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Paris Air Show 2019: Leonardo steps up IFTS programme
Italy’s Leonardo has launched a new phase of its international flight training school (IFTS), that will involve relocating Phase IV training on the M-346 aircraft to the...Full story -
StormBreaker IOC with USAF expected later this year
The US Air Force (USAF) is expected to declare an initial operational capability (IOC) with Raytheon Missile Systems’ StormBreaker smart weapon on the Boeing F-15E...Full story -
Ansar Allah “airport for airport” strategy underlines potential for re-escalation of Yemen conflict
Yemeni militant group Ansar Allah, better known as the Houthis, claimed on 17 June that it had attacked Abha regional airport in southern Saudi Arabia with an...Full story -
Space Fence mission change has US Air Force rethinking second radar site
The US Air Force (USAF) is cooling on funding and procuring the second Space Fence space situational awareness (SSA) site because the programme’s mission changed from...Full story -
US military kicks off deployment of SPMAGTF-SC rotation in Central America
A US Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC), deployed across Central America, kicked off its fifth seasonal deployment to the region...Full story -
Pentagon reaffirms military-to-military ties with ‘Northern Triangle' countries
When embattled Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández landed via helicopter at Soto Cano air base outside of Comayagua on 21 June, US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)...Full story -
USN expands digital twin employment
The US Navy (USN) is building digital twins for an increasing host of components and systems, hoping to incorporate more and smaller contractors into developmental and...Full story -
UK F-35s make combat debut against Islamic State
UK Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft operating out of Cyprus have flown the type’s first combat missions in national service, conducting operational...Full story -
Army 2019: Russian MoD to receive BTR-82AT APCs
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is set to receive the first BTR-82AT armoured personnel carriers (APCs) this year, a military source told Jane's on the first day...Full story -
India reverts to Russia for defence equipment needs
In recent months New Delhi has either signed deals or engaged in advanced negotiations with Russia to acquire defence equipment worth about USD20 billion. This includes...Full story -
Norway to scrap damaged frigate
Norway’s government has confirmed that the Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate KNM Helge Ingstad is beyond economic repair and will be scrapped.Full story -
US Air Force to begin first on-orbit demonstration of non-toxic satellite propellant
The US Air Force is set to begin demonstrating its newly developed non-toxic satellite propellant following the successful launch of Ball Aerospace’s Green Propellant...Full story -
French Gazelle down in North Africa, crew rescued
A French Aerospatiale SA341 Gazelle observation and light attack helicopter crashed during operations in North Africa in mid-June.Full story -
BAE Systems aims to boost Riptide UUV capabilities
BAE Systems aims to leverage its own sensing technologies to capitalise on the recent acquisition of Riptide Autonomous Solutions “to address the future needs of US and...Full story -
Saudi-led coalition identifies Iranian cruise missile used against airport
An Iranian-made Ya Ali cruise missile was used in the 12 June attack on Abha International Airport in southwest Saudi Arabia, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the spokesman for...Full story -
Israel, UK, and US conduct joint F-35 training
The first three countries to employ the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in combat have come together for an inaugural trilateral training...Full story -
US Air Force continues Global Hawk flights in Gulf following UAV downing
The US Air Force (USAF) continues to fly Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) missions in the Gulf less than one week after Iran shot down a...Full story -
LIG Nex1 advances Sea Sword USV development
South Korea’s LIG Nex1 showcased a sea demonstration of its prototype Hae Gum (Sea Sword) unmanned surface vessel (USV) to the public for the first time at Changwon...Full story -
BAE Systems' delivery delays persist for US Army's howitzer programme
Delivery delays and assembly line challenges continue to plague BAE Systems’ production of the US Army’s M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and have factored these into the...Full story -
Army 2019: Russia presents new T-15 variant
Rostec subsidiary Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) presented a new variant of the T-15 heavy infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at the Army 2019 defence exhibition held in Kubinka,...Full story