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USMC seeks medium- and long-range/endurance ISTAR UAVs
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is looking to field two new unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR),...Full story -
Key US senator calls for continued Future Vertical Lift funding
A key US senator and retired US Army Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter pilot wants the service to further invest in Future Vertical Lift (FVL) as she believes these...Full story -
Spike in militant attacks from Gaza Strip ahead of March 2020 Israeli elections
On 2 February, the Sunni Islamist militant group Hamas released a statement announcing that militants in the Gaza Strip would not stop their targeting of Israel. The...Full story -
Azerbaijan to buy M-346 Master jet
Azerbaijan is to buy an undisclosed number of Leonardo M-346 Master trainer and light attack aircraft, the country’s president announced on 20 February.Full story -
Update: Key US senator calls for continued Future Vertical Lift funding
Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, a key US senator and retired US Army Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter pilot, wants the service to further invest in Future...Full story -
UMEX 2020: Milrem showcases updated THeMIS UGV
Estonian manufacturer Milrem Robotics is highlighting its fifth-generation Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS) unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at UMEX 2020...Full story -
Industry questions US Army's Stryker upgunning competition, Raytheon drops out
US Army officials were planning to receive six different versions of a Stryker DVHA1 outfitted with an XM813 cannon at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland this June....Full story -
Tajikistan parades newly acquired Chinese-made equipment
Tajikistan’s military displayed a large number of newly acquired Chinese-made platforms and weapons during a parade held in the capital, Dushanbe, on 21 February to mark...Full story -
Shenyang resumes production of carrier-borne J-15 fighters
Images released on 21 February in an announcement by the Shenyang Aircraft Company (SAC), a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), indicate...Full story -
Saudi Skyguard 3 acquisition confirmed
Saudi Arabia’s acquisition of the Rheinmetall Skyguard 3 air defence system was confirmed when the Saudi Press Agency released a photograph showing one deployed at the...Full story -
Update: US signs deals with India for MH-60R, Apache helicopters
The United States has signed deals with India to provide the South Asian country with military helicopters worth a total of more than USD3 billion.Full story -
Tunisia cleared to buy Wolverine light attack aircraft
The US government has approved the sale to Tunisia of four Textron AT-6 Wolverine light attack aircraft and associated equipment.Full story -
US Army notes international interest in FVL effort
The US Army has received letters of interest (LoIs) from a number of nations regarding its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme, a senior service official said on 25...Full story -
AFA Winter 2020: US Air Force faces integration challenges with B-52H re-engining
The US Air Force (USAF) faces a variety of integration issues ranging from connectivity to weight when it eventually attempts to install new engines on its fleet of...Full story -
Pakistan to buy Chinese attack helicopters if Turkey and US fail to deliver
Pakistan will procure the Chinese-built Z-10 attack helicopter if Turkey and the United States fail to deliver on their orders of the T-129 and AH-1Z respectively, a...Full story -
First batch of F21 torpedoes delivered to Brazil and France
Naval Group has delivered a first batch of F21 heavyweight torpedoes to the Brazilian and French navies.Full story -
Boeing progresses Red Hawk flight trials
Boeing has progressed flight trials of the T-7A Red Hawk jet trainer out of its St Louis facility in Missouri, with an in-flight engine restart announced by the company...Full story -
USSOCOM to field ‘highly modified' Dash-8 support aircraft
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is to field a “highly modified” De Havilland Canada (DHC) Dash-8 aircraft for special mission support operations.Full story -
Russia denies involvement in airstrike that killed Turks
Fighting between Syrian and Turkish regular forces dramatically escalated on 27 February when at least 33 Turkish soldiers were reported killed in an airstrike in Idlib...Full story -
AFA Winter 2020: Sikorsky performs HH-60W combat rescue helicopter component testing
Sikorsky is testing how the components on its US Air Force (USAF) HH-60W Jolly Green 2 Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) interact with each other during envelope expansion...Full story