Defence`s Feeds

The US government announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s defence acquisition organisation on 14 December over the Turkish acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 air-defence system.

Taiwan’s Lungteh Shipbuilding has launched the first improved variant of the Tuo Chiang (also spelled Tuo Jiang) class of fast missile corvettes for the Republic of...

The US government announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s defence acquisition organisation on 14 December under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through...

The United States has imposed sanctions on Hizbullah since at least 2006. More recently, the government imposed sanctions under the Hizbullah Financial Prevention Act of...

Boeing has been contracted to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) upgrade for the Boeing F-15...

The US State Department has warned of continuing US investment into Chinese companies that it says are linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Three investment teams are confirmed to have tabled bids to acquire South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC), one of country’s most prominent naval...

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...

‘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...

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
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EU Fact Sheets: Security and defence
Summary: Prospects for the EU space defence sector
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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...

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 9 December that it will commence indigenous development of an autonomous underwater vehicle...

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...

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...

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 12 December that deliveries of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor missiles...

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has provisionally declared the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) fit for...

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...

Artificial intelligence (AI) cannot replace human decision-making in military operations, while any “human-out-of-the-loop” arrangement for lethal autonomous weapon...

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...

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...