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S. Korea to Produce 200 KTSSM Tactical Missiles, 50 More K-2 Tanks
SEOUL --- South Korea decided Wednesday to mass produce a new type of tactical ground-based missiles designed to destroy underground artillery bases in North Korea, officials said. During the defen

Australia Understates ‘Massive Risk’ in Naval Shipbuilding Plans
There are a lot of moving parts involved in the ramp-up of the government’s naval shipbuilding enterprise. It’s hard for anybody to keep track of them all, particularly as new pieces of information ar

Pentagon Begins Transition to Biden-Harris Administration
The Defense Department is working to ensure the transition to the administration of President-elect Joe Biden is a smooth one, Pentagon officials said today. Last night, the General Services Admini

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S. Korea to Produce 200 KTSSM Tactical Missiles, 50 More K-2 Tanks
SEOUL --- South Korea decided Wednesday to mass produce a new type of tactical ground-based missiles designed to destroy underground artillery bases in North Korea, officials said. During the defen...

Australia Understates ‘Massive Risk’ in Naval Shipbuilding Plans
There are a lot of moving parts involved in the ramp-up of the government’s naval shipbuilding enterprise. It’s hard for anybody to keep track of them all, particularly as new pieces of information ar...

Pentagon Begins Transition to Biden-Harris Administration
The Defense Department is working to ensure the transition to the administration of President-elect Joe Biden is a smooth one, Pentagon officials said today. Last night, the General Services Admini...

French Minister Visits As Croatia Prepares to Choose New Fighter
Croatian Defence Minister Mario Banožić met with Minister of the Armed Forces of the French Republic Florence Parly in the Ministry of Defence on 23 November 2020. The ministers discussed co-operat...

China Not Impressed by Taiwan’s Sub Construction Plan
Chinese mainland analysts said Tuesday the Taiwan island does not have what it takes to build advanced submarines, and even with US help, the underwater vehicles could not make waves in the Taiwan Str...

BAE Wins $197M to Modernize Amphibious Ship USS Wasp
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Virginia, was awarded a $197,452,828, firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of the USS Wasp (LHD 1) fiscal 2021 Chief of Naval Operations scheduled dock...

RUAG Signs Contract to Upgrade Swiss Army CV9030 Combat Vehicles
RUAG has signed a contract with the Swedish company BAE Systems Hägglunds and, as the most important supplier, has secured a comprehensive order as part of the Swiss Army's extension of use of the arm...

US Air Force Tests External Missile Carriage on B-1B Bomber
EDWARDS AFB, California --- The B-1B Lancer’s expanded carriage capabilities comes one step closer to fruition following an external captive carry flight over the skies of Edwards Air Force Base, Cali...

Finnish Army Validates MLRS Capabilities During Firing Tests
The Finnish Defence Forces has increased its readiness for long-range fires. The Army conducted test firing to validate the effectiveness and precision of the Multiple Launch Rocket System ammunition ...

New Pentagon AI Chief Wants ‘More Aggressive’ Approach
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center began in 2018 to accelerate the DOD's adoption and integration of artificial intelligence. From the start, it was meant to serve as an AI center of excellence ...

S. Korea, Indonesia Confirm Defense Cooperation, But Still No KF-X Cash
SEOUL --- Senior defense officials of South Korea and Indonesia have held a videoconference and reaffirmed their commitment for cooperation in the defense industry, Seoul's arms procurement agency sai...

Israeli Air Force Helps Train Cyprus Air Defenses
This week, after being put on hold for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the "Onisilos Gedeon" exercise was held with the participation of IAF transport and fighter squadrons, in cooperation with t...

US Army Soldiers Assess Bell V-280 Valor Tiltrotor
ARLINGTON, Texas --- Soldiers from the famed 2-506th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) descended on the Bell Helicopter Flight Research Center to take a...

B-52H Bomber Trains with Colombian Air Force, Ecuadorian Navy
BARKSDALE AFB, La. --- Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft participated in “Brother’s Shield” a Colombian Air Force lead exercise and in “UNITAS LXI” an Ecuadorian Navy lead exercise in t...

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Concludes Deployment with Australian Navy
INDIAN OCEAN --– The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of USS Nimitz (CVN-68), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS...

US Navy Prepares Target Drone for Laser Weapon Firing Tests
PORT HUENEME, Calif. --- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) researchers recently took an idea to use drones to test and evaluate ships’ new laser weapons a step further by ...

Australia Supports Innovation in Space Capability
The Next Generation Technologies Fund (NGTF) is seeking submissions to develop an innovative ‘space qualified’ Radio Frequency (RF) sensor payload as part of the Space Capabilities priority area. M...

GA-ASI Awarded Smart Sensor Contract for Unmanned Aircraft
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $93.3 million contract from the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) to enhance the autonomous sensing capab...

Thales and Thales Alenia Space Meet with Innovative European Start-Ups
On 24 November 2020 the European Innovation Council (EIC) and Thales and Thales Alenia Space are hosting their first online Europe Innovation Council Corporate Day, bringing together 14 of the most in...

New European Defence Standardisation Committee Launched
BRUSSELS --- The first meeting of the newly created European Defence Standardisation Committee (EDSC) was held recently at EDA (via videoconference). The new body, which replaces the former Materiel S...

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