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AHRLAC programme moves into business rescue
Paramount Group’s AHRLAC and Mwari aircraft projects have gone into business rescue, following an application to the South African courts.Full story -
Japan commissions second Asahi-class guided-missile destroyer
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its second Asahi-class guided-missile destroyer in a ceremony held on 27 February in Nagasaki Prefecture.Full story -
Ukraine details latest T-80 upgrades, announces plans to produce T-84s this year
The Ukrainian armed forces have received upgraded T-80BV main battle tanks, according to a 1 March press release from state-owned company UkrOboronProm.Full story -
Turkey and South Korea consider procuring IDS electromagnetic measurement radar
Turkey and South Korea have shown interest in buying the Flying Aircraft Radar signature Acquisition and Determination (FARAD), an electromagnetic measurement radar...Full story -
Type 052D destroyer and Type 054A frigate enter service with PLAN
Photographs circulating on Chinese social media indicate that a Type 052D (Luyang III-class) destroyer (pennant number 119) and a Type 054A (Jiangkai II-class) frigate...Full story -
PLA set to adopt new tactical missile system
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is expected to adopt a land-based, mobile missile system capable of firing Poly Defence’s CM-501GA precision-guided missile and...Full story -
Changes afoot for US Army's organisational structure, forward basing
US Army leaders are drawing up plans to overhaul the service’s organisational structure and questioning if more forces need to be forward based to rapidly respond to a...Full story -
Retired US Air Force pilots criticise potential fourth-generation aircraft buy
A pair of retired US Air Force (USAF) pilots on 6 March criticised the service’s potential buy of fourth-generation aircraft, saying it does not conform with the...Full story -
Martin-Baker develops advanced sequencer for ejection seats
Martin-Baker has developed new technologies, including an advanced sequencer and a new parachute, for both its US16E ejection seat found on the Lockheed Martin F-35...Full story -
Top US general warns against selling Turkey F-35
Tensions between Washington and Ankara ratcheted up after NATO’s supreme allied commander US General Curtis Scaparrotti warned that if Turkey deploys the Russian S-400...Full story -
MoD reveals Ascent penalties for late pilot training delivery
The Ascent partnership has had payments withheld by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the late delivery of pilot training courses, the government disclosed in late...Full story -
Rafale F4 to get upgraded SPECTRA fire control radar avoidance system
Dassault’s Rafale F4 multirole combat aircraft is to include an upgraded version of a Thales/MBDA Rafale Fire-Control Radar Protection and Avoidance System (Système de...Full story -
USN to contract two USMC Clipper liaison aircraft by mid-2019
The US Navy is to award a contract for two Boeing C-40A Clipper liaison aircraft for the US Marine Corps (USMC) in the first half of this year.Full story -
USAFE declares Polish Reaper detachment to be fully operational
The USAF in Europe (USAFE) has declared its Polish-based detachment of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to...Full story -
US Air Force's unmanned XQ-58A Valkyrie performs first flight
The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie long-range, high subsonic, unmanned air vehicle (UAV) demonstrator completed its first flight on 5 March, according to...Full story -
PLAAF operating ECM variant of Y-9 aircraft
State-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) has shown images of an electronic countermeasures (ECM) variant of the Shaanxi Y-9 four-engined, turboprop...Full story -
AFSOC receives first Block 30-upgraded Ghostrider gunship
The US Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has received the first of 37 upgraded Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider gunships, it was announced on 7 March.Full story -
US Air Force secretary resigns effective 31 May
US Air Force (USAF) Secretary Heather Wilson will resign on 31 May to become the next president of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), pending approval by the...Full story -
Russia ‘to counter aggressive US foreign policy and prevent future wars'
Russia will continue to confront the US and its allies across the domains of the modern battlespace but will actively aim to prevent war according to a speech given by...Full story -
US seeks to restart parts manufacture for Taiwan F-5s
The United States is considering recommencing parts production for the Northrop Grumman F-5 Tiger II fighter aircraft to support Taiwan’s ageing fleet.Full story