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AFA 2020: US Air Force flies Next-Generation Air Dominance flight demonstrator
The US Air Force (USAF) has flown a digitally-engineered Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) advanced aircraft flight demonstrator for the first time, the service...Full story -
Boeing fires up 'loyal wingman' engine ahead of flight trials
Boeing Australia has powered up the engine of the first ‘loyal wingman’ unmanned aerial vehicle it is developing in partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force...Full story -
Greece announces procurement plan
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on 9 September outlined his country’s defence procurement priorities over the coming years, including fighter aircraft, ...Full story -
South Korean agencies agree to boost import substitution drive
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) signed an agreement on 15 September to support...Full story -
AFA 2020: General Atomics announces new ISR/strike UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) unveiled an artist’s illustration of a new intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)/strike unmanned aerial...Full story -
Lynx KF41 production and test facility to be set up in Hungary
Hungary signed an agreement on 9 September worth over EUR2 billion (USD2.4 billion) with Rheinmetall for 218 Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and to establish...Full story -
UK to expand base in Oman
The United Kingdom will invest an additional GBP23.8 million (USD31 million) to expand its logistics hub at the Omani port of Duqm, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)...Full story -
Armenia-Azerbaijan territorial dispute remains critical flashpoint
The long-standing military confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has been a cause of conflict between the two...Full story -
MSPO 2020: Defence exhibition in the time of Covid-19
The International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO was held in Kielce, Poland, on 8–10 September, in a limited format because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Owing to global...Full story -
US Army plans full and open competition for FTUAS
The US Army is planning to hold a full and open competition for its Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) programme, with a request for information (RFI)...Full story -
AFA 2020: Boeing will not inspect the pylon for B-52H re-engining
Boeing, the lead integrator on the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber re-engining programme, will not physically inspect the pylons on each aircraft, leaving that...Full story -
AFA 2020: Collins Aerospace Systems secures new orders for NP2000 propeller system on C-130H aircraft
Collins Aerospace Systems has received an order for an additional 30 of its NP2000 propeller systems to be installed on US Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve...Full story -
Social media-amplified QAnon conspiracy rises as US election nears
The United States web-based conspiracy theory network QAnon has come to the forefront of the US national conversation. At least 15 Republican Congressional candidates...Full story -
PLA troops in Tibet deploying UAVs for logistics support
The Tibet Military District of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to provide rapid logistical support to troops operating in...Full story -
New generation LCACs arrive at NSWC Panama City
The first two new-generation Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) craft procured under the US Navy (USN) Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) programme have arrived at Naval...Full story -
France ramps up space capabilities
France has progressed its ambitious programme to ramp up national space capabilities, with the country’s ‘Le Commandement de l’Espace’ (CDE) space command now deemed to...Full story -
Pentagon plans AI dogfight competition with full-scale aircraft starting in late 2022
The Pentagon plans to hold a dogfight competition involving artificial intelligence (AI)-operated, full-scale tactical aircraft starting in October 2022.Full story -
Boeing Australia makes progress in using AI to ‘teach' UAVs to detect, decide, and act during mission
Boeing Australia announced on 8 September that it has made “significant advances” in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to “teach” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...Full story -
India's Light Utility Helicopter completes high-altitude trials in the Himalayas
Indian state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced on 9 September that its Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) recently demonstrated its capability to...Full story -
India strengthens ‘local content' requirements
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued new guidelines that support its efforts to maximise the local defence industrial base’s involvement in defence production...Full story