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US Marines and sailors are continuing to train and prepare for their upcoming deployment with a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command...

China has announced a 2020 defence budget of CNY1.268 trillion (USD178 billion). The government said the figure was a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, the lowest rate of...

European missile house MBDA, in collaboration with the French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA), has conducted the first qualification firing of the new Sea Venom/Anti-Navire Léger (ANL) helicopter-launched anti-ship missile. Performed on 20 February at DGA Essais de Missiles

Parsons Corporation, which has acquired three companies in less than two years, has no plans to slow its acquisition pace, according to the head of the US-based technology firm. “We’re a serially acquisitive company, and we have a certain cadence,” said Chuck Harrington,

Parsons Corporation and Adaptive Launch Solutions (ALS), which work together on a US Space Force programme, have agreed to jointly pursue additional opportunities in the growing space market. Parsons, which announced the “strategic partnership” on 4 March, touted its more than 60 years

Key Points Omega Air Refueling Services expects demand for its services to grow as the US Air Force wants to reduce its tanker fleet The company expects competitors to enter this market but an expert warns of flat budget predictions and high barriers to entry The world’s only provider of

Brazilian state-controlled company Emgepron has awarded a contract to the Águas Azuis consortium comprising Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Embraer Defesa & Segurança, and Atech Negócios em Tecnologias to build four Tamandaré-class frigates for the Brazilian Navy. The

The UK and France has completed the first qualification firing trial of the MBDA Sea Venom/Anti-Navire Léger (ANL) anti-ship missile, the Defence Equipment and Support (DES) agency announced on 6 March. The missile, which will equip the Royal Navy’s AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx

The Turkish military made extensive use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the eight days of intense fighting in Syria’s Idlib province that came to an end with a ceasefire at midnight on 5-6 March. However, the loss of at least four aircraft raised questions about their ability to

UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has launched a review of the country’s defence and security industry sectors in a bid to demonstrate their importance in the upcoming government-wide Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development, and Foreign Policy. In a written statement to parliament

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has disclosed the award of a Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) contract to MSubs for the test of an extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV). Valued at GBP1 million (USD1.3 million), the 12-month Stage 1 contract was placed in September 2019 but not

Navy research and engineering officials are casting a wide net among industry to help the service develop a new generation of multi-domain sensor payload technologies for manned and unmanned systems. A broad agency announcement (BAA) issued by Naval Air Warfare Command on 28 February is soliciting

For the first time Leonardo has unveiled in public its weapon wing system that is to equip UK AW159 Wildcat HMA2 maritime helicopters during the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) Carrier Strike Group 2021 (CSG21) deployment. The UK-arm of the Italian company displayed one of the first production

The quarterly report on Iran released by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 3 March revealed a significant increase in the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium since its last report. The stockpile stood at 1,020.9 kg in February, up from 372.3 kg in November 2019. This 648.6

The Spanish Navy has decided to rebuild a Segura-class minesweeper that ran aground in August 2019 rather than replace it with a new vessel. Announcing the decision on 5 March, the navy said a budget of approximately EUR25 million (USD28.3 million) is expected to cover repair costs for its fourth

Key Points Results of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) are expected to be seen by the summer. EDIDP is the foundation for the broader European Defence Fund (EDF), funding for which remains a matter of debate. The EU’s test-case spending programmes on defence

The US Army and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) both announced in their Financial Year (FY) 2021 budget estimates their intentions to procure the Barret Multi-Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) as their newest sniper rifle. The army intends to initially procure 536 rifles at a cost of USD10.14

New concepts and equipment will be used during exercise ‘Defender-Europe 20’, a senior US Army Europe (USAREUR) commander has said. Asked by Jane’s during a phone briefing on the exercise on 4 March which armour units would participate with Trophy active protection systems and

Key Points Australia has handed over a Guardian-class patrol boat to Fiji The programme to equip 13 countries with the vessel is on track for completion by October 2023 The Australian government has handed over a Guardian-class patrol boat to Fiji. The vessel, which is part of a 21-vessel

Elbit Systems’ C4I & Cyber Division is to supply the Canadian Land Forces with its ELSAT 2100 satcom on-the-move (SOTM) system to provide a real-time broadband communication system, according to a 3 March company statement. The system is to be provided under the Land Command Support