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Update: DoD IG finds US Navy mismanaged backup aircraft and depot maintenance float allowance
The US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) mismanaged their backup aircraft and depot maintenance float allowance (DMFA), affecting the readiness of a portion of its...Full story -
Serdar remote weapon station completes trials
The Serdar remote weapon station (RWS) developed jointly by Turkey’s Aselsan and Ukraine’s Luch Design Bureau has passed its final trials and is now ready to enter...Full story -
First Rafales arrive in Qatar
Qatar received its first batch of Dassault Rafale combat aircraft on 5 June, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced.Full story -
RNZN commissions new hydrographic vessel
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN’s) new hydrographic and diving support vessel has entered service, according to a statement issued by the government of New Zealand.Full story -
Ukraine boosts mortar capability with four new systems
Ukraine’s defence industry has developed and begun building several new mortar systems, details of which were briefed at the recent Omega Mortar Systems Conference in...Full story -
THeMIS UGV deployed in ‘Spring Storm' with deFNder RWS
An armed variant of Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) participated in the NATO ‘Spring Storm’ exercise held in Estonia from 29 April to 17 May.Full story -
US Air Force performs KC-46A testing with B-2, EC-130H
The US Air Force (USAF) recently performed Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tanker testing with the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and the Lockheed...Full story -
US outlines plan for unwinding Turkey F-35 participation
Turkish pilots training in the United States to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will have to leave the country by 31 July if Turkey...Full story -
USN readies carrier fleet for F-35Cs
The US Navy (USN) is designing modifications for its next Ford-class carriers to accommodate operational Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)...Full story -
DoD awards USD1.8 bn for further F-35 upgrades
Lockheed Martin has been awarded USD1.8 billion to continue Block 4 capability upgrades for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).Full story -
Pentagon resumes training ‘Northern Triangle' militaries, despite Trump's promise to cut aid
US troops are continuing to train El Salvadorian, Guatemalan, and Honduran military forces despite the Trump administration’s promise to cut aid to the three nations in...Full story -
Belarus unveils upgraded Polonez-M MRL system
The Belarusian Armed Forces have begun receiving the upgraded Polonez-M multiple launch rocket (MRL) system.Full story -
Rafael enhances SPICE 250 with advanced automatic target recognition capability
Rafael Advanced Defence System is in the final stages of equipping its SPICE 250 precision-guided stand-off glide munition with moving target detection and innovative...Full story -
US Navy awards Sikorsky first production contract for VH-92A presidential helicopter
The US Navy (USN) on 10 June awarded Sikorsky its first low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract for the VH-92A presidential helicopter.Full story -
Schiebel tackles icy conditions with S-100 Camcopter UAV
A compact aircraft design and fast spinning rotor are a few of the technical designs that enable Schiebel’s S-100 Camcopter unmanned rotorcraft to perform in icy...Full story -
‘Tobruq Legacy 2019' prepares Germany, Netherlands to go Dutch on NRF VJTF air defence
Germany and the Netherlands are using NATO’s biggest air defence exercise of the year, ‘Tobruq Legacy 2019’ (‘TOLY 19’), being held in Poland on 3–19 June, to prepare...Full story -
Iran unveils new SAM system
The Iranian military unveiled on 9 June a new surface-to-air missile (SAM) system named 15 Khordad: the Persian calendar date of an uprising in 1963.Full story -
Yemeni rebels claim second cruise missile attack
The Iranian-backed Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) claimed on 12 June that it had carried out its second cruise missile attack, this time against Abha...Full story -
Ex-US Coast Guard cutter enters service with Sri Lanka Navy
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) commissioned an ex-US Coast Guard (USCG) Hamilton-class cutter on 6 June.Full story -
Leonardo contracted to deliver additional M-345 trainers to Italian Air Force
Leonardo has been awarded EUR300 million (USD339 million) to deliver a further 13 Alenia M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) aircraft to the Italian Air Force...Full story