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French Air Force weaponises its Reaper UAVs with GBU-12 bombs
The French Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) gained its first weapons capability during a firing campaign from Niamey airbase in Niger on 15–17 December. Four...Full story -
South Korean air force receives first RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV
The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has received the first of four Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial...Full story -
Poland's GROM special forces unit receives Black Hawk helicopters
The Polish GROM special forces unit received four S-70i Black Hawk helicopters in an official handover ceremony at the 1st Air Base in Warsaw on 20 December.Full story -
China hands over two ex-PLAN frigates to Bangladesh Navy
Two Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II)-class frigates decommissioned by the China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) have been handed over to the Bangladesh Navy (BN).Full story -
Update: India's DRDO completes development trials of QRSAM weapon system
India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed development trials of the indigenously designed Quick-Reaction Surface-to-Air...Full story -
Update: Myanmar Navy commissions its first LPD amphibious assault ship
The Myanmar Navy (MN) has commissioned its first-ever landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious assault ship.Full story -
Update: Embraer KC-390 concludes airdrop testing
The Embraer KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft recently concluded its airdrop testing, the company announced on 26 December.Full story -
Arrival of second NATO Global Hawk to be followed by last three in 2020
The arrival of the second NATO Allied Ground Surveillance (AGS) Global Hawk RQ-4D Block 40 remotely piloted aircraft on 19 December at the aircraft’s new main operating...Full story -
Update: Hyundai Rotem awarded contracts for K600 CEVs, K1E1 MBTs
South Korean company Hyundai Rotem announced on 26 December that it has been awarded contracts for the mass production of the K600 combat engineer vehicle (CEV) for the...Full story -
Indonesia unveils prototype of indigenously developed strike-capable UAV
Indonesian state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has unveiled a prototype of an indigenously developed medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE)...Full story -
Turkish UAVs suffer high attrition in Libya
Many of the Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that Turkey has deployed to Libya have been destroyed since June, according to the UN panel of experts...Full story -
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