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Growing confidence of ASWJ militants presages increasingly sophisticated attacks over expanded area of operations in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado

Jane's Defense News - Tue, 15/12/2020 - 10:18
At least 25 soldiers were killed and 15 others were wounded during an ambush by Islamist militants in the village of Matambalale in Muidumbe district in Mozambique’s...
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US Army soldiers preparing to evaluate ‘light tank ‘prototypes

Jane's Defense News - Tue, 15/12/2020 - 10:15
‘Light tank’ prototypes are beginning to arrive at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for a five-month-long soldier assessment that will pit two configurations against each...
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Highlights - Prospects for EU space defence sector: committee debate - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

The Subcommittee on Security and Defence will discuss the prospects for the EU space defence sector with experts, on 30 November. This debate will take place in a context where the EU's space, defence and civil security industries face unprecedented competition in a highly volatile geopolitical environment, highlighting the need to ensure the EU's access to space, its resilience and security of infrastructure.
Meeting agenda and documents
Live Streaming
EU Fact Sheets: Security and defence
Summary: Prospects for the EU space defence sector
Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Palestinian Authority resumes security partnership with Israel

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 14/12/2020 - 17:38
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has resumed security co-operation with Israel after six months and following the election victory of US President-elect Joe Biden, senior...
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South Korea launches indigenous mine detection AUV development

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 14/12/2020 - 17:01
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 9 December that it will commence indigenous development of an autonomous underwater vehicle...
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BAE Systems awarded production contract for additional LRASM seekers

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 14/12/2020 - 14:51
BAE Systems Electronic Systems in Nashua, New Hampshire, in early December disclosed the award from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control of a USD60 million contract...
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USN completes first Tomahawk Block V firings

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 14/12/2020 - 13:07
The US Navy (USN) DDG-51 Flight IIA guided missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) has conducted the first operational tests of the Tomahawk Block V cruise missile. A...
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Deliveries of PAC-3 air-defence systems to RoKAF completed

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 14/12/2020 - 13:06
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 12 December that deliveries of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor missiles...
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South Korea's Light Armed Helicopter provisionally declared fit for combat

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 14/12/2020 - 13:06
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has provisionally declared the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) fit for...
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British Army's BattleLab to be operational by August 2021

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 14/12/2020 - 10:27
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is launching a new Defence Innovation Centre aimed at providing an easy access point for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to develop...
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No ‘human-out-of-the-loop' for autonomous weapons, says new European Parliament report

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 14/12/2020 - 10:25
Artificial intelligence (AI) cannot replace human decision-making in military operations, while any “human-out-of-the-loop” arrangement for lethal autonomous weapon...
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Advances in supercomputing make DARPA confident about CRANE active flow control effort

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 14/12/2020 - 10:23
Advances in supercomputing technology during the past 20 years are one of multiple reasons that the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is confident...
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Flight tests on TCTS II blended LVC air combat training system begin

Jane's Defense News - Mon, 14/12/2020 - 10:23
Flight tests on the Tactical Combat Training System – Increment II (TCTS II), developed by Collins Aerospace (part of Raytheon Technologies) and Leonardo DRS, will begin...
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5 Things a Military Vet Should Look for in a College

Military-Today.com - Sat, 12/12/2020 - 02:00

5 Things a Military Vet Should Look for in a College
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U.S. B-52 Bombers Escorted by Saudi F-15SAs Over Saudi Arabia During “Deterrence Mission” To The Persian Gulf

The Aviationist Blog - Fri, 11/12/2020 - 23:08

Two U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers flew direct from Barksdale Air Force Base to the Persian Gulf during latest “deterrence mission” against Iran. And were escorted by Saudi F-15SA aircraft during the leg flown over [...]

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PLA border patrol unit in Tibet using new exoskeleton system

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 11/12/2020 - 13:49
Chinese broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) revealed in a 9 December report that a new, locally developed exoskeleton system is being used by at least one...
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Italy Plans To Buy New Gulfstream G550s For SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) Missions

The Aviationist Blog - Fri, 11/12/2020 - 12:02

The program aims to get two fully configured SIGINT Gulfstream G550 aircraft plus six others to be converted later for improved C4ISTAR and CAEW/BM&C capabilities. The Italian government is working on the acquisition of new [...]

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How Education Relates to Military Operations Today

Military-Today.com - Fri, 11/12/2020 - 11:00

How Education Relates to Military Operations Today
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Thailand acquires aunav.NEXT UGVs

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 11/12/2020 - 10:26
Spanish unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) developer aunav announced in early December that it has delivered seven aunav.NEXT explosive ordnance disposal/chemical,...
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US Navy 30-year shipbuilding plan reflects Pentagon big-fleet strategy

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 11/12/2020 - 10:23
The US Navy (USN) released its long-delayed 30-year shipbuilding plan on 10 December with a future fleet architecture that echoes the Pentagon plan detailed earlier this...
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