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MBDA Wins French-UK Weapons Innovation Technology Partnership

July 19, 2021 @ 01:45 PM

MBDA said today it won a contract by Frances Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA) and the UKs Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to lead the new Complex Weapons Innovation Technology Partnership (CW ITP). Dstl signed the contract on behalf of the two nations
Thai Navy to Pay in Yearly Instalments for Chinese Submarines

July 19, 2021 @ 08:10 AM

The Royal Thai Navy is pushing to pay yearly instalments for the two diesel-powered Yuan Class S26T submarines it is intending to purchase from China. Last year, the Navys budget was slashed by 4
Afghan Air Force Aborts Anti-Taliban Attack by A29 Aircraft Following Pakistan Warning

July 16, 2021 @ 11:22 AM

An attack operation against Taliban targets by three Afghan Air Force (AAF) A29 aircraft in Spin Boldak, Kandahar was aborted Thursday after “receiving warning” from the Pakistani military. Afghan publication TOLO News (
F-35 Software Flaws Prompt Inquiry on DoD’s 2022 Budget Requests

July 16, 2021 @ 07:02 AM

Flaws in subsequent increments in software packages for the F-35 fighter jets known as continuous capability development and delivery have resulted in convening of a panel looking into the DODs fiscal year 2022 budget request for fixed-wing tactical and training aircraft programs. On Tuesday, Raymond O'Toole Jr
IAEA Breaks Ground For Facility to Tackle Nuclear Terrorism

July 15, 2021 @ 05:58 PM

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), today broke ground for a new facility that will help strengthen countries abilities to tackle nuclear terrorism in areas such as the illegal trafficking of nuclear material and the physical protection of facilities. The IAEA Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre will be located at the IAEA facility in Seibersdorf, 30 km south of Vienna, Austria, and is scheduled to be operational in 2023
Italy, UK Sign Contract for Mid-Life Upgrade of Aster Missiles

July 10, 2021 @ 07:33 AM

Italy and the United Kingdom signed an agreement Friday to upgrade their Aster surface-to-air missiles. This strategic contract, which follows the Amendment 5 signed by OCCAR-EA in January 2020 on behalf of French armament procurement agency – DGA, will allow the five Services (FR, IT, UK Navy, IT Army and FR Air Force) of the three Programme Participating Nations (IT, UK, FR) to extend the operational availability of their ASTER missiles stockpile
Unmanned Armata Tank Tested in Russia

July 9, 2021 @ 05:54 AM

Russia has started testing the unmanned version of its T-14 Armata tank, first revealed during the Army-2020 Forum. “The Armata tank was originally designed as a crew-driven vehicle
Bulgaria to Build Runway as Part of F-16 Infrastructure as NATO Declines...

July 8, 2021 @ 01:01 PM

Bulgaria will shoulder the costs of building a runway for its F-16 jets at Graf Ignatiev Air Force Base after NATO denied to take responsibility. Georgi Velikov Panayotov, Minister of Defence of Bulgaria, said during a news conference Wednesday that “someone for unknown reasons” had decided that the cost of building the runway would be borne by NATO without actually discussing this with NATO headquarters
Germany's Purchase of Boeing P-8A Poseidon Casts Doubts over Franco-German MPA Program...

July 7, 2021 @ 08:01 AM

France could walk out of a project to develop a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) along with Germany called Maritime Awareness Weapon System (MAWS) following the latters decision last week to purchase five Boeing P-8A Poseidon MPAs worth $1.43 Billion
Russia’s Armata Tank to be Serially Produced from 2022

July 5, 2021 @ 08:04 AM

Russia will start serial production of its latest T-14 Armata tank next year. "The [tanks] state trials will come to a close next year

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