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Northrop Grumman to finish selling IT unit ‘very soon'
Northrop Grumman expects to complete the divestiture of its information technology services business “very soon”, the US defence contractor said on 28 January.Full story -
Metal Shark moves ahead in LRUSV programme
US shipbuilder Metal Shark announced on 25 January that it was selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) system under an Other...Full story -
Boeing unveils Indian F-15EX and industry plans
Boeing has confirmed that the US government has sanctioned its bid to promote its F-15EX Advanced Eagle combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF). This bid will be...Full story -
US Navy launches Future Vertical Lift effort
The US Navy (USN) has launched an analysis of alternatives (AoA) for a future maritime rotorcraft, known as Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Maritime Strike (MS).Full story -
French Army VBL Ultima upgrade programme moves to production
Following trials with pre-production vehicles, Arquus have moved to a main production phase for the French Army’s upgraded Vehicule Blinde Leger (VBL) 4×4 scout cars,...Full story -
EDA countries hit record high, post-2007 financial crisis, in defence spending
Total defence expenditure for nearly all EU countries in 2019 was the highest level in more than a dozen years, according to the European Defence Agency (EDA), which...Full story -
Russian pumpjet-equipped submarine to return to sea
Russia’s only conventional submarine fitted with a pumpjet propulsion system is to be returned to sea later this year, according to the shipyard in Crimea where the boat...Full story -
Airbus to provide SmartForce-based digital service to support ARBS on RAAF's KC-30A MRTT fleet
Airbus has secured a contract to provide a digital service to better support the Air Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) on the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) A330...Full story -
US to stand with Southeast Asian countries against Chinese ‘pressure', says State Department
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed on 27 January Washington’s rejection of China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea (SCS) beyond what is permitted...Full story -
Norway's ACSV G5 combat support vehicle to be delivered in 2022
The first serial-production Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) G5, an evolutionary variant of the Protected Mission Module Carrier (PMMC) G5 from Germany’s FFG, will...Full story -
UK concludes ‘Many Drones Make Light Work' with large scale demonstration
The United Kingdom has concluded its ‘Many Drones Make Light Work’ programme, with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) announcing on 28 January a large...Full story -
Online tools reveal wealth of climate change data
In a press release on 8 January, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported that 2020 was Europe’s warmest year on record. Winter temperatures in 2020...Full story -
Successful counter-cyber operations secure US election
Efforts by the United States to defend critical infrastructure from foreign cyber threats during the 2020 presidential election focused on preventing disruptive events...Full story -
Cobham Aviation Services becomes Draken Europe
Draken International has rebranded its recently acquired Cobham Group Aviation Services UK business, changing the name of the UK-based aviation training provider to...Full story -
US Army restructured Stryker CROW-J upgrade due to software problems, FUE set for 2022
Software reliability issues associated with outfitting Stryker vehicles with the upgraded Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station – Javelin (CROWS-J) forced the US Army...Full story -
Top Aces begins receiving surplus Israeli F-16s
Top Aces Corporation has begun receiving surplus Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft from Israel for contractor-based ‘Red Air’ training against the US...Full story -
US Army introduces Version 6 Apache helo
The US Army has begun inducting the latest Version 6 (V6) standard of the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter, with the first examples delivered to...Full story -
Lockheed Martin aiming to integrate ViDAR with MH-60R's sensor suite
Lockheed Martin announced on 27 January that it will work together with Australian company Sentient Vision Systems to further evolve the capability of the latter’s...Full story -
Three more Rafale fighters for IAF arrive in India
Three more Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft arrived at Jamnagar Air Force Station (AFS) in western India on the evening of 27 January as part of an order for...Full story -
US freezes Saudi, UAE defence sales
The United States’ new Biden administration has frozen defence sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) pending a review, Secretary of State Antony...Full story