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US Navy receives first CH-53K training device
The US Navy (USN) on 14 April took delivery of its first of three training devices for the US Marine Corps (USMC) Sikorsky CH-5K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter,...Full story -
Philippines to procure ATMOS gun system from Elbit
The Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) is set to conclude its planned procurement of the ATMOS 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled gun system produced by...Full story -
New Zealand begins final upgrades on new hydrographic vessel
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN’s) new hydrographic survey and diving-support vessel, HMNZS Manawanui, has been placed in drydock at Devonport Naval Base to undergo...Full story -
Construction of Australia's Future Submarine to start in 2024 but contract details yet to be decided
The head of Australia’s AUD50 billion (USD32.2 billion) Sea 1000 programme has confirmed that construction of the pressure hull for the first of 12 Attack-class...Full story -
US Air Force prioritising better communications in the Arctic
The US Air Force (USAF) wants better communications capability and capacity in the Arctic region, specifically north of the 65 degree and 70 degree North latitudes, to...Full story -
Target Arm readies UAV launch and recovery system for USAF trials
The US Air Force (USAF) is set to evaluate a universal launch and recovery (ULAR) system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which has the potential to be incorporated...Full story -
Elbit develops UAV maritime rescue capability
Elbit Systems has developed a rescue capability for the maritime patrol-variant of its Hermes 900 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).Full story -
Bahraini navy to get Aselsan weapon stations
Aselsan announced on 6 May that it has signed a contract to supply an undisclosed number of remote-controlled weapon systems (RCWS) to the Royal Bahrain Naval Forces...Full story -
US Army expected to receive new F-model Javelin missile later this year
The US Army is expected to take delivery of an improved tactical anti-armour capability later this year, as the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) ramps up Lot 1 production of...Full story -
Malaysia receives first batch of six ScanEagle UAVs from US
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has received six ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under a US-sponsored capability building initiative.Full story -
Zycraft introduces modified Dolphin USV
Singapore-based unmanned maritime systems developer Zycraft has produced a logistics-optimised variant of the Dolphin rescue unmanned surface vessel (USV), the company...Full story -
Haiti fields TAG LT-79 armoured vehicles
Haiti has been revealed as the latest user of the TAG (The Armoured Group) Terrier LT-79 armoured personnel carrier (APC) following the delivery of 15 examples of the...Full story -
Ravenswood displaces Saab for British Army Kenya training contract
Ravenswood Solutions has won the British Army’s Tactical Engagement Simulation in Kenya (TESIK) re-competed contract it was announced on the UK Ministry of Defence’s...Full story -
Australian DoD receives third and final Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) took delivery of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) third and final Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), the future HMAS...Full story -
FLIR Systems awarded USD23 million contract to provide USAF with Centaur UGVs
FLIR Systems announced on 2 March that it will deliver nearly 200 Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the US Air Force (USAF) in a contract worth USD23 million.Full story -
Russian Northern Fleet to receive six naval platforms in 2020
The Russian Navy’s (VMF’s) Northern Fleet is set to receive six surface combatants, submarines, and other vessels in 2020, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told a meeting...Full story -
North Korea releases images of 2 March weapon test
Images released by North Korea’s state-run media show that the weapon system the country tested on 2 March appears to have been the same ‘super-large multiple rocket...Full story -
Singapore to procure new vessels for Maritime Security Task Force
The Singapore government is acquiring new, purpose-built vessels as part of efforts to restructure and strengthen the country’s Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF).Full story -
US Air Force, Boeing close to KC-46A remote vision system fix
The US Air Force (USAF) and Boeing are in final negotiations for a fix to the KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker’s troubled remote vision system (RVS).Full story -
Raising of national and state far-right threat levels sparks debate over domestic terrorism legislation in US
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) released its 2020 report on 25 February. In it, the state raised the alert for far-right and white...Full story