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Update: Taiwan's T-5 advanced jet trainer conducts maiden flight
Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) conducted on 10 June the first flight of its T-5 ‘Blue Magpie’ (now renamed T-5 ‘Brave Eagle’) advanced jet...Full story -
Ukraine grows EW capability to address Russia in Donbass
Ukraine has developed and deployed electronic warfare (EW) units to address Russian EW efforts in the Donbass region. Janes was given access to personnel who have...Full story -
Serbia unveils modernised M-84 AS1 MBT
The Serbian Army unveiled the M-84 AS1 main battle tank (MBT) at its Technical Overhaul Institute ‘Čačak’ on 8 June. The tank was developed under the first part of a...Full story -
Bundeswehr's G36 rifle replacement reportedly delayed, MG4 A3 LMG to be delivered in 2021
Parliamentary approval of the replacement of the Bundeswehr’s G36 assault rifle has been delayed again, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on 7 June. The newspaper...Full story -
New Chinese 155 mm SPH enters service with PLA's 75th Group Army
The People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) new 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer – believed to have the designation PLC-181 – has also entered service...Full story -
Denmark begins F-35 preparations
Denmark has begun preparations for receiving its first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) combat aircraft, with the country’s parliament...Full story -
Arquus unveils Fortress Mk 2 and Armis logistics family at online expo
French armoured vehicle manufacturer Arquus presented its Fortress Mk 2 protected mobility vehicle and Armis range of logistics vehicles in an online expo being held in...Full story -
Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corporation lays keel for RoCN's first LPD
Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corporation held a keel-laying ceremony on 9 June for the first of a planned class of four landing platform dock (LPD) vessels for the...Full story -
Aero Vodochody sold to new joint venture
Penta, a Central European investment firm that has owned Aero Vodochody for the past 13 years, has sold the Czech aircraft manufacturer to a new joint venture between...Full story -
Indonesia signs preamble contract for first Iver Huitfeldt-variant frigate
The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a preamble contract that paves the way for the country to procure its first-ever frigate from Denmark.Full story -
Limited ice-going capabilities offer mission flexibility for Brazil's new submarine rescue ship
The Brazilian Navy’s new submarine rescue ship NSS Guillobel (ex-Adams Challenge) is able to operate in mild glacial temperatures, which will enable it to support some...Full story -
Mid-life upgrade completed for second RAN Anzac-class frigate
The second of eight Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigates has completed an extensive mid-life capability assurance programme featuring numerous upgrades,...Full story -
USMC pressing on with ACV production
The US Marine Corp (USMC) is moving ahead with the next phase of its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme after its Force Design 2030 overhaul ‘affirmed’ the need...Full story -
Indian Navy inaugurates complex to house submarine rescue system
The Indian Navy (IN) inaugurated on 10 June a complex at its naval base in the Indian eastern port city of Visakhapatnam to accommodate one of its two submarine rescue...Full story -
Emiratis seen operating Pantsir-S1 said to be in Libya
A leaked video has confirmed that personnel from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are operating Russian-made Pantsir-S1 air defence systems in Libya, according to...Full story -
Taiwan flies indigenous T-5 ‘Brave Eagle' aircraft
Taiwan has flown the T-5 Yung Yin (‘Brave Eagle’) advanced jet trainer (AJT) and light fighter aircraft that it has indigenously developed to equip the Republic of China...Full story -
Egyptian frigate deal ‘yet to be finalised'
The authorisation of the sale of two FREMM frigates to Egypt is “still in progress”, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told parliament on 10 June.Full story -
Covid-19: Israeli defence companies adapt sensors to screen for virus
Israel's Ministry of Defense (MoD) is working with two Israeli defence companies to develop radar- and electro-optical-based sensors to monitor peoples’ vital signs and...Full story -
Covid-19: Formalisation of successful pandemic-informed ceasefire or return to hostilities in southern Thailand?
After 16 years of relentless violence, the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on southern Thailand’s Malay-Muslim separatist insurgency,...Full story -
Update: USAF issues RFI for next-generation ISR/strike, medium-altitude UAV
The US Air Force (USAF) on 3 June issued a request for information (RFI) from industry about next-generation intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)/strike,...Full story