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UK shipbuilder Babcock has secured a GBP30 million (USD36.7 million) contract to conduct the routine dry-dock maintenance periods of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) two Queen...

The Subcommittee on Security and Defence and the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, will hold a joint discussion on Russian disinformation and propaganda in relation to the war in Ukraine on 17 May. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is clear those are an integral part of Russia's military plan. The threat from Russia and the counter-measures at the disposal of the EU and its allies will be assessed.

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SEDE organises a public hearing on 'The future of European Defence after the collapse of Afghanistan and Russia war against Ukraine: next steps in achieving the European Defence Union' on Tuesday, 17 May 2022 from 9.00 to 10.30hrs in room SPAAK 5B1 and remotely, with external experts.
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South Korea has signed a KRW170 billion (USD132.6 million) deal with Bell Textron Asia to purchase 40 helicopters for basic flight training by 2025.

The aircraft carrier Liaoning of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy flew more than 100 sorties in six days in a series of drills near Japan and Taiwan.

RTX Ventures, the new venture capital arm of US-based Raytheon Technologies, has made an investment in Atlanta, Georgia-based startup Hermeus Corporation, which is...

Jordan/United States: Abdullah II puts intelligence at centre of US visit agendaJordan's King Abdullah II, the first Arab leader to

The international military intervention Operation Inherent Resolve officially ended its combat missions in Iraq in December at the same time as a larger withdrawal of troops engaged in the country. Following this, the Pentagon inspector general Sean W. O'Donnell submitted

Intelligence Online understands that negotiations are underway between officials of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and New Democracy, the conservative

An ex-FBI representative in Alec Station, the CIA unit that hunted Al Qaeda, Mark Rossini is one of the former

HawkEye 360, which specialises in radio frequency (RF) signal interception (SIGINT), is stepping up its lobbying to facilitate the export

Jordan/United States: Abdullah II puts intelligence at centre of US visit agendaJordan's King Abdullah II, the first Arab leader to

The annual report from Lithuania's civil intelligence service, published on 29 April, talks up the success of a reform last

Revealed by Intelligence Online (IO, 11/05/22), the appointment of French defence attaché in Washington Cyril Carcy as deputy director of the military intelligence service, the Direction

Rumours are continuing to circulate about purges within the Russian security services - which have notably targeted the head of

A Chinese intelligence collection ship has been tracked for a week off the West Australian coast and within 50 n miles (93 km) of a sensitive naval communications base,...

Americas

General Dynamics Land won a $29 million deal for Abrams Systems technical support. The M1 Abrams is a third generation main battle tank. Work will take place in Sterling Heights, Michigan, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2023.

The first C-130H with eight-bladed propellors assigned to the 133rd Airlift Wing has returned home after modifications. The aircraft arrived home on May 11 at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. Another seven C-130Hs are undergoing the modifications with a completion date by the end of September 2023. After which the cargo planes will get new T56 3.5 turboprop engines.

Middle East & Africa

SpearUAV, an Israeli company which develops autonomous, AI-based technology for encapsulated SWARM-based UASs, announced last week the completion of a $17 million funding round. The round was led by Israel’s UVision Air, which specializes in aerial loitering munition systems, and a number of other investors. Air UVision stated that following its investment in SpearUAV, it would become a minority shareholder in the company.

Europe

Ukraine could be operating its most sophisticated air defense missile system in November if a plan by Germany to supply the country with the IRIS-T SLM goes ahead. German media says training of Ukrainian solidiers could start as soon as the German government has approved the plan.

Asia-Pacific

Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin JV won a $71.4 million contract modification for the Javelin Missile System. Javelin is a man-portable anti-tank guided weapon. The F-Model of the Javelin missile first entered production in 2020 and includes improvements to the missile’s warhead to defeat reactive armor as well as improved case fragmentation that enables the user to strike lightly armored or unarmored targets. Work will take. Place in Arizona. Estimated completion date is February 28, 2025. Fiscal 2022 missile procurement, Army funds; and Foreign Military Sales (Thailand, Norway, Albania and Latvia) funds in the full amount were obligated at the time of the award.

Taiwan is scheduled to unveil the design of its new fighter in 2024 and make its first flight in 2025, Up Media reports. The F414-GE-400 has been selected as the power plant while L3Harris will be supplier of the avionics. Ejection seat will be provided by Martin-Baker. Decisions will be made by end of the month to select companies to supply the AESA radar and cockpit displays.

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Israel's Ministry of Defense's (MoD's) Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and Elbit Systems announced on 10 May a new programme to improve infantry...