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Japan Mulls Strike Capability After Dropping Aegis Ashore

Japan Mulls Strike Capability After Dropping Aegis Ashore

TOKYO — Japan’s decision to scrap two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence systems means it must find other ways to defend a 3,000-kilometre archipelago along Asia’s eastern edge.

Some policy makers want Japan to acquire the capability to attack enemy missiles before they are launched.

UK MoD Pledges to Evolve Faster in the Years Ahead

UK MoD Pledges to Evolve Faster in the Years Ahead

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has met with the MOD’s senior leadership, challenging Defence to evolve faster in response to the emerging threats and opportunities brought by the rapidly changing post-Covid world.

The ‘away day’ meeting, which brought together ministers, senior civil servants, and…

Rolls-Royce Faces Long Recovery After Deep Slump

Rolls-Royce Faces Long Recovery After Deep Slump

Transport yourself back to another time, another, more innocent, world: January 2020. Warren East, chief executive of jet engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, is losing a sympathetic but by this time well-lubricated audience for his keynote speech at the aerospace and defence industry’s annual shindig. …
Investigative Group Reports on Turkish Arms Deliveries to Libya

Investigative Group Reports on Turkish Arms Deliveries to Libya

OpenFacto is proud to present its first long-form investigative report on detecting arms embargo violations using open sources techniques.

“Turkey’s Shadow Arms Deliveries” focuses on six cases of suspected Turkish arms deliveries to Libya using commercial transportation: MV AMAZON, flight ER-BA…

IRIS-T SLS Successfully Qualified by Swedish Army

IRIS-T SLS Successfully Qualified by Swedish Army

In calendar week 25 and 26 the Swedish Army qualified its new GBAD system (EldE 98) including IRIS-T SLS missile launchers and interceptors made by Diehl Defence. Successful firings were carried out on Vidsel test range, Sweden.

The interceptors were launched in Lock-on Before Launch and Lock-on…

S. Korea May Launch First Military Satellite Next Week

S. Korea May Launch First Military Satellite Next Week

South Korea’s first military communications satellite could be launched into space next week, US-based websites on space launch schedules showed Monday.

The Anasis-II satellite could lift off from Florida on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket by US-based commercial space firm SpaceX on around July 14 (US …


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