations
The US Intelligence Community (USIC) and President Donald Trump had a conflictive relationship from the moment he took office. Trump frequently criticised the USIC...Full story -
European Parliament to vote on hard-hitting report on EU's defence directives in 2021
The European Union’s decade-old rules for cross-border defence procurement and intra-EU transfers of defence products are stalling badly and require far stronger...Full story -
Lockheed Martin conducts U-2 flight with Kubernetes software containerisation technology
Lockheed Martin in November conducted a flight test mission featuring distributed processing onboard a Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft via...Full story