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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 -
Saab pulls Gripen E from Swiss flight evaluations
Saab will not present its Gripen E to Switzerland for flight trials, although it will still offer the combat aircraft for the country’s Air2030 requirement.Full story -
Indonesia designates two Panther helicopters for anti-submarine operations
Only two of the Indonesian Navy’s (Tentera Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL’s) 11 Airbus Helicopters AS 565MBe Panther helicopters are equipped for...Full story -
ATEC's ITEP bid was USD163 million more expensive than GE's
The Advance Turbine Engine Company’s (ATEC’s) losing bid for the US Army’s next-generation helicopter engine programme was USD163 million more than winner General...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: GKN looks to expand defence business
GKN Aerospace expects to grow the defence side of its business in the coming years through new opportunities and the ramp-up of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Lockheed Martin unfazed by Turkish F-35 uncertainty, for now
Lockheed Martin does not expect uncertainty surrounding Turkey’s continued involvement in the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to negatively affect the wider...Full story -
US blames Iran for second tanker attack
The Trump administration has directly blamed Iran for attacking two more oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman with limpet mines as part of a wider response to economic...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Boeing to demo CH-53K engine on Chinook
Boeing will demonstrate on its CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter the more powerful General Electric (GE) T408 engine normally fitted to its Sikorsky CH-53K King...Full story -
Rafael demos Spike LR from JLTV
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has demonstrated a live-fire targeted launch of the Spike weapon system from an Oshkosh-supplied 4×4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).Full story