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US Navy prepares for shipbuilding plan changes
After releasing a shipbuilding plan in December 2020 that called for a significant fleet increase, US Navy (USN) officials say they now expect a course change with the...Full story -
Iran flight tests new solid rocket motor
Iran announced that it had tested a new satellite launch vehicle (SLV) called the Zoljanah for the first time on 1 February, saying it uses a new, more powerful...Full story -
Aero India 2021: HAL awarded contract for 83 Tejas LCA aircraft
The Indian government has formally awarded state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) a contract to produce 83 indigenously designed Tejas Light Combat...Full story -
Update: US Air Force reduces number of most critical KC-46A deficiencies
The US Air Force (USAF) reduced from six to four the number of most critical Category 1 deficiencies in the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker programme on...Full story -
Kazakhstan receives first Buk-M2E air-defence system from Russia
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 1 February that it has taken delivery of its first battalion set of the Russian-made 9K317M2E Buk-M2E (SA-17...Full story -
Egyptian Air Force displays SCALP cruise missile
An MBDA SCALP cruise missile appeared for the first time in official Egyptian military media when one was seen in a 2 February video of a joint exercise with the French...Full story -
Suspected Iranian loitering SAM powered by Dutch minijet
The surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) found by the US Navy on two dhows smuggling weapons to Yemen are powered by small gas turbine engines made by the company AMT...Full story -
RAF air commodore to be first head of UK Space Command
A Royal Air Force (RAF) air commodore is to lead the UK’s new Space Command when it stands up later this year as a joint organisation to run the country’s military space...Full story -
Boeing flies first F-15EX for USAF
Boeing conducted the maiden flight of the F-15EX Advanced Eagle combat aircraft for the US Air Force (USAF) on 2 February.Full story -
US Air Force performs F-16 rain-induced pilot degraded visibility test
The US Air Force (USAF) completed a rain-induced, pilot degraded visual environment (DVE) test with a Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon in December 2020.Full story -
Marand joins Rheinmetall's Lynx team
Marand Precision Engineering is the latest company in Australia to partner with Rheinmetall Defence Australia (RDA) in bidding for the Australian Army’s programme to...Full story -
US to deploy B-1B bombers to Norway for first time
The United States is deploying Rockwell B-1B Lancer bombers to Norway for the first time, US European Command (USEUCOM) announced on 2 February.Full story -
Update: Rafael unveils SPICE 250 ER development
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems has disclosed development of a powered, extended range (ER) variant of the SPICE 250 air-to-surface autonomous glide weapon system.Full story -
Tension mounts as Venezuela navy seizes Guyanese fishing boats
The Venezuelan navy seized two Guyanese fishing vessels on 21 January, exacerbating tensions over the two governments’ dispute over the Essequibo region.Full story -
US threatens to impose sanctions on Myanmar
The US Biden administration has threatened sanctions on Myanmar after the country’s armed forces, the Tatmadaw, seized power and detained rulers of the elected civilian...Full story -
Fifth RAF Poseidon arrives in UK
The fifth of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime multi-mission aircraft (MMA) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) arrived in the United Kingdom on 2 February 2021.Full story -
IDF to receive improved Trophy APS
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will begin supplying the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with a new version of the Trophy active protection system (APS) for armoured...Full story -
4GD reveals synthetic training environment for close-in battles
UK training simulation company 4GD on 28 January launched two new products designed to provide users with an immersive close- and deep-battle training simulation. The...Full story -
HAL completes licensed production of final two of 222 Su-30MKI fighters for IAF
Indian state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has completed the licensed production of the last two of 222 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters ordered...Full story -
North Korea expands number of ballistic missile units, says Seoul
North Korea has expanded the number of its ballistic missile units and bolstered the status, capabilities, and training of its special forces, South Korea’s Ministry of...Full story