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USN expands MQ-8C Fire Scout capability
The US Navy (USN) is continuing to evolve the MQ-8C variant of the Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (VTOL UAV), service officials told...Full story -
USN details desire for additional HELIOS funding in 2020
If the US Navy (USN) receives an additional USD80 million above its budget request for the High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS)...Full story -
Indonesia launches first locally assembled submarine
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Boeing awarded USD14.3 billion for bomber support
Boeing has been awarded USD14.3 billion to support and upgrade the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1B Lancer bombers over the next decade.Full story -
China advances Marine Lizard amphibious USV development
Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group, a Wuhan-based subsidiary of the state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Company (CSIC), has delivered the first pre-production hull...Full story -
Indonesia bolsters amphibious assault capabilities with two more landing ships
Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence has awarded an IDR360 billion (USD25.5 million) contract to supply the country’s navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut:...Full story -
British Apache and Wildcat helicopters arrive in Estonia
The United Kingdom has deployed AgustaWestland-Boeing WAH-64 Apache AH1 and AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat AH1 helicopters to Estonia in support of NATO’s Enhanced...Full story -
AAAA 2019: Bell develops Autonomous Pod Transport unmanned VTOL aircraft
Bell has developed a pair of Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) scalable modular unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft capable of transporting payloads such...Full story -
Yemen's rebels unveil air-bursting missile
Ansar Allah, the Yemeni rebel group popularly known as the Houthis, unveiled a new version of its Badr series of surface-to-surface projectiles that has an airburst...Full story -
Update: USAF deploys F-35A to Middle East for first time
The US Air Force (USAF) has deployed the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to the Middle East for the first time.Full story -
Ares and Equitron team to give new life to Cascavel AFV
Brazil’s Ares Aeroespacial e Defesa (an Elbit Systems subsidiary) has joined with local company Equitron Automação Eletrônico Mecanica to integrate its TORC30 modular...Full story -
Brazil's Ares unveils upgraded M113 MB1 APC
Ares Aeroespacial e Defesa, a Brazilian subsidiary of Elbit Systems, is marketing an upgrade package for the Brazilian Army’s M113BR armoured personnel carriers (APCs)...Full story -
‘Locked Shields' 2019 seeks to clarify domestic and military cyber response roles
Cyber exercise ‘Locked Shields’ 2019, which was held on 8-12 April, focused on gaining a better functional understanding between technical experts and strategic...Full story -
MDHI reveals Griffin-armed MD 969 combat helo
MD Helicopters Inc (MDH) has equipped its recently revealed MD 969 Combat Explorer with a precision-guided munition (PGM) capability.Full story -
AAAA 2019: L3 Technologies, AVX team for US Army FARA-CP offering
L3 Technologies and AVX Aircraft are teaming for the first time to offer a compound coaxial helicopter for phase 1 of the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance...Full story -
AAAA 2019: Aurora promotes Odysseus ultra-long-endurance UAV to US Army aviators
Aurora Flight Sciences promoted its Odysseus high-altitude ultra-long-endurance solar-powered autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the 2019 Army Aviation Mission...Full story -
Update: LAAD 2019: Jetwind of Brazil develops 3-in-1 UAV
Jetwind Brasil Services and Technologies has developed a 3-in-1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that has military applicability, according to a company official.Full story -
Brazil eyes first MANSUP missile acquisition
The Brazilian Navy is looking to purchase a pre-production batch of 10 MANSUP (Míssil Antinavio Nacional de Superfície) combat surface-to-surface anti-ship missiles, an...Full story -
US Air Force finding minor issues following B-1B grounding
A key US Air Force (USAF) officer has no deep concerns about the viability of the Rockwell B-1B Lancer strategic bomber following a 28 March grounding.Full story -
Turkey positions Type 209, 214 submarines for Indonesia's third Nagapasa batch
Turkish naval shipbuilder Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret (STM) has made a formal presentation on its Type 214 and Type 209 submarine designs to senior...Full story