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Leonardo offers AW139 helicopter to Polish armed forces
Leonardo subsidiary PZL-Świdnik revealed details of its offer for the Polish armed forces' multirole medium helicopter requirement in Warsaw on 16 September. Jacek...Full story -
Serbia buys Kornet ATGMs and more Pantsyr S1M air defence systems
Serbia will receive a first batch of Kornet anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said during a visit to the Ušće 2021 display of...Full story -
Protovision pits NCA gladiators in ‘virtual' Colosseum
The US Department of the Air Force's Golden Horde Vanguard programme has commenced a new competitive phase in which advanced networked, collaborative, and autonomous...Full story -
US Coast Guard lacks systematic process to improve surge operations, GAO reports
The US Coast Guard (USCG) needs to develop a better system to improve the way it conducts surge operations, according to 21 September report by the Government...Full story -
AFA 2021: Boeing unveils Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile concept
Boeing displayed at the Air Force Association's (AFA's) annual convention a half-scale model of a Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) concept it developed in response...Full story -
IT firms Criterion Systems, Protas Solutions join forces
Criterion Systems has expanded its footprint in the robust intelligence sector by acquiring fellow US information technology (IT) services business Protas Solutions,...Full story -
Meggitt shareholders back Parker takeover
US-based Parker Hannifin Corporation, which has offered to buy the United Kingdom's Meggitt for GBP6.3 billion (USD8.6 billion), cleared a crucial hurdle on 21 September...Full story -
AFA 2021: Kendall supports continuing advanced engine development despite proposed budget cuts
The US Air Force's (USAF's) new Secretary Frank Kendall endorses continuing the service's Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) despite the USAF's fiscal year (FY)...Full story -
DSEI 2021: Rheinmetall Canada showcases digital backbone for networked UGVs
Rheinmetall Canada has developed a digital backbone to network unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), allowing them to be controlled by dismounted personnel.Full story -
DSEI 2021: British Army demonstrates progress with HED-powered prototypes
Evidence that the power and mobility advantages of vehicles powered by hybrid electric drive (HED) are approaching real-world utility on the modern battlefield was in...Full story -
France to cut Sahel force by up to 3,000 in two years
French officials have revealed new details of the planned drawdown in the Sahel region that was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in June.Full story -
DSEI 2021: QinetiQ/Dstl team debuts Mobility Test Rig
The Mobility Test Rig (MTR) produced by the UK government's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and UK defence technology company QinetiQ made its public...Full story -
Kaman reveals new Kargo medium-lift UAV concept
Kaman unveiled its Kargo medium-lift unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concept on 21 September. The four-rotor fly-by-wire design is meant to carry cargo in a conformal pod...Full story -
RN seeds plans for Naval Strike Network as digital backbone
The Royal Navy (RN) is moving forward with plans to develop and field a so-called Naval Strike Network (NSN) intended to act as the information backbone for an...Full story -
RAF receives sixth Poseidon MMA
The sixth of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime multi-mission aircraft (MMA) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) arrived in the United Kingdom on 21 September.Full story -
Hensoldt, L3Harris team up for NATO's AFSC programme
Hensoldt and L3Harris announced in a joint press release on 14 September that they had signed a strategic co-operation agreement to develop new capabilities for NATO's...Full story -
DSEI 2021: Companies gear up for UK's Mobile Fires Platform competition
Defence companies promoted their solutions for the UK's Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2021 exhibition, held in...Full story -
DSEI 2021: UK Army Air Corps demos radar-equipped Wildcat helicopter
Two UK Royal Navy (RN) Leonardo Wildcat HMA2 maritime helicopters are on loan to the UK Army Air Corps (AAC) to assess the potential of operating the helicopter's...Full story -
Diehl to equip German GBU-48s with TIP warhead
Diehl Defence has been awarded a contract of undisclosed value by the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support...Full story -
Italy receives final MH-90 MITT TTH helicopter
Italy has taken delivery of its final NHIndustries MH-90 Maritime Italian Navy Tactical Transport (MITT) Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) helicopter, the manufacturer...Full story