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South Korea highlights unmanned systems interest in latest defence spending plan
The Republic of Korea (RoK) armed forces is set to receive a range of unmanned capabilities across its land, air, and naval services under the Ministry of National...Full story -
USMC seeks new FINN gateway pod prototype
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is seeking solutions for a new prototype for the airborne pod variant of its Fused Integrated Naval Network (FINN) programme, designed to...Full story -
Update: US Air Force seeks information on maritime strike weapon
The US Air Force (USAF) is conducting market research into kinetic weapons capable of engaging and defeating maritime surface vessels, according to a 24 July request for...Full story -
Thai Navy maritime aircraft sustains minor damage in nose gear-up landing
A Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Fokker F27 200 Maritime Enforcer (ME) aircraft has been temporarily put out of service following a nose gear-up landing at Narathiwat Airport on...Full story -
Substandard parts, poor oversight led to potential F-35 fee overpayments
Insufficient staffing and differences in measuring F-35 aircraft availability hours between services, international partners, and customers are the reason that the...Full story -
First Supply-class AOR for Royal Australian Navy completes sea trials
The first of two Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ships on order for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed sea acceptance trails, Spanish...Full story -
RAF deploys high-end surveillance assets for counter-migrant mission in English Channel
A UK Royal Air Force (RAF) P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has flown a mission over the English Channel as part of a growing deployment of high-end surveillance...Full story -
France reinforces military presence in Eastern Mediterranean
France is temporarily increasing its military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean in coming days, President Emmanuel Macron announced in a tweet on 12 August. In a...Full story -
US-led coalition sees improvement in Iraqi forces
Iraqi security forces (ISF) have improved over the last quarter despite the US-led coalition ending most of its training, according to the latest report by the US Office...Full story -
Covid-19: Finland announces delay to HX acquisition process
Finland’s Ministry of Defence announced on 11 August that there would be a delay to the issuing of best-and-final-offer (BAFO) requests to replace the country’s fleet of...Full story -
Babcock details scope of local content supporting Australian helicopter bid
Babcock Australasia has released details about the industrial strategy supporting its bid for the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF’s) Special Operations helicopter...Full story -
Covid-19: Virus impacts force US Navy schedule reassessments for carrier Kennedy and other programmes
The US Navy is reassessing the impact of Covid-19 on the schedules and costs for major shipbuilding programmes with the virus taking its toll on shipyard workforce...Full story -
UK deploys A400M on counter-migrant mission
A UK Royal Air Force (RAF) A400M transport was re-roled to fly a surveillance mission over the Strait of Dover on 10 August in response to attempts by migrants to cross...Full story -
India operationally deploys two LCH prototypes near disputed border with China
India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has deployed two Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) prototypes in support of Indian Air Force (IAF) operations in the...Full story -
Indian MoD approves procurements worth USD1.17 billion
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the procurement of indigenously developed platforms and weapon systems worth INR87.22 billion (USD1.17 billion) for the...Full story -
Pentagon, White House earmark mid-band spectrum segment for 5G
The US Department of Defense (DoD) and President Donald Trump’s administration have agreed to carve out 100 MHz of contiguous spectrum bandwidth, traditionally used to...Full story -
Update: US Space Force picks ULA, SpaceX for Phase 2 launch awards
The US Space Force (USSF) on 7 August awarded contracts to United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) to provide launch services to...Full story -
Turkish Hizir vehicles exported to East Africa
A shipment of Hızır light armoured vehicles made by the Turkish company Katmerciler AŞ was delivered to an East African country, shipping data has shown.Full story -
Serbia integrates Igla MANPADS into PASARS SPAAG
The Serbian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 9 August that its Vojnotehnički Institut (VTI, Military Technical Institute) has integrated the Igla...Full story -
South Korea to develop unmanned technologies for K1 MBT and K9 SPHs
South Korea will develop technologies that would enable the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) to field unmanned versions of its K1 main battle tanks (MBTs) and K9 155 mm...Full story