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US Department of State approves possible sale of additional SM-2MR Block IIIB missiles to South Korea
The US Department of State has approved a possible USD313.9 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to South Korea of a further batch of Raytheon Standard Missile-2 Medium...Full story -
Damen launches first of two corvettes for Pakistan Navy
The first of two corvettes on order for the Pakistan Navy (PN) has been launched at the facilities of Dutch shipbuilder Damen in Galati, Romania.Full story -
Siemens unveils new FLEX PM modular submarine propulsion motors
Siemens premiered its new generation of modular scalable permanent magnet submarine propulsion motors at the Underwater Defence Technology (UDT) 2019 exhibition in...Full story -
Turkey's Tubitak Bilgem invests in continuous wave laser technology
Turkey’s Tubitak Bilgem has developed and tested two laser systems that could potentially be deployed by the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC).Full story -
US Department of State approves possible sale of 160 additional AIM-120C-7 AMRAAMs to Japan
The US Department of State has approved a possible USD317 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan of a further batch of Raytheon AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range...Full story -
Update: Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter makes first flight
The Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), which the company is developing for the US Air Force (USAF), made its first flight on 17 May, an important milestone...Full story -
RNZN's future hydrography ship arrives in New Zealand
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN’s) future hydrographic and diving support vessel has arrived in New Zealand following a 46 day-long journey from Denmark.Full story -
US Navy awards Sikorsky contract for 12 CH-53K helicopters
The US Navy (USN) on 17 May awarded Sikorsky a USD1.1 billion contract to build 12 production US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters.Full story -
Sweden confirms UK Tempest talks, ambivalent on Franco-German FCAS
Sweden has engaged in high-level talks with the UK regarding future co-operation on the Tempest next-generation fighter programme, while any potential involvement in the...Full story -
Indian Navy demonstrates co-operative engagement firing capability
The Indian Navy (IN) has carried out its first successful “co-operative engagement firing” trials using the Medium-range Surface-to Air-Missile (MRSAM) version of the...Full story -
RAF F-35Bs decamp to Cyprus for first overseas deployment
British Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft flew to the Royal Air Force (RAF) base on Cyprus on 21 May for the type’s first overseas deployment in UK...Full story -
Update: Bell completes final V-280 key performance parameter test
In early May, Bell completed its final V-280 Valor tiltrotor key performance parameter (KPP) testing for the US Army’s Joint Multi-role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD)...Full story -
South Korea's second Dokdo-class helicopter carrier begins sea trials
The Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN’s) second Dokdo-class helicopter carrier, which will be known in service as ROKS Marado (6112) once commissioned, has begun its first...Full story -
US Army, UK MoD move out with plans to acquire Elbit Systems' Iron Fist Light Decoupled
Elbit Systems is slated to receive two coveted contracts for its Iron Fist Light Decoupled (IF-LD) active protection system (APS), one from the UK Ministry of Defence...Full story -
India launches radar-imaging satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a radar-imaging Earth-observation satellite capable of capturing and relaying high-resolution images to...Full story -
Roketsan unveils urban combat support weapon developments
Roketsan of Turkey has disclosed company-funded development of two new lightweight guided support weapon systems for combat operations in an urban environment: CIDA and...Full story -
MILEX 2019: Belarus upgrades mid-range MRL inventory
The Belarusian military has launched an initiative to modernise its inventory of 9P140 Uragan (Whirlwind) 220 mm medium-range multiple rocket launchers (MRLs), a source...Full story -
US Senate defence policy bill bans F-35 transfers to Turkey
The US fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) defence authorisation bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on 23 May bans Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II...Full story -
Raytheon conducts first arena test of DeepStrike warhead
Raytheon Missile Systems has conducted a successful arena test of the intended advanced warhead for its DeepStrike surface-to-surface missile (SSM).Full story -
Turkey looks set to defy US and proceed with Russian S-400 acquisition
There are increasing signs that Turkey will ultimately stick to accepting the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) it has ordered at the expense of not acquiring...Full story