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DARPA seeks enhanced low-light navigation performance for unmanned systems
A new programme from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) aims to address a key weakness of autonomous and semi-autonomous land systems: the need for...Full story -
USMC buys FLIR Systems' Centaur unmanned ground vehicles
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is buying more than 140 Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) under a new contract with FLIR Systems for USD18.6 million.Full story -
Estonia joins Finland and Latvia in armoured vehicle development programme
Estonia has signed a technical agreement with Finland and Latvia enabling it to continue to participate in the programme to develop military requirements and a platform...Full story -
Covid-19: US HASC chairman calls for better use of Pentagon innovative technology production
A top US lawmaker is calling for the better use of the Pentagon’s innovative technology production qualities to scale up responses to the coronavirus, Covid-19.Full story -
Covid-19: Austal signals strong 2020 despite pandemic impact
Australian naval shipbuilder Austal has said its business activities remain “largely unaffected” by Covid-19 and that it is on track to register annual increases in...Full story -
CPI-M ambush underlines ongoing high operational capabilities in India's Chhattisgarh state
On 21 March, 17 security forces personnel were killed and 14 others were wounded when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants conducted an ambush on a...Full story -
Covid-19: Armée de l'Air mobilises Morphée medevac module for Phénix MRTT
France is making heavy use of a specialist aero-medical evacuation (medevac) module for its recently acquired Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A330-200 Phénix Multi-Role...Full story -
RAN's MH-60R helicopters to begin first-of-class flight trials aboard LHD
First-of-class flight trials for Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) MH-60R ‘Romeo’ maritime multirole helicopters aboard landing helicopter dock (LHD) vessel HMAS Adelaide...Full story -
Japan's first Soryu-class submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries arrives at home base
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF’s) first Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) equipped with lithium-ion batteries, arrived at its home base...Full story -
Boeing Australia advances Loyal Wingman development
Boeing Australia’s first Loyal Wingman unmanned aircraft prototype has stood on its own wheels and powered up its electrical system for the first time, the company...Full story -
China's Y-20 aircraft capable of transporting two Type 15 lightweight tanks, claims state media
Chinese state-owned media has claimed that the Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) Y-20A Kunpeng strategic transport aircraft is capable of transporting up to two Type 15...Full story -
Covid-19: US Army extends up-gunned Stryker competition again
Vendors vying for the contract to up-gun the US Army Stryker fleet with a 30mm cannon now have an additional two months to submit their proposals, although the service...Full story -
Number of Chinese military aircraft approaching Japanese airspace rose by nearly 6% in FY 2019
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled its fighter aircraft a total of 675 times in fiscal year 2019 (FY 2019) in response to Chinese military aircraft...Full story -
US State Department approves potential FMS of AGM-84L Harpoon missiles and Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes for India's P-8I maritime aircraft
The US Department of State has approved potential Foreign Military Sales (FMSs) of air-launched AGM-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles and Mk 54 All-Up-Round...Full story -
EDA, ESA preparing to launch full-scale AUDROS demonstrator
A joint research contract to build and demonstrate an unmanned aerial system (UAS) and hangar system under a broader project to enable satellite communications-enabled...Full story -
Modifications under way on RAAF's first two Gulfstream G550s for their electronic warfare support role
Construction of four Gulfstream G550 business jets for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been completed and external modifications to the first two aircraft for...Full story -
North Korea fires salvo of possible anti-ship cruise missiles into sea, say South Korean officials
Pyongyang fired what appeared to be a salvo of short-range anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) into the East Sea (also known as the Sea of Japan) on 14 April – the eve of...Full story -
Update –Covid-19: US Air Force conducts first Transport Isolation System aeromedical evacuation mission
The US Air Force (USAF) on 10 April conducted the first operational use of its Transport Isolation System (TIS) to perform an aeromedical evacuation.Full story -
GA-ASI delivers MQ-9 Reaper to customer via flight for the first time
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) on 8 January delivered via flight, or ferried, a new MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial...Full story -
Philippine Coast Guard commissions 84 m offshore patrol vessel
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has commissioned a French-built 84 m offshore patrol vessel (OPV).Full story