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Malaysia receives first batch of Nexter 105 mm LG1 light towed artillery systems
Malaysia has taken delivery of the first six of 18 105 mm LG1 light towed artillery systems ordered in 2018 from French defence company Nexter.Full story -
F-15EX engine competition would add 2-3 years to platform procurement
Competing the engine to the Boeing F-15EX Advanced Eagle fighter would add two-to-three years to the platform’s acquisition, according to a key US Air Force (USAF)...Full story -
Australian C-27J sustainment under the spotlight
Australia has moved the Leonardo C-27J Spartan twin-turboprop transport aircraft onto its Products of Interest list because of concern over the sustainment of the...Full story -
Schiebel completes Camcopter S-100 UAV S2 engine acceptance tests for RAN
Austria’s Schiebel has completed acceptance tests of the Camcopter S-100 VTOL UAV’s (vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle’s) new S2 heavy fuel engine...Full story -
Swedish and Finnish navies command each others' ships during maritime awareness exercise
The Swedish and Finnish navies conducted a joint maritime situational awareness exercise on 2-8 March, taking command of each others' ships in the process.Full story -
MBDA leverages Complex Weapons portfolio in support of British Army CF(L)35 initiative
MBDA Missile Systems is positioning a developmental surface-to-surface effector concept, along with exploiting derivatives of the Complex Weapons portfolio, to support...Full story -
USMC continues Iron Dome evaluation, no outstanding cybersecurity or integration challenges
US Army leaders have cited cybersecurity and compatibility concerns as chief reasons not to move forward with integrating Rafael’s Iron Dome mobile, short-range...Full story -
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin in fight over F-35 FRACAS data, says former programme official
The Pentagon wants a specific set of data from Lockheed Martin if it is to consider entering a performance-based logistics (PBL) arrangement for the F-35 Lightning II...Full story -
Lockheed Martin conducts second PrSM test
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control conducted the second consecutive flight test of its candidate next-generation surface-to-surface missile solution for the US...Full story -
US maintains high-tempo air warfare against Taliban, Islamic State in Afghanistan
The United States has shown no signs of letting up in the air war against both the Taliban and the Islamic State in Afghanistan, figures released by Air Force Central...Full story -
North Korea conducts another short-range missile launch
North Korea fired two short-range projectiles towards the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on 2 March, marking Pyongyang’s first such weapon test this year.Full story -
Iran has 2,500-3,000 ballistic missiles, says CENTCOM commander
Iran’s primary way of threatening the US and its allies in the region is its inventory of about 2,500-3,000 ballistic missiles, US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander...Full story -
Northrop Grumman awarded second HTVSF full-rate production order
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Northrop Grumman a second full-rate production order for the FMU-167/B Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF). Awarded in September...Full story -
Thales UK develops dismounted soldier Smartwatch
Thales UK has developed a Smartwatch for use in dismounted soldier systems as a concept demonstrator, and revealed it at the SMi Future Soldier technology conference...Full story -
NATO, NORAD respond to spike in long-range Russian air patrols
Both NATO and NORAD have scrambled fighter aircraft in response to a spike in long-range Russian air activity over the North Atlantic and near Alaska over recent days.Full story -
US lawmaker calls for better US Army involvement in US Air Force multidomain C2 development
A US House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member is calling for better US Army involvement in development of the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) future advanced...Full story -
Second RAF Poseidon arrives in UK
The second of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) arrived in the United Kingdom on 13 March.Full story -
Update: France looking to lease EC225 helicopters
The French ministry for the armed forces has issued a request-for-tender to lease 20 Airbus Helicopters EC225 rotorcraft.Full story -
Update: US lawmaker calls for better US Army involvement in US Air Force multidomain C2 development
A US House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member is calling for better US Army involvement in development of the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) future advanced...Full story -
Covid-19: ‘Defender-Europe 20' scaled down
The size and scope of Exercise ‘Defender-Europe 20’, scheduled to take place in Central and Eastern Europe and Georgia in April–May 2020, has been reduced because of the...Full story