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Update: US Army removes Raytheon from PrSM competition, leaving only Lockheed Martin
The US Army has decided not to provide Raytheon additional funding for the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) prototyping competition, the service’s programme manager for...Full story -
Indian MH-60R helos to be Saudi-standard, plus national mods
The Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters ordered by India will be built to the latest Saudi Arabian configuration, with some additional national-specific...Full story -
Saudi Arabia identifies tanker attacked in Gulf of Aden
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United Nations has identified the tanker that was attacked with a remotely controlled boat carrying explosives in the Gulf of Aden on 3...Full story -
Russian Navy to receive new and overhauled submarines
The Russian Navy is set to receive new and overhauled strategic and conventional submarines, the military service’s commander-in-chief, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, told...Full story -
Covid-19: UK MoD monitoring effect of coronavirus on specific procurement programmes
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is monitoring the effect of coronavirus on specific procurement programmes, and is working with industry to mitigate any potential...Full story -
Gripen E/F shifts focus from flight to sensor tests
Saab has shifted the focus of its Gripen E/F testing away from basic flight trials towards the aircraft’s tactical and sensor suites as the programme ramps up ahead of...Full story -
USN adopts modular approach for SUUV programme
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has moved ahead with efforts to introduce a new unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) capability for the US Navy (USN) following the...Full story -
Attack on major town in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado signals escalation of local Islamic State insurgency
On 23 March, in their most significant attack to date, the Islamic State’s Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya, or Central Africa province, staged a co-ordinated attack on Mocímbao...Full story -
Draken begins flying refurbished Mirages in Aggressor role
Draken International has begun flying its Dassault Mirage F1M/B aircraft recently acquired from the Spanish Air Force, the company announced on 26 March.Full story -
Covid-19: European countries withdraw from Iraq
European countries have announced the temporary withdrawal of their troops from the anti-Islamic State (IS) coalition and NATO Training Mission (NMI) in Iraq. The...Full story -
USMC begins AESA upgrade for ‘classic' Hornets
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has begun the process of replacing the radars of some its Boeing F/A-18 legacy Hornet combat aircraft with a new active electronically scanned...Full story -
South Korean MND eyes KUS-FS UAV for RoKA Ground Operations Command
The South Korean Minstry of National Defense (MND) is planning to procure a new reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) Ground...Full story -
Update: Pentagon evaluating extending F-35 OLED helmet-mounted display life expectancy
The Pentagon is investigating how to extend the life expectancy of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s (JSF’s) organic light-emitting diode...Full story -
Escalation of conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine prompts new militant strategic focus
Behind a ban on media access and an internet shutdown across wide swathes of western Rakhine state, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces) has further escalated its...Full story -
Argentina completes receipt of second batch of Pampa III jets
The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA) has received into service its sixth FAdeA IA-63 Pampa III trainer and light combat aircraft, the Ministry of...Full story -
Covid-19: UK establishes helicopter-hubs to support virus fight
The United Kingdom has established two hubs from which military helicopters will be able to provide assistance to civil authorities the length of the country during the...Full story -
Ukrainians wrap up Ugandan aircraft upgrade
A team of 14 Ukrainian pilots, engineers, and designers from the Odessa Aviation Plant (OAP) have returned home from Uganda after repairing and upgraded six training and...Full story -
NAVAIR to award AARGM-ER LRIP 1 contract
The US Navy (USN) issued a sole-source contract notification for the commencement of low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced...Full story -
Covid-19: Picket by workers hits GE Aviation facility in Massachusetts
A brief picket involving workers took place on 30 March at GE Aviation’s facility in Lynn, Massachusetts, where the company makes the T408 turboshaft engine that powers...Full story -
Number of PLAN vessels to increase by almost 20% over coming decade, according to US ONI estimates
China will have a naval fleet of 425 ‘battleforce’ ships and submarines by 2030 – an increase of almost 20% over the next 10 years – according to a US Office of Naval...Full story