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US THAAD task force returns home from Romania
The US 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command’s 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) task force began withdrawing from...Full story -
US Air Force seeks information on sUAS supply chain investment roadmap
The US Air Force (USAF) seeks information from industry to help formulate an investment roadmap to create commercial solutions for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)...Full story -
Six percent of US Air Force C-130 fleet remains out of service due to rainbow-fitting inspections
Approximately 6% of the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules medium transport/multirole aircraft fleet remains out of service as the air force...Full story -
Poland orders support vehicles for Rak mortars
The Polish Armament Inspectorate signed a PLN129 million (USD32.8 million) contract with Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) on 13 August for the delivery of 24 Artyleryjski Wóz...Full story -
Kim continues to let his missiles do the talking
North Korea test-fired two more missiles into the waters off its east coast on 16 August while rejecting any further talks with South Korea.Full story -
US Air Force performs first flight of ROBOpilot unmanned air platform
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and DZYNE Technologies on 9 August performed a two-hour initial flight of the Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion Program...Full story -
TADTE 2019: Taiwan's NCSIST rolls out indigenous anti-radiation loitering munition
Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology (NCSIST) – the country’s principal defence science research and development agency – showcased the...Full story -
US tests ground-launched missile concept previously banned under INF
No longer bound by the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Washington announced that it is officially flight-testing ground-based cruise missiles that...Full story -
Update: Taiwan's NCSIST unveils new MALE-class UAV development
Taiwan᾿s primary defence research and development agency has unveiled a prototype of a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the 2019...Full story -
French Army seeks new utility trucks
After production began for the VT4 4×4 light tactical vehicle (LTV) for the French Army at Arquus’s facility in Saint Nazaire, the French Direction generale de...Full story -
Taiwan readies CM-34 IFV for delivery
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense's (MND's) Materiel Production Center (MPC) is set to deliver the first tranche of 32 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) variants...Full story -
Taiwan's Cloud Leopard II M2 prototype breaks cover
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) showcased a prototype of the next-generation 8×8 Cloud Leopard II armoured vehicle development in public for the first time...Full story -
Pentagon kick-starts weapons' portfolio review
Legacy weapon systems are on the chopping block as newly minted US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper moves out with his promise to task the services with examining their...Full story -
Australia's first Hobart-class destroyer conducts test of SM-2 missile
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) first Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), HMAS Hobart, has conducted the class’ first in-country firing of the SM-2 Standard Missile.Full story -
Israel MoD selects Iron Fist Light Decoupled for Eitan APC
Elbit Systems is expected to ramp up its active protection system (APS) production activities in the near term following a decision by the Israel Ministry of Defense...Full story -
Gabon parades VN1 armoured vehicles
Gabon’s elite Republican Guard (GR) displayed Chinese-made Norinco VN1 8×8 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for the first time during the independence day military...Full story -
Bahraini fast attack craft upgraded
The Royal Bahrain Naval Force’s fast attack craft RBNS Abdul Rahman al-Fadel has been upgraded with what appears to be a new electro-optical fire-control system,...Full story -
Canadian Army set to acquire 360 combat support LAVs
The Canadian military and General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) are finalising a deal valued at up to CAD3 billion (USD2 billion) for the purchase of 360 combat...Full story -
Portuguese Army seeks small UASs
The Portuguese Army is looking to acquire additional NATO Class 1 (under 150 kg) hand-launched unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to enhance tactical situational awareness...Full story -
Texelis eyes international requirements with TXP 4×4 platform
Frence's Texelis has supplied its Texelis Platform (TXP) series of 4×4s to at least two unidentified countries in the Middle East since TXP was launched in the...Full story