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MAKS 2019: RAC MiG unveils export version of MiG-35
United Aircraft Corporation subsidiary Russian Aircraft Corporation (RAC) MiG has developed an export-oriented variant of its Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-35 multirole combat...Full story -
UK artillery has nearly 15% personnel shortfall
Frontline units of the British Army’s artillery branch are nearly 15% short of their regular and reserve personnel, according to data released to Jane’s under the UK’s...Full story -
US Second Fleet on course for FOC in 2019
The US Second Fleet remains set to achieve full operational capability (FOC) in 2019, reaching this milestone by the end of December, Second Fleet commander Vice Admiral...Full story -
Taliban attack two northern Afghan cities as latest round of peace talks with US concludes
The Taliban militant group launched attacks on Puli Khumri, the capital of Afghanistan’s Baghlan Province, on 1 September just a day after it overran several parts of...Full story -
MDA conducts THAAD intercept test using remote launcher
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Ballistic Missile Defense Operational Test Agency, and elements of the US Army E-62 Battery – 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade –...Full story -
Navantia launches Australia's second replenishment vessel
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has launched the second auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) vessel on order for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).Full story -
Damen launches second of two 2,300-ton corvettes for Pakistan Navy
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has launched the second of two 2,300-ton corvettes on order for the Pakistan Navy (PN) at its facilities in Galati, Romania.Full story -
Saudi spokesman says Yemeni prison was not bombed
The Saudi-led coalition was unaware that prisoners were being held at a facility that it bombed on the night of 31 August-1 September, according to spokesman Colonel...Full story -
Update: Navantia launches Australia's second, final Supply-class AOR ship
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has launched the second and final Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ship on order for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).Full story -
MSPO 2019: PGZ unveils missile carrier vehicles for Ottokar Brzoza programme
PGZ has unveiled two new missile carrier vehicle concepts with four different possible base platforms for the Polish Ottokar Brzoza tank destroyer programme at the 2019...Full story -
Indian Air Force commissions eight Apache attack helicopters
The Indian Air Force (IAF) commissioned its first batch of eight Boeing ‘AH-64E(I)’ Apache Guardian helicopters in a ceremony held on 3 September at the Pathankot Air...Full story -
US Air Force targeting legacy platforms for cuts in preparation for near-peer competition
The US Air Force (USAF) is considering divesting legacy capabilities and platforms that do not fit with its plans for success in future warfare, according to the...Full story -
UK flying training under fire from watchdog
An outsourcing project to revamp UK tri-service aircrew training has failed to provide the country’s armed forces with the required numbers of aviators, according to a...Full story -
JSC Gromov unveils hypersonic testbed
Russia’s JSC Gromov Flight Research Institute took the opportunity at MAKS 2019, which was held from 27 August to 1 September, to reveal a new system for testing...Full story -
Trump confirms explosion on Iranian satellite launch pad
A rocket exploded on one of the launch pads at Iran’s Imam Khomeini Space Centre in Semnan province, a high-resolution satellite image released by US President Donald...Full story -
IDF fakes casualties in de-escalation tactic
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed that the two soldiers evacuated from the scene of an anti-tank missile attack on 1 September were not wounded despite...Full story -
Israel identifies Hizbullah missile factory
In the latest in a series of revelations about the covert activities of Iran and its Lebanese ally Hizbullah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed on 3 September the...Full story -
Update: Embraer delivers first KC-390 to the FAB
Embraer delivered the first KC-390 transport aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira: FAB), at an acceptance ceremony at the type’s future operating...Full story -
Hungarian Gripens showcase new capabilities in NATO Baltic Air Policing mission
Hungarian Air Force (HuAF) Saab JAS 39C Gripens returned home on 2 September following a four-month deployment to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, during which airmen found...Full story -
MITRE study recommends US Air Force procure armed F/T-X aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) should procure an armed fighter variant of the Boeing T-X trainer aircraft to serve homeland defence missions and free up fourth- and...Full story