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Germany seeks new STH bids from Boeing, Lockheed Martin
Germany has resurrected its cancelled heavy lift helicopter programme, with both competitors invited to submit new bids to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).Full story -
USAF reveals nearly quarter of Jayhawk fleet seriously damaged by hail
The US Air Force (USAF) has disclosed that nearly a quarter of its Raytheon T-1A Jayhawk multi-engine trainer aircraft fleet suffered serious damage when a severe...Full story -
India, Singapore navies sign submarine rescue pact
The Indian Navy and the Republic Singapore Navy (RSN) have signed a bilateral submarine rescue agreement, establishing mutual underwater emergency assistance between the...Full story -
UK to soon receive final Enhanced Pallet Loading System trucks
MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd is slated to soon deliver the last of 382 Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) HX 8×8 trucks for the British Army fitted with the Enhanced...Full story -
UK investigates autonomous maritime airborne heavy lift capability
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun work to investigate technologies and capabilities that could have the potential to deliver an autonomous maritime airborne...Full story -
South Korea selects localised version of M3 amphibious rig for RoKA
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has formally selected a localised version of the M3 amphibious rig to meet a Republic of Korea Army...Full story -
Railgun, HVP offer cheaper counters to new threats, USN says
Continuing research suggests electromagnetic railguns (EMRGs) will be more cost-efficient than traditional weapons in countering future threats, especially when combined...Full story -
Hyundai extends deadline for DSME acquisition
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has extended the deadline of its proposed acquisition of rival shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), it...Full story -
Pakistan receives five CH-4 UAVs from China
Pakistan has received five Cai Hong 4 (Rainbow 4, or CH-4) multirole medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from China, according to...Full story -
Lockheed Martin eyes fast growth in hypersonics
Lockheed Martin’s revenue from the rapidly growing area of hypersonic weapons could double to USD3 billion a year by the middle of the decade, according to a company...Full story -
US Army receives final UH-72A, prepares for UH-72B deliveries
The US Army received its final Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota support helicopter in the third quarter of 2020, ahead of the commencement of UH-72B deliveries in 2021.Full story -
US Army: IVAS problems fixed since DOT&E findings
US lawmakers have sliced procurement dollars from the army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) programme, and a newly released Director, Operational Test and...Full story -
China’s CASC reports strong growth for 2020
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) – one of the country’s most important defence industrial enterprises – has reported strong financial growth...Full story -
EU launches naval co-operative tool to combat Gulf of Guinea's security problems
The EU is now operationally testing its concept for Co-ordinated Maritime Presences (CMP): a new co-operative tool for exchanging maritime picture data and analyses...Full story -
Airbus Helicopters notes Covid-19 resilience for 2021 but expects impact in 2022
Airbus Helicopters has said it is well placed to ride out the effects of the Covid-19 global pandemic, but expects the impact to be felt in 2022 as the order backlog is...Full story -
CENTCOM developing contingency logistics sites in Saudi Arabia
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has revealed four sites in western Saudi Arabia that it is using as part of an effort to establish more resilient supply lines.Full story -
Russia takes first deliveries of Penicillin artillery reconnaissance system
The first Penicillin acoustic artillery reconnaissance system has been delivered to the Russian armed forces by the Vega Concern, a company within Russia’s Rostec State...Full story -
Deliveries of K-14 sniper rifles and observation devices to South Korean military completed
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 26 January that deliveries of S&T Motiv K-14 sniper rifles and Hanwha Systems...Full story -
Elbit Systems awarded contract for Sabrah light tanks and direct-fire support vehicles
Israeli company Elbit Systems announced on 26 January that it has been awarded a USD172 million contract to supply an undisclosed number of Sabrah ASCOD 2 light tanks...Full story -
LR11 submarine rescue vehicle to ship for Indo-Pacific navy
UK-based Forum Energy Technologies has disclosed the completion of a new free-swimming submarine rescue vehicle (SRV) for an Indo-Pacific navy.Full story