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Norwegian Army MGBADS IOC by mid-2023
The Norwegian Army is scheduled to accept initial deliveries of a new mobile ground-based short-range air-defence system from prime contractor Kongsberg Defence &...Full story -
USAF eyes high-power microwave for directed energy weapons as tech advances
Marked advances in development of high-powered microwave (HPM) technology in recent years could pave the way for near term breakthroughs in next-generation directed...Full story -
China advances unmanned underwater capabilities
China’s scientific and defence science communities have revealed several active autonomous and unmanned underwater vehicle (AUV and UUV) development programmes within...Full story -
MAC ramps up production of .50 calibre polymer ammo
MAC, based in Mississippi, is expected to start delivering its latest .50 calibre (12.7×99 mm) polymer cased ammunition to the US Marine Corps (USMC) in 2020, according...Full story -
MBDA to integrate Meteor BVRAAM on RoKAF KF-X
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has awarded MBDA a contract, of undisclosed value, to integrate the Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) on the...Full story -
Expodefensa 2019: Sikorsky offers first company-qualified armed Black Hawk with sights on regional customer
Sikorsky is promoting for the first time in Latin America its first company-qualified, fully integrated armed version of its latest S-70i Black Hawk utility helicopter...Full story -
Naval Group claims LARS first with MARIN tests
Naval Group claims that subscale testing has proved the rough seas performance of a new unmanned surface vehicle (USV) launch and recovery system (LARS) developed by the...Full story -
USV operates with offboard ECM payload in NATO NEMO trial
Thales UK has demonstrated the operation of an offboard electronic countermeasures (ECM) payload from an unmanned surface vessel (USV) testbed as part of a NATO...Full story -
AAF 2.0: UK advances autonomous platforms in amphibious operations
The UK Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marines (RM) have completed a major experimental exercise as part of the work to develop the Future Commando Force (FCF) and Littoral...Full story -
Safran, MTU agree framework for future fighter engine
Safran and MTU have agreed details on the development of a next-generation aircraft engine to power the New Generation Fighter (NGF) for France, Germany and Spain.Full story -
Expodefensa 2019: BlueBird Aero Systems' WanderB UAV makes regional debut
BlueBird Aero Systems’ WanderB vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL) electric mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made its Latin America debut on 2 December at the...Full story -
Expodefensa 2019: Saab says Colombia wants new fighters, in a break from past practice
The Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana: FAC) wants to procure new fighter aircraft to rejuvenate its fleet, a move that would break from past practices of...Full story -
Expodefensa 2019: Leonardo M-346FA aircraft makes show debut
Leonardo’s M-346FA fighter attack/light combat aircraft made its debut with a model shown at the Expodefensa trade show on 2 December as the company is promoting the...Full story -
SISU's new GTV 4×4 gets more powerful engine
Finland’s SISU has revealed details of its General Purpose Vehicle (GPV), a variant of the GTP 4×4 armoured vehicle that was released in 2018. The GPV has been modified...Full story -
Singapore commissions Special Operations Command Centre
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has commissioned the Special Operations Command Centre (SOCC) as part of wide-ranging efforts to secure the country against the growing...Full story -
Netherlands MoD updates VOSS soldier system
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) displayed its latest version of the Verbeterd Operationeel Soldaat Systeem (Improved Operational Soldier System: VOSS) at the...Full story -
USAF retires CALCM cruise missile
The US Air Force (USAF) has retired the Boeing AGM-86C/D Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) that has been operational for nearly 35 years.Full story -
Update: Saab flies first series-production Gripen E for Sweden
Saab has flown the first series-production Gripen E aircraft for Sweden, the company announced on 3 December.Full story -
MDHI reveals Block II advancement for MD 530G helo
MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) has announced an improved Block II (2) variant of the MD 530G armed reconnaissance/light attack rotorcraft that it has developed in partnership...Full story -
Czech Republic orders eight ELTA MADRs
Czech Undersecretary of Defence Filip Říha and the director of the International Defense Cooperation Directorate in the Israel Ministry of Defense (SIBAT), Yair Kulas,...Full story