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Sikorsky to upgrade HH-60W helo to improve on 2012 baseline capabilities
The US Air Force (USAF) is to contract Sikorsky to upgrade its HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter to improve on the 2012 requirements...Full story -
Airbus Helicopters, TAI sign sale and support deal
Airbus Helicopters has entered into an agreement with Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) to support the sale and supply of rotary-wing aircraft to Thai military and civilian...Full story -
Saab seeks to diversify naval business
Saab’s Kockums business area, which mainly designs and builds submarines and surface vessels for the Swedish Navy, is looking to diversify its workload to improve its...Full story -
Biden announces creation of Pentagon task force on China
US President Joe Biden announced on 10 February the formation of a ‘China Task Force’ within the US Department of Defense (DoD) to provide “a baseline assessment of...Full story -
Bell offers 429 for Canada FAcT pilot training
Bell is offering its 429 GlobalRanger helicopter to Canada for its Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) programme.Full story -
India lists over 230 military items for export
India has earmarked about 230 military platforms, weapons, and systems for potential sale to ‘friendly countries’ as part of efforts to increase its materiel exports...Full story -
India and China agree to withdraw troops from parts of the LoAC
The Indian and Chinese armies have agreed to pull back from a bitterly contested region along their disputed Line of Actual Control (LoAC) in the Himalayas, where they...Full story -
Japan signs USD287 million contract for SM-3 Block IIA interceptor missiles
The Japan Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has signed a JPY30.08 billion (USD287.3 million) contract to receive an...Full story -
Iraqi F-16s still not carrying out coalition strikes
Iraq’s fleet of F-16 multirole fighters have yet to be placed on US-led coalition air-tasking orders despite an improvement in availability due to the return of US...Full story -
First German Tornado to pass through life-extension programme makes maiden flight
Germany has flown the first Panavia Tornado combat aircraft to have its service life extended with the goal of seeing the wider fleet out to its 2030 retirement date.Full story -
Northrop Grumman reveals LongShot concept
Northrop Grumman has revealed its concept for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) LongShot programme to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...Full story -
India reports increases in defence exports and FDI
The value of Indian defence exports over the past five years has reached INR344.13 billion (USD4.72 billion) with significant yearly increases achieved since 2015, new...Full story -
Biden approves expanded Myanmar sanctions
US President Joe Biden said on 10 February that he has approved a new executive order introducing new and expanded sanctions on Myanmar military leaders responsible for...Full story -
Bahrain commissions new naval vessels
Eight vessels were officially commissioned by the Bahrain Naval Force (BNF) on 9 February, including RBNS Al-Zubara (80), formerly the UK Royal Navy’s River-class patrol...Full story -
US Air Force considering new “Prime” programmes
The US Air Force (USAF) is considering starting new “Prime” small business outreach programmes for energy, microelectronics, and gaming technologies.Full story -
US Army plans to demo high-energy laser system against small drones in 2022
Increasing threats from smaller drones has the US Army on the hunt for a company to produce a high-energy laser prototype by April 2022 to shoot down the aerial threats....Full story -
WFEL Ltd now sole bidder for Project Tyro bridging
UK-based WFEL Ltd is now the sole contender for the major British Army bridging programme known as Project Tyro, after the withdrawal of Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land...Full story -
KHI to develop EW aircraft for JASDF with stand-off jamming capability
The Japan Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) a JPY15 billion (USD143.1 million)...Full story -
Serbian president plans to invest more in armed forces
Serbia will invest more money in the Vojska Srbije (Serbian Armed Forces, SAF), President Aleksandar Vučić said on 7 February after attending exercise ‘Vrh Koplja...Full story -
Aero completes overhauled L-39 deliveries to Uzbekistan
Aero Vodochody has completed deliveries of six refurbished L-39C Albatros jet trainer aircraft to Uzbekistan, concluding an overhaul effort that was launched in 2018.Full story