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JASDF receives first two Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft for flight inspection missions
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has received the first two of three Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft – configured for flight inspection missions – ordered from...Full story -
US Army seeks tethered UAV for laser-designating
The US Army is looking to acquire tethered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to laser-designate ground targets from stand-off distances.Full story -
RNLN air-defence and command frigates to receive new 127/64 LW guns
The Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN’s) four De Zeven Provinciën-class air-defence and command frigates (LCFs) are to be refitted with a new 127/64 LW Vulcano 127 mm...Full story -
Boeing-Embraer partnership falls apart
Boeing has terminated an agreement to form two joint ventures (JVs) with Embraer, accusing the Brazilian company of failing to meet the “necessary conditions”.Full story -
Talon-A hypersonic testbed to achieve IOC by 2022
Seattle-based Stratolaunch is expected to achieve an initial operational capability with its developmental Talon-A hypersonic testbed platform by 2022.Full story -
China dispatches two customised VT4 MBTs to undisclosed foreign customer
China’s Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group released images on 20 April via its WeChat account showing what appear to be two customised China North Industries...Full story -
Companies unveil offerings for US Air Force's Agility Prime eVTOL effort
Companies are offering aircraft ranging from heavy lift, one-tonne payload capacity platforms to smaller, 200 kg payload capacity quadcopters, for the US Air Force’s...Full story -
Islamic State claim of arson attack on government property, underlines latent threat in the Maldives
On 15 April, seven vessels were destroyed by a fire in Alifu Dhaalu Atoll on the Maldives’ Mahibadhoo Island. In a press conference later that day, the Commissioner of...Full story -
Spain prepares to take lead for Baltic Air Policing mission
Spain is to take over responsibility for leading NATO’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission, with four Boeing EF-18M Hornet fighters recently arriving at Šiauliai Airbase...Full story -
AeroVironment introduces Quantix Recon VTOL UAV
AeroVironment has launched a military version of its Quantix hybrid vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the Quantix...Full story -
Covid-19: Infection impacts Hizbullah's domestic reputation and regional operations
As of 20 March, Lebanon had reported 163 Covid-19 cases, most of whom are receiving treatment at the private hospital of the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the...Full story -
VOX Space secures USSF STP-S28 launch contract
VOX Space, a subsidiary of Virgin Orbit, has secured a USD35 million launch service contract from the US Space Force’s (USSF’s) Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP)...Full story -
South Korea completes deliveries of KM-SAM Block-1 system to RoKAF
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 28 April that deliveries of the Cheongung Korean medium-range surface-to-air missile (KM-SAM...Full story -
Covid-19: Zipline seeks permission to establish humanitarian operation in US
Zipline, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) medical delivery service, is seeking to establish a humanitarian operation in the United States to deliver personal protective...Full story -
RAND report cites options to address navy surface fire support gaps
As the US Navy (USN) readies its recently delivered guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) for offensive surface strike testing and training, the service is...Full story -
USAF releases M7.2+ upgrade to more than 600 F-16s
The US Air Force (USAF) has released the latest software and hardware upgrade planned for more than 600 of its Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft, the...Full story -
Covid-19: India set to ‘ramp up' defence production following lockdown
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has called on state-owned defence enterprises to prepare to return to work and to “ramp up production” following the end of a...Full story -
Covid-19: Leonardo adapts helmet/mask for helo crews
Leonardo UK has adapted a helmet and mask system that is designed to enable military helicopter crews to continue to fly during the coronavirus pandemic.Full story -
Lithuania buys third Hunt-class MCMV from UK
Lithuania is acquiring a third ex-Royal Navy (RN) Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV), the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.Full story -
US SPACECOM commander dismisses Iranian ‘webcam' satellite
The Noor-1 satellite that Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched on 22 April is a ‘tumbling webcam’, according to General Jay Raymond, the commander of...Full story