Defence`s Feeds

An influential US lawmaker wants an engine competition for the US Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), and has proposed...

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed 41 contracts worth RUB500 billion (USD6.8 billion) with 27 defence enterprises during Army 2021 for the delivery of 1,300...

Recent images from China's Jiangnan Changxingdao shipyard in Shanghai suggest that work on the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) third aircraft carrier's catapult...

Iran attempted a second, previously unreported satellite launch in June, the United States ambassador to the United Nations revealed in a letter to the UN Security...

Nigeria inducted the first of 12 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)-Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack turboprops on 31 August, US Africa Command announced.

ZALA Aero, a subsidiary of Rostec's Kalashnikov Group, unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the new naval version of its KUB-UAV loitering munition at the Army 2021 defence...

All eyes from the corporate intelligence and influence sector have been on a consultation run by the Home Office's Homeland Security department (formerly the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism). As part of the Counter State Threats Bill, whose first

The success of the REACT consortium, composed of Portuguese drone manufacturer Tekever and French geolocation company (GEOINT) company CLS (Collecte Localisation

With Lebanon on the brink of an electricity disaster (IO, 24/08/21) and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's announcement on 19 August that

In between visits to the International Military-Technical Forum "Army 2021", which took place in the Moscow region from 22 to

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's unprecedented meeting with the UAE national security advisor Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Ankara on 18 August can

On 23 August, a New York court suggesed to pause the legal action brought by Privatbank against its two former owners, Igor

All eyes from the corporate intelligence and influence sector have been on a consultation run by the Home Office's Homeland Security department (formerly the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism). As part of the Counter State Threats Bill, whose first

The success of the REACT consortium, composed of Portuguese drone manufacturer Tekever and French geolocation company (GEOINT) company CLS (Collecte Localisation

With Lebanon on the brink of an electricity disaster (IO, 24/08/21) and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's announcement on 19 August that

In between visits to the International Military-Technical Forum "Army 2021", which took place in the Moscow region from 22 to

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's unprecedented meeting with the UAE national security advisor Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Ankara on 18 August can

On 23 August, a New York court suggesed to pause the legal action brought by Privatbank against its two former owners, Igor

Americas

EaglePicher Technologies won a $12 million deal for the BBU-63/B Impulse Cartridge for the B-2 bomber. The B-2 is a low-observable, strategic, long-range, heavy bomber capable of penetrating sophisticated and dense air-defense shields. Work will take place in Missouri. Estimated completion date is September 30, 2026.

The US Navy has sent its third and final ship Zumwalt Class destroyer off to sea trials, its maker, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, announced. The USS Lyndon B. Johnson, christened in April 2019, left the Bath Iron Works shipyard on Friday and is expected to be commissioned by the Navy in 2023, after its combat systems are fully installed and activated.

Middle East & Africa

Iraq’s Defense Minister Jumma Inad Sadoon has indicated that his country intends to buy 12 T129 attack helicopters from Turkey. Sadoon also revealed that a consensus has been reached with Turkey with regards to the purchase of the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned air vehicle (UAV). He held discussions with Turkish defense officials during the visit to International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF 2021) last week.

Europe

Italian shipyard Fincantieri is holding early talks with Italy’s Leonardo to acquire its naval gun manufacturing operation, formerly known as Oto Melara. The deal, if concluded, would see Fincantieri take charge of the production of the Leonardo-built 76mm and 127mm naval cannons which it mounts on its warships and which have also been widely exported around the world.

BAE Systems recently unveiled its ultra-small MicroGRAM-M GPS receiver compatible with M-Code signals that are resistant to jamming and spoofing. About the size of a postage stamp, MicroGRAM-M is the world’s smallest, lightest, and most power-efficient M-Code embedded GPS receiver – delivering assured positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) for size-constrained and other micro-applications.

Asia-Pacific

Future joint military exercises led by the US Space Force could include South Korea’s air force in order to help reinforce the latter’s space defense capabilities. Gen. Park In-ho of the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF), and U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond reached an agreement on Aug. 27 when Park visited Peterson Air Force Base. A joint consultative body on space policy will be set up and both sides will also share information on space surveillance.

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