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AUSA 2021: US Army test pilots fly Defiant tech demonstrator during FLRAA source selection
US Army test pilots recently flew the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant technology demonstrator during source selection for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)...Full story -
AUSA 2021: Australian multi-mission reconnaissance watercraft unveiled at AUSA
Australian maritime design and manufacturing company The Whiskey Project unveiled a new 9.5 m multi-mission reconnaissance craft (MMRC) to US government and military...Full story -
Rheinmetall presents high-roof version of Fuchs armoured vehicle
Rheinmetall announced in a press release on 14 October that it has developed a high-roof version of the Fuchs (Fox) 6x6 armoured transport vehicle for roles such as...Full story -
S-500 enters service in Moscow region
The first S-500 55R6M Prometey (Prometheus) strategic air-defence system has entered service with a unit in the Moscow region, the TASS news agency reported on 13...Full story -
US Army and Microsoft working to ‘mature' IVAS technology, delays operational testing and fielding
The US Army has postponed plans to field Microsoft's HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) system to soldiers while it ‘matures' the technology, the service has confirmed.Full story -
US Army conducts ‘max range' PrSM test fire
The US Army conducted a ‘max-range shot' of a Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) prototype on 13 October at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, but neither the service...Full story -
HMS Vanguard expected to return to sea next year
UK Royal Navy (RN) chiefs hope the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) HMS Vanguard will have competed a delayed refuelling next year and sail to the east...Full story -
Saab opens Red Hawk production plant in Indiana
Saab officially opened the West Lafayette production facility in Indiana from where it will build its share of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft on which...Full story -
New SHORAD systems seen in Iranian exercise
New short-range air-defence (SHORAD) systems featured in Exercise ‘Defenders of the Velayet Skies 1400' , which was held by Iranian air-defence forces on 12–13 October,...Full story -
Papua New Guinea commissions second Guardian-class patrol vessel
Papua New Guinea Defence Force's (PNGDF's) Maritime Element has commissioned its second Guardian-class patrol vessel, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) announced on 13...Full story -
Australia loses MH-60R helicopter in Philippine Sea mishap
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has lost one of its MH-60R Seahawk helicopters in a mishap over the Philippine Sea.Full story -
AUSA 2021: US aims to ramp up hypersonic weapon industrial base, cut unit costs
US contractors are working to productionise hypersonic-speed strike weapons, and rapidly shift them from costly hand-built prototypes into usable equipments that the...Full story -
AUSA 2021: US Army leverages data management lessons learned from Afghan pull-out
Senior US Army leaders are in the midst of incorporating the lessons learned from data management shortfalls that plagued the US withdrawal from Afghanistan earlier this...Full story -
AUSA 2021: Bell selects Rolls-Royce engine for V-280
Bell has selected Rolls-Royce's AE 1107F engine to serve as the propulsion system on the V-280 Valor tiltrotor if the programme wins the US Army's Future Long-Range...Full story -
Peruvian Navy successfully test-fires Exocet Block 3 missiles for the first time
The Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru: MGP) recently conducted its first live-fire exercises with its surface-to-surface MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3 and...Full story -
AUSA 2021: Kaman Air Vehicles launches Kargo heavy-lift autonomous UAV
Kaman Air Vehicles unveiled its Kargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), an autonomous heavy-lift quadcopter capable of carrying approximately 363 kg payload, with a...Full story -
Image shows PLANAF JH-7A armed with upgraded YJ-83K ASM
An image has emerged on Chinese online forums showing a People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) JH-7A fighter-bomber armed with a new variant of the YJ-83K...Full story -
AUSA 2021: General Micro Systems unveils new artificial intelligence server
Tactical server manufacturer General Micro Systems unveiled its newest, high-powered server designed specifically to operate and support the plethora of advanced...Full story -
AUSA 2021: US Army ‘pauses' IVAS programme, fielding on hold
US Army officials have halted plans to field a militarised version of Microsoft's HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) system to soldiers, placing a contract worth up to...Full story -
Slovenia begins testing Pipistrel aircraft and simulator
The Slovenian Armed Forces (SV) will test the suitability of aircraft and simulators for pilot training, Defence Minister Matej Tonin said during a 1 October ceremony...Full story