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New Zealand progresses P-8A procurement
The New Zealand government has said it has made progress in its programme to procure Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) from the US government.Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Saab adds GlobalEye to Finnish fighter bid
Sweden’s Saab has revealed that it is including two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft into its bid for Finland’s Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet...Full story -
Brazilian strategy scenario portrays France as future threat
A recently emerged 45-page confidential draft by the Brazilian Ministry of Defence (MoD) includes a section that paints France as a major future threat.Full story -
Pentagon budget 2021: US Army zeros out funding for Bradley active protection system
Congressional cuts to the US Army’s A4 Bradley line this year forced the service to cancel its active protection system (APS) solicitation and halt plans to outfit the...Full story -
More details emerge about China's Z-20 helicopter
Chinese state-owned media have released more details about the Z-20 helicopter operated by the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF).Full story -
Qatar's Typhoon contract is ‘largest ever' UK export credit deal, reveals UKEF report
Qatar’s deal with the United Kingdom in 2018 to procure Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters and BAE Systems Hawk advanced jet trainers is the largest deal to have...Full story -
Naval training projected to power CAE growth
Simulation and training firm CAE, which is known mostly for its aerospace work, expects naval offerings to help increase its share of growing international demand for...Full story -
Seoul advances maritime helicopter procurement
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has issued a tender to procure a second batch of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters for the...Full story -
Serco increases naval footprint in US
Serco has announced on 23 May that it will acquire the Naval Systems Business Unit (NSBU) of Alion Science and Technology Corporation in a deal valued at USD225 million.Full story -
South Korea's F-35 offset programme under fire
South Korea’s Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) has criticised the administration of defence offsets linked with the country’s acquisition of Lockheed Martin F-35A...Full story -
Hyundai Rotem restarts K2 tank production
South Korean defence manufacturer Hyundai Rotem has re-commenced mass production of a second batch of K2 Black Panther main battle tanks (MBTs). The company held a...Full story -
New Zealand announces major increase in defence spending
New Zealand has announced a major increase in its defence budget for fiscal year 2019–20 to support military recapitalisation efforts.Full story -
JASDF receives first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C aircraft
Northrop Grumman has announced that it delivered the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force...Full story -
British Army set to hit recruitment target for first time in years
The British Army is on course to reach its soldier recruitment target for the first time since signing a GBP495 million (USD641.6 million) contract with Capita in 2012...Full story -
UK RAF chief endorses US Air Force's Digital Century Series effort
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) chief of staff believes both the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Digital Century Series aircraft acquisition reform effort (DCS) and the RAF’s...Full story -
Pakistan Navy commissions first of two 2,300 tonne corvettes
The Pakistan Navy (PN) has commissioned the first of two 2,300 tonnes multirole corvettes ordered from Dutch shipbuilder Damen in 2017.Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Full-scale mock-up of Turkish Fighter unveiled
Amid much ceremony, Turkish Aerospace unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its future Turkish Fighter at the Paris Air Show on 17 June, presenting a fifth-generation design...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Spain officially joins Franco-German FCAS/SCAF project
Spain has officially joined the Franco-German project to develop a new fighter combat aircraft as part of a wider system-of-systems after it signed an agreement at the...Full story -
Persistent Systems to integrate its Wave Relay MANET networking technology into US Army robots
US-based company Persistent Systems announced on 12 June that it has been awarded a contract to supply its Wave Relay mobile ad hoc networking technology (MANET) to...Full story -
Canada, Japan navies enhance interoperability in South China Sea
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) have completed a series of drills in the South China Sea, with the aim of improving...Full story