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USMC stops deploying amphibious assault vehicles
US marines do not currently have a vehicle to move them from ship to shore in choppy waters after the service decided to permanently halt amphibious assault vehicle...Full story -
Qatari air force displays latest acquisitions
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) publicly displayed its newest aircraft for the first time during the country's National Day parade on 18 December.Full story -
Qatar receives Meteor missiles, NH90 helos
Qatar has received MBDA Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAMs) and NHIndustries NH90 helicopters that were both displayed at the country's recent...Full story -
Royal Malaysian Navy receives final Keris-class vessel from China
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has taken delivery of its fourth and final Keris-class littoral mission ship (LMS).Full story -
Atlantic Council’s latest non-resident senior fellow is Janes own Inigo Guevara
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Auditor says TransDigm overcharged US DoD for aircraft parts
US aircraft parts maker TransDigm Group received USD20.8 million in excess profit under contracts it had with the US Department of Defense (DoD) from 2017 to 2019,...Full story -
Spanish Army receives special forces vehicles from EINSA
The Spanish Army has taken delivery of 24 Netón Mk2 Vehículos Ligeros de Operaciones Especiales (VLOE) light special operations vehicles from EINSA, the service and...Full story -
Naval Group lays keel for first French FDI frigate
Naval Group laid the keel for the French Navy's first new Frégate de défense et d'intervention (FDI) defence and intervention frigate, Amiral Ronarc'h, at its yard in...Full story -
FNSS's Zaha MAV enters final trials phase
FNSS Savunma Sistemleri's Zaha Marine Assault Vehicle (MAV) has entered its final phase of trials following the successful completion of mine and ballistic tests, İsmail...Full story -
Kenya inaugurates Mombasa Shipyard
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta formally opened Mombasa Shipyard, a facility that has been built at the Kenya Navy's main base with the aim of enabling it to maintain...Full story -
KAI awarded contract to deliver four Baekdu-II ISR aircraft systems to the RoKAF
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has been awarded a KRW800 billion (USD675 million) contract to develop and manufacture four intelligence, surveillance, and...Full story -
Ukraine receives new equipment
The Ukrainian armed forces have taken delivery of new armoured vehicles, aircraft, and vessels, the President of Ukraine website announced on 6 December.Full story -
Saudi signs for further AWACS upgrade
Saudi Arabia is to further modernise its fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, with a USD397.9 million contract awarded to the...Full story -
German court resolves STH dispute, clear heavy-lift helo to proceed
German lawmakers have resolved the legal dispute that had stalled the Schwere Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy-lift helicopter programme, finding on 15 December that...Full story -
MBDA Marte ER ready for delivery after successful final test firing
MBDA's Marte Extended Range (ER) anti-ship missile has achieved a significant milestone with the successful completion of the last of three development and qualification...Full story -
RAF Typhoon shoots down ‘hostile' drone over Syria
A Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 combat aircraft shot down a “small hostile drone” over Syria, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on 16 December.Full story -
Aircraft supplier MagSeal gets new owner
US-based Ducommun Inc has strengthened its position in “niche engineering products” by acquiring Magnetic Seal Corporation (MagSeal), which makes magnetic seals for...Full story -
Update: Australia launches first Arafura-class OPV
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 16 December the launch of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV).Full story -
US aerospace executives face charges for allegedly limiting workers' job mobility
A US federal grand jury in Connecticut has indicted six aerospace executives for their alleged role in a conspiracy to limit the job prospects of thousands of engineers...Full story -
General Electric concludes Phase 1 testing of second XA100 engine
General Electric (GE) has ended Phase 1 testing on its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine that it is developing as part of the US Air Force's (USAF's) Adaptive Engine...Full story