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France selects nuclear propulsion option for future aircraft carrier
French president Emmanuel Macron has confirmed that the country’s next-generation aircraft carrier will be nuclear powered.Full story -
Footage suggests 122 mm CTL181A-based SPH is in PLAGF service
Video footage released by state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) on 8 December suggests that a new lightweight 122 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH)...Full story -
Philippine Air Force inducts first six S-70i Black Hawk helicopters
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has officially inducted into service the first six of 16 Polish-made Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters ordered in 2019, the Department...Full story -
US troops to withdraw from Somalia
US President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to “reposition the majority of personnel and assets out of Somalia by early 2021”, the Department of Defense (DoD)...Full story -
Northrop Grumman hails NATO AGS firsts, as IOC nears
Northrop Grumman has hailed a series of world firsts for its RQ-4D Phoenix-based Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, ahead of NATO’s declaration of initial...Full story -
China Shipbuilding, CASC sign deal on military technologies
The China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSC) has entered a “strategic co-operation agreement” with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) to develop...Full story -
New US Army tiltrotor testbed will help tackle whirl flutter
A new tiltrotor testbed that the US Army recently finished building will help the service tackle the dangerous whirl flutter phenomenon found in tiltrotors.Full story -
Amphenol Corp to buy sensor maker MTS Systems
Amphenol Corporation has agreed to acquire sensor manufacturer MTS Systems Corporation for about USD1.7 billion, the two US-based companies announced on 9 December.Full story -
Biden's defence secretary choice faces congressional scrutiny
The incoming Biden administration announced on 8 December that it has selected retired US Army general Lloyd Austin III as its future defence secretary. The announcement...Full story -
Airbus Spain named national lead for New Generation Fighter
Airbus Spain has been named as the national contractor for the New Generation Fighter (NGF) element of the Future Combat Air System/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur...Full story -
Belgo-Danish-Dutch Composite Special Operations Component Command reaches FOC
Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands declared the full operational capability (FOC) of their Composite Special Operations Component Command (C-SOCC) headquarters on 7...Full story -
Airbus to offer Tranche 5 Eurofighters to replace German Tornados
Airbus is to offer a Tranche 5 standard of the Eurofighter combat aircraft to replace Germany’s fleet of Panavia Tornados, a company official said on 9 December.Full story -
Airbus expects Eurodrone contract early 2021
Airbus expects the four partner nations to the Eurodrone unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to award a contract for production early next year.Full story -
Japan to build two new Aegis-equipped destroyers as alternatives to land-based BMD systems
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said on 9 December that Tokyo has decided to build two more Aegis-equipped guided-missile destroyers following its decision to...Full story -
Australia launches F-35 industry support initiative
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 9 December a new initiative to support local companies gain access to international programmes to provide...Full story -
US Navy looks to develop integrated carrier strike group air assets
As the US Navy (USN) deals with the uncertainty of the future carrier force, the service is focusing on how to create a fully integrated carrier strike force that better...Full story -
Aevum develops rocket-launching UAV for space missions
Aevum has developed an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to deploy rockets for space launch missions every three hours at a price point of just under...Full story -
AeroVironment to buy ground robotics firm Telerob
US-based AeroVironment, which builds unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missiles, has agreed to acquire Germany’s Telerob Gesellschaft für...Full story -
US Army greenlights soft-kill APS hunt, eyes 2022 contract award
The US Army wants to outfit its ground combat vehicles with a soft-kill active protection system (SK APS) and plans to select a vendor in early 2022.Full story -
PLANAF conducts live-fire exercise with new guided depth charge
A People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) Y-8Q/KQ-200 anti-submarine warfare (ASW)-capable maritime patrol aircraft recently conducted a live-fire exercise...Full story