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Aero India 2021: Indian Air Force issues RFP to HAL for 70 basic trainers
The Indian Air Force (IAF) issued a request for proposals (RFP) to state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the planned acquisition of 70 Hindustan...Full story -
Australia to procure new landing craft and amphibious vehicles
Canberra will invest up to AUD800 million (USD610 million) to acquire new fleets of Australian-built amphibious vehicles and landing craft, Defence Minister Linda...Full story -
Aero India 2021: Indian TEDBF naval fighter showcased by HAL
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has showcased for the first time its Twin-Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) concept for the Indian Navy (IN), with a scale model...Full story -
RAF to begin UK-based Protector UAS trials in July
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is to launch United Kingdom-based trials later this year geared at facilitating the entry into service of its General Atomics Aeronautical...Full story -
South Korea enacts ‘foundational' defence industrial legislation
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in Seoul has announced the enactment of a ‘foundational’ new law that aims to expand the national defence...Full story -
Update: Lockheed Martin reports reduced F-35 deliveries for 2020 due to Covid-19
Lockheed Martin delivered fewer F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft to domestic and international customers than planned in 2020, with the ongoing...Full story -
Pentagon freezes proposed troop drawdown plans in Germany
Plans to pull US troops out of Germany and redistribute them are on ‘freeze’ while the Biden administration reviews why the decision was made and how it will affect the...Full story -
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