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US bans Pentagon use, procurement of Chinese UAVs
The US fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bars the Pentagon from operating, acquiring, or renewing contracts for Chinese unmanned...Full story -
US temporarily bans US Air Force F-35A LRIP aircraft use in aggressor training
The US has temporarily halted the US Air Force’s (USAF) plan to use Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) conventional variant low rate initial...Full story -
Indonesia commissions shore-based 76 mm naval gun
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FCAS partners report good concept-study progress, expect demonstrator phase to begin shortly
France, Germany, and Spain are progressing well with the Joint Concept Study (JCS) for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien Futur (SCAF)...Full story -
Schiebel to supply Camcopter S-100s to Royal Thai Navy
Austrian company Schiebel has won a contract for the production and supply of an undisclosed number of Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for...Full story -
RoKN receives third upgraded Chang Bogo-class submarine
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) handed over Chang Bogo (Type 209/1200)-class submarine Lee Eok Gi to the Republic of Korea Navy...Full story -
NATO demonstrates fusion of active and passive radar detection in military network
A radar detection performance measurement campaign was conducted by the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) under the leadership of the Polish armed forces in...Full story -
UAV Turbines developing microturbine engine for UAVs
UAV Turbines is developing a microturbine engine specifically for Group 3 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and the company believes the engines will be more reliable...Full story -
Germany to replace early Eurofighters under Project Quadriga
The German government is to replace its entire fleet of Tranche 1 Eurofighter combat aircraft under a new project revealed by Airbus Defence and Space (DS) on 5...Full story -
Airbus reveals LOUT unmanned stealth testbed for Germany
Airbus has revealed a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator aircraft that it has been developing in secret for over a decade.Full story -
UAE combines defence manufacturers into new Edge group
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has incorporated 25 of the country’s defence manufacturers into a single entity called Edge.Full story -
USN begins AN/SPN-50 radar testing
The US Navy (USN) has begun land-based testing of its new AN/SPN-50(V)1 Shipboard Air Traffic Radar (SATR) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Webster...Full story -
US Air Force plans big investments towards digital architecture, space capabilities
The US Air Force (USAF) is planning a pair of big investments over the next five years as part of its emphasis on connectivity in future warfare.Full story -
Norway declares F-35A initial operational capability
On 6 November Norway declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) conventional variant, after...Full story -
Russian corvette Gremyashchiy to be armed with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Yantar Shipyard, a subsidiary of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), in St Petersburg on 31 October, and boarded the...Full story -
Japan launches second Soryu-class submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has launched the second Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)...Full story -
Update: UAVOS flight tests 14 m wingspan ApusDuo HAPS aircraft
UAVOS in October flight tested in Belarus a modified version of its ApusDuo high-altitude platform system (HAPS) aircraft that features a 14 m wingspan.Full story -
Martin-Baker declines to protest US Air Force ejection seat contract to Collins Aerospace
Martin-Baker will not protest to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) plan to award a contract to Collins Aerospace to procure its...Full story -
Airbus details enhanced C295 configuration
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has disclosed details of a new variant of the C295 transport and special mission aircraft, with Canada as the launch customer.Full story -
Saab flies new electronic attack pod on Gripen for first time
Saab flew its Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP) on the Gripen combat aircraft for the first time on 4 November, the company announced.Full story