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Indonesia to salvage 57 mm gun from training ship for firing range
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) has submitted plans to retire a Yugoslavian-built training ship, and salvage its 57 mm Bofors...Full story -
Iranian tanker seized by UK marines off Gibraltar
Iran confirmed it owned the tanker that was detained off Gibraltar on 4 July when it accused the United Kingdom of carrying out an act of piracy in international waters.Full story -
IDF rapidly developing non-lethal systems for Gaza border
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have in recent months deployed a number of new non-lethal weapons and crowd-control measures on the border with the Gaza Strip as part of...Full story -
UK extends Chinook mission to Mali
The United Kingdom is to extend operations of three Royal Air Force (RAF) Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters that have been deployed to Mali since July 2018, the...Full story -
Update: Sweden deploys air-defence system to Gotland
Sweden’s Luftvärnssystem (Air Defence System) 23 has entered service with the Swedish Army’s Air Defence Regiment (Luftvärnsregementet, Lv 6) on the island of Gotland in...Full story -
US Navy declares IOC for MQ-8C Fire Scout
The US Navy (USN) has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the service announced on 8...Full story -
UAE confirms Yemen drawdown
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed it is withdrawing troops from Yemen in what it says is a long-planned move.Full story -
Saab continues to invest in ARTHUR
Saab Surveillance is continuing to self-fund development of its ARTHUR (ARTtillery HUnting Radar) Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) to meet emerging requirements, a company...Full story -
Indian Air Force seeking to acquire 18 more Su-30MKI fighters from Russia
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is seeking to acquire an additional 18 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter aircraft from Russia, according to Vladimir Drozhzhov, the deputy...Full story -
Skyworks Global, Scaled Composites bank on VertiJet's tip-jet design
Skyworks Global and Scaled Composites are betting that the unique tip-jet design found on gyrodynes such as the team’s VertiJet aircraft will give it an advantage over...Full story -
Pakistan Navy receives second ATR-72 MPA
The Pakistan Navy (PN) has received the second of two ATR-72 twin-engine turboprops converted into maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) under a contract signed in 2015.Full story -
UK fields upgraded Bowman
New communications network applications and hardware have been successfully fielded to British Army and Royal Marines units on operations under the Bowman ComBAT...Full story -
EDA to launch four-country talks on Leopard 2 upgrade and procurement after industry feedback
The European Defence Agency (EDA) awaits a last round of market feedback from industry before launching final consultations with member states Cyprus, Greece, Romania,...Full story -
Update: US confirms Abrams MBT deal with Taiwan
The US State Department has made a determination to approve a possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Taiwan of equipment including General Dynamics M1A2 Abrams main...Full story -
Skyworks Global, Scaled Composites target US Army's FVL with VertiJet
Skyworks Global and Scaled Composites will offer their VertiJet gyrodyne aircraft for one of the US Army’s various Future Vertical Lift (FVL) competitions, according to...Full story -
Fixview readies stabilised sensor turret for Vigía 2B UAV programme
Argentine company Fixview, which specialises in the development and production of stabilised electro-optical sighting systems, has rolled out the new FV300 system.Full story -
USFK confirms North Korea's Hwaseong-15 ICBM can target all of US mainland
United States Forces Korea (USFK) has confirmed North Korean claims that the Northeast Asian country’s Hwaseong-15 (also spelled Hwasong-15) road-mobile,...Full story -
Update: Skyworks Global, Scaled Composites bank on VertiJet's tip-jet design
Skyworks Global and Scaled Composites are betting that the unique tip-jet design found on gyrodynes such as the team’s VertiJet aircraft will give it an advantage over...Full story -
Saab offers Gripens to Colombia to replace Kfirs
Saab AB is offering its single-seat and dual-seat Gripen fighters to the Colombia Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana: FAC) to replace its Israeli Aerospace Industries...Full story -
Nigerian Army commissions new locally produced vehicles
The Nigerian Army formally commissioned into service a range of new indigenously designed and manufactured vehicles during its annual celebration day at the Ikeja...Full story