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South Korea seeks to expand F-35 fleet by 2028
South Korea has confirmed its intention to expand its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters to 60 by 2028.Full story -
Update: Discussions for Indo-French AMCA engine in progress
India's talks with French engine manufacturer Safran for the co-development of a new engine for India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) has become protracted...Full story -
Farnborough 2022: RAF to put Wedgetail ‘distractions' behind it as focus shifts to entry into service
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) plans to put “the distractions” of the last few years behind it as it focuses on introducing into service the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne...Full story -
DARPA conducts ‘successful' live-fire test with OpFires hypersonic weapon
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently conducted the first flight test of its new, ‘highly mobile' Operational Fires (OpFires) hypersonic...Full story -
Farnborough 2022: BAE Systems ‘in a good place' to meet UK's UAS Challenge
BAE Systems feels it is “in a good place” to meet the United Kingdom's upcoming Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Challenge to develop quick-to-field uncrewed aircraft,...Full story -
Farnborough 2022: Airbus announces H175M Task Force
Airbus Helicopters has revealed the first members of the H175M Task Force, which it has founded for the United Kingdom's New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement.Full story -
Farnborough 2022: RAF to launch post-Mosquito ‘drone' effort later in 2022
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is to launch an industry effort to develop and bring into service unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a faster pace than the recently...Full story -
Farnborough 2022: Pratt & Whitney expecting clarity on future F-35 engine later in 2022
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) is expecting to get greater clarity on the Joint Program Office's (JPO's) advanced engine plans for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint...Full story -
Farnborough 2022: Aeralis could offer UK ‘options' after Mosquito cancellation, CEO
The Aeralis modular jet aircraft could offer the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) “options” regarding development of the uncrewed additive capabilities required for the...Full story -
Farnborough 2022: UK awards Eurofighter AESA integration contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded BAE Systems GBP2.35 billion (USD2.78 billion) to integrate an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar aboard Royal...Full story -
Boeing to deliver final capabilities under Project Currawong to Australian DoD
“The final two pieces of capability” of the last stage or “Release 3” of the Australian Department of Defence's (DoD's) Project Currawong “are currently in the final...Full story -
US, South Korean F-35s conduct first combined training
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters from the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) have completed their first...Full story -
Update: France, India to co-develop new engine for IMRH
France and India have agreed to co-develop a new engine for the Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH) project.Full story -
US Army orders additional ‘upgunned' Strykers, total stands at 269 vehicles
The US Army is providing Oshkosh Defense with USD130 million to outfit an additional 95 Stryker Double-V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICVVA1) with a 30 mm cannon.Full story -
Naval Group cuts steel for second Greek FDI frigate
French shipbuilder Naval Group has started construction of the second Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI) multimission frigate for the Hellenic Navy (HN).Full story -
ARRW hypersonic weapon completes booster test programme
The US Air Force (USAF) conducted another test flight of its Lockheed Martin AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) booster on 12 July, completing the...Full story -
Harland & Wolff to regenerate ex-RN Hunt-class MCMV for Lithuania
An ex-UK Royal Navy (RN) Hunt-class mine-countermeasures vessel (MCMV) is to undergo a regeneration and upgrade at the Harland & Wolff-owned Appledore shipyard in...Full story -
More JASDF fighter scrambles in first quarter compared with 2021
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled its fighter aircraft 235 times in the first quarter of 2022. This represents a 65% increase over scrambles in a...Full story -
Indonesia conducts loading trials of 155 mm howitzers for rapid insertion operations
The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) has conducted loading trials of the CAESAR 155 mm/52-calibre self-propelled howitzer system onboard one of its C-130H...Full story -
F/A-18 demonstrates ability to launch from Indian carriers with ‘upsized' loadout
Boeing has concluded a demonstration of the F/A-18 Super Hornet's ability to launch from Indian aircraft carriers with two Boeing AGM-84 Harpoon missiles, which exceeds...Full story