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US Navy tests second-stage SRM for hypersonic weapons
The US Navy (USN) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) on 26 August announced that it had conducted a ground test of the second-stage solid rocket motor (SRM) booster in...Full story -
US lawmaker group backs Lockheed Martin's bid for Aerojet Rocketdyne
A bipartisan group of 13 US House members is urging the US Department of Defense (DoD) to support Lockheed Martin's proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.Full story -
US Air Force chooses C-17A, C-130 instead of C-5M for Kabul evacuation
The US Air Force (USAF) used Boeing C-17A Globemaster III and Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules platforms instead of its Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter for its...Full story -
US Army still working on ERCA ‘rotating band' fix
The US Army is continuing to refine its Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) prototypes in anticipation of delivering 18 platforms to soldiers in 2023 for testing....Full story -
Kazakhstan signs for A400M airlifters
Kazakhstan has signed for two Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft, becoming the type's first export customer since 2005.Full story -
MCL-IAI team awarded contract for UK’s RPV programme
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Marlborough Communications Limited (MCL) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) a contract for four unmanned ground vehicles...Full story -
BEL to provide Indian Navy with locally developed system to counter micro UAVs
The Indian Navy (IN) has awarded public-sector company Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) a contract for the supply of a locally developed system designed to detect,...Full story -
US Army ARES ISR aircraft makes maiden flight
The US Army's Airborne Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare System (ARES) aircraft made its maiden flight in late August, prime contractor L3Harris announced.Full story -
Latvia orders 6×6 APCs from Patria
Latvia signed a contract with Patria on 30 August for more than 200 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) under a joint development programme with Finland, the Finnish...Full story -
Update: NATO MMU receives fifth MRTT
The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) received its fifth Airbus A330 MultiRole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft on 31 August.Full story -
FCAS/SCAF partner nations agree NGWS development
Partner nations France, Germany, and Spain have agreed development of the Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) element of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de...Full story -
Rafael to supply warfare systems suite for Shaldag Mk V boats ordered by Southeast Asian country
Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on 1 September that it has secured a contract worth about USD80 million to supply a “comprehensive naval...Full story -
Turkey takes delivery of Akinci armed reconnaissance UAVs
The first batch of five indigenously developed Akinci medium-altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces at...Full story -
Pakistan outlines technology transfer priority
Pakistan has outlined a commitment to ensure that all major defence procurements are supported through technology transfers from suppliers.Full story -
Turkey initiates life cycle management platform and product qualification process domestically
The Turkish Defence Industry Life Cycle Management Platform (TSSÖDYP) was established under the umbrella of Turkey's Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) with the...Full story -
Key US lawmaker seeks F-35A engine competition
An influential US lawmaker wants an engine competition for the US Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), and has proposed...Full story -
Army 2021: Russian MoD procures equipment, Rosoboronexport signs export contracts
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed 41 contracts worth RUB500 billion (USD6.8 billion) with 27 defence enterprises during Army 2021 for the delivery of 1,300...Full story -
China begins work on third aircraft carrier's catapult system
Recent images from China's Jiangnan Changxingdao shipyard in Shanghai suggest that work on the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) third aircraft carrier's catapult...Full story -
US says second Iranian SLV launch failed in June
Iran attempted a second, previously unreported satellite launch in June, the United States ambassador to the United Nations revealed in a letter to the UN Security...Full story -
Nigeria inducts Super Tucanos
Nigeria inducted the first of 12 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)-Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack turboprops on 31 August, US Africa Command announced.Full story