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Images suggest WZ-8 UAV in service with China's Eastern Theatre Command
Photographs have recently emerged indicating that China’s recently paraded WZ-8 high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been assigned...Full story -
Saudi Arabia to recapitalise 4×4 fleet
Saudi Arabia has begun efforts to acquire a new range of 4×4 vehicles for use by multiple government organisations in a significant procurement programme.Full story -
KAI Night Intruder 600 VT takes off
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced that the Night Intruder 600 VT vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (VTOL UAV) had successfully performed its...Full story -
A-Darter AAM formally qualified
Denel Dynamics completed the formal qualification review of the A-Darter imaging infrared (IIR) short-range air-to-air missile (SRAAM) in August, followed by...Full story -
Northrop readies Hatchet glide munition for platform integration
Northrop Grumman has achieved a technical readiness level (TRL) 7 milestone with its Hatchet unpowered precision strike munition, following the completion of a campaign...Full story -
Dassault Aviation hands over first Rafale multirole fighter to India
France’s Dassault Aviation has handed over the first of 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft that New Delhi ordered in September 2016 for the Indian Air Force (IAF) for...Full story -
US ARSOAC/USSOCOM trials GBU-69/B with Gray Eagle UAS
The United States Army Special Operations Aviation Command (ARSOAC), in association with the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), has performed a series...Full story -
Lockheed Martin awards subcontract to Safran for combat system components for Australia's Attack-class submarines
Lockheed Martin Australia has signed a subcontract with Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd for the design of three major combat system components for...Full story -
Pacific 2019: Australia equips hydrographic survey vessel with ScanEagle UAS
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Queen Elizabeth completes rotary-wing development testing
The UK Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has completed a second phase of rotary-wing development as part of the ongoing ‘WESTLANT 19’ carrier strike...Full story -
Pakistan's MoDP reveals orders for MANPADSs and other weapon systems in 2017–18
Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) revealed in its recently released yearbook for 2017–18 that the country ordered 52 9K129 Kornet-E anti-tank guided...Full story -
Pacific 2019: Australia progresses crew workflow design for Attack class
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Pacific 2019: Austal unveils proposal for Philippine OPV programme
Australian shipbuilder Austal has unveiled its proposal for the Philippine Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Acquisition Project.Full story -
Iranian military highlights air defences around Gulf energy hubs
The Iranian military has provided a look at the air defences it has deployed on Kharg Island and at Asaluyeh: two of the most important sites in the Islamic republic’s...Full story -
NATO improves force readiness
Allies have delivered on NATO’s Readiness Initiative, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced in his press conference after the 3-4 December meeting of alliance...Full story -
US records highest airstrike rate in Afghanistan for nearly a decade
The US military dropped more munitions on Afghanistan in September than any single month since 2010, figures released by Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) show.Full story -
China's Z-20 tactical helicopter uses fly-by-wire system
The Z-20 tactical helicopter is the first Chinese-produced rotorcraft to incorporate fly-by-wire flight controls, according to a 7 October report in the state-owned...Full story -
FCAS partners appeal to governments to move programme forward
Airbus and Dassault have called on the German and French governments to commit to additional funding and the launch of the demonstrator phase for the Future Combat Air...Full story -
Argentina re-roles Pucara from light strike to surveillance
Argentina has retired its Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) IA-58 Pucara from the counterinsurgency light strike role, employing it instead solely as a border...Full story -
Pacific 2019: DSIT launches SwordFish towed array sonar for export market
Israeli company DSIT Solutions has received approval from its government to export the SwordFish towed array sonar system, and is showcasing the product outside the...Full story