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US Army prepares Chinook engine testbed for flight
The US Army and Boeing have conducted ground runs of an NCH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopter fitted with the more powerful General Electric (GE) T408 engine, ahead of...Full story -
RAF deploys Typhoons to Iceland
The United Kingdom has sent fighter aircraft to Iceland for the first time since a diplomatic spat between the two countries over the Nordic nation’s banking crisis...Full story -
Australia orders vehicle-mounted, active phased-array radars for NASAMS air-defence system
Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) has awarded an AUD137 million (USD93 million) contract to local company CEA Technologies for the supply of vehicle-mounted,...Full story -
Japan awards Kongsberg follow-on contract for Joint Strike Missiles
Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace announced on 12 November that it has signed a NOK450 million (USD49.2 million) follow-on contract to provide additional...Full story -
Images show PLANAF J-15s armed with KD-88 and YJ-91 missiles
Images have emerged in Chinese state-owned media showing at least two People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) J-15 fighters equipped with what appear to be the...Full story -
FLIR Systems enhances tethered UAS operations
FLIR Systems will use the recently acquired intellectual property (IP) and assets of Aria Insights to enhance its Tether Kit system and further expand its tethered...Full story -
US Army leaders test out latest militarised HoloLens AR architecture
US Army soldiers are evaluating the latest iteration of Microsoft’s modified HoloLens 2 headset as part of the service’s effort to inject augmented reality (AR) into how...Full story -
India launches 11th Sankalp-class vessel
India’s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has launched another 105 m improved Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ordered for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).Full story -
Luftwaffe rejects two A400Ms
The Bundeswehr has decided not to take delivery of two A400M transport aircraft due to “technical deficiencies” and because “they do not possess the contractually...Full story -
Contractor-reliant F-35 model a legacy of Total System Performance Responsibility
The contractor-reliant model of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme is the legacy of a well-intentioned acquisition reform effort...Full story -
UAE using new raiding craft
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces is using what appears to be the 11 m Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) made by the British company Holyhead Marine, it was...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2019: IHI unveils autonomous underwater mine-detection system
Japanese company IHI unveiled an autonomous underwater mine-detection system at the 18–20 November DSEI Japan 2019 defence exhibition in Chiba.Full story -
Malaysia to formally launch LCA/FLIT procurement shortly
Malaysia expects to formally launch a procurement effort for a light combat aircraft/fighter lead‐in trainer (LCA/FLIT) to replace a number of its current platform types...Full story -
FLIR Systems wins US Army's CRS-H contract
The US Army announced on 15 November that FLIR Systems has been awarded a contract to produce up to 350 Kobra unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to fulfil the US Army’s...Full story -
US sub fleet trains with Peru to improve anti-submarine warfare
Peruvian diesel-electric submarines participating in the Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) operated by the US Navy (USN) are helping the USN’s undersea force...Full story -
Dubai Airshow 2019: Boeing Embraer - Defense JV to market re-badged C-390 Millennium airlifter
Boeing and Embraer have launched their joint-venture (JV) to sell the newly rebadged C-390 Millennium airlifter to the international market, it was announced on 18...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2019: New details emerge about MHI's CoasTitan system
Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has revealed more details about its CoasTitan coastal surveillance and security system.Full story -
Elbit launches Magni VTOL quadcopter
Elbit Systems has launched its new Magni quadcopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to provide enhanced situational awareness for mobile ground forces at squad, platoon,...Full story -
US Navy eyes cost-effective F-5 upgrades
In October, the US Air Force (USAF) awarded four companies indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts worth ISD6.4 billion to provide contracted adversary...Full story -
Draken International's first regenerated Mirage F1 for US Air Force makes first flight
Draken International’s first regenerated Dassault Mirage F1 multirole fighter that will be used in US Air Force (USAF) adversary air training made its first flight in...Full story