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US Army launches Chinook Block 2 production
The US Army has launched Block 2 production of the Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter, with the manufacturer announcing two awards valued at a combined USD165...Full story -
Singapore lodges concerns with Malaysia over airspace incursion
Singapore has registered its concerns with Putrajaya over the September 2021 incursion of a Malaysian government helicopter into the republic's airspace.Full story -
Indian Coast Guard takes delivery of another Sankalp-class OPV
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has taken delivery of another Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV).Full story -
Germany certifies A319 OH Open Skies aircraft
The Bundeswehr announced on its website on 30 September that its new Airbus A319 OH (Offener Himmel: Open Skies) aircraft is being certified by its Streitkräftebasis...Full story -
Airbus to pay USD1.04 million to settle overbilling case
Airbus US Space & Defense Inc, formerly Airbus Defense and Space Inc (ADSI), has agreed to pay USD1.04 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims...Full story -
Belgium ends F-16 air operations in Mideast
Four Belgian F-16 combat aircraft returned to Kleine–Brogel airbase in Belgium on 1 October from a 12-month Operation ‘Desert Falcon' (ODF) deployment to al-Azraq,...Full story -
Germany and UK stand up binational bridging engineer battalion
The German and British armies stood up binational Amphibious Engineer Battalion 130 in Minden, northern Germany, on 1 October. The battalion is made up of the British...Full story -
US Navy seeks to expand Blue Water UAS programme
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is seeking investment for its Blue Water Maritime Logistics Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) effort to contract...Full story -
Spain continues funding of IFV programme
Spain's Council of Ministers announced on its website on 28 September that it had authorised the Ministry of Industry and Trade to sign a new contract with national...Full story -
Airshow China 2021: CASIC unveils FK-2000 self-propelled air-defence system
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) unveiled a new self-propelled air-defence system called the FK-2000 during the Airshow China 2021 exhibition...Full story -
Two USMC F-35Bs conduct take-offs, landings from JS Izumo
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 5 October that two US Marine Corps (USMC) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II multirole fighter aircraft have for the first...Full story -
Watchdog to investigate UK AFV programmes
Four troubled UK armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) are to be investigated by the country's National Audit Office (NAO) spending watchdog.Full story -
Searanger naval guns ordered for Egypt
The US Department of Defense announced on 29 September that it has placed a USD20 million contract on Egypt's behalf for an undisclosed number of Rheinmetall Oerlikon...Full story -
Exports delay modernisation of French armed forces
France has been increasing the number of export contracts in recent months, favouring transfers of equipment promised to the French air force and navy.Full story -
Russia to conduct mass testing of Uran-9 UGV in 2022
The Russian Ground Forces are to conduct large-scale tests of the Uran-9 armed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) in 2022 to inform decisions on the total number of Uran-9s...Full story -
Indonesia to implement Arrowhead 140 design on Iver Huitfeldt-variant contract
Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL will implement the Arrowhead 140 design on a contract it secured from Jakarta in April 2020 for two Iver Huitfeldt class-variant frigates.Full story -
Nigeria receives final Super Tucanos
Nigeria has received the last of 12 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)-Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack turboprops, with the final batch of six aircraft arriving...Full story -
South Korea aims high on defence exports
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is aiming to position the country as one of the world's top exporters within a few years.Full story -
Airshow China 2021: Chinese air force displays upgraded JH-7A fighter-bomber
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has, for the first time, displayed to the public an upgraded variant of the Xi'an Aircraft Corporation's JH-7A...Full story -
Airshow China 2021: China testing two types of indigenous engines for Y-20 transport aircraft
China is testing two types of locally designed engines for the People's Liberation Army Air Force's (PLAAF's) Y-20 Kunpeng strategic transport aircraft, said Tang...Full story