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IGG, Valhalla Turrets team to develop 57 mm Desert Spider
The United Arab Emirates’ International Golden Group (IGG) teamed with Slovenia’s Valhalla Turrets to develop a 57 mm Desert Spider remote-controlled weapon system...Full story -
New airborne software-defined radios pitched at IAF requirements
Germany’s Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) and South Africa’s Reutech Communications have taken the opportunity at Aero India 2019 to showcase their latest software-defined radio...Full story -
Turkey details Akinci armed UAV programme
The Presidency of the Turkish Defence Industries (SSB) has revealed fresh details of its Akinci (Raider) armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is under development...Full story -
Northrop Grumman touts SABR radar for B-52
Northrop Grumman is offering to replace the obsolete radar on the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Boeing B-52H Strafortress strategic bombers with its latest AN/APG-83 active...Full story -
USSTRATCOM commander paints dour future for New START
With just over five months to go before Washington withdraws from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the top US general charged with nuclear weapons...Full story -
Viper 4×4 completes development, awaits first contract
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Mobile Land Systems has completed development of it latest Viper 4×4 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle and is awaiting its...Full story -
US Army identifies USD31.5 billion to siphon towards modernisation, targets legacy weapons
Without naming names, the US Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy said the department will largely pull USD31.5 billion from legacy platform coffers to help pay for its...Full story -
UAE confirms Chinese 155 mm AH4 gun-howitzer acquisition
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) military confirmed it has acquired Norinco AH4 gun-howitzers on 21 February, when it announced on the last day of the IDEX show held in...Full story -
Launch of Indonesia's third Nagapasa-class submarine delayed by silting
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Aero India 2019: PBS Velká Bíteš takes aim at Indian requirements with PBS TJ150 UAV engine
Czech company PBS Velká Bíteš introduced its latest PBS TJ150 turbojet engine to the Asia-Pacific market during the 2019 Aero India exhibition held in Bangalore from...Full story -
AFA Winter 2019: Hughes delivers modems for MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles
Hughes Network Systems recently delivered its first HM400 satellite communication (satcom) modems to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) for use on the...Full story -
US Army lays out plans to compete ISV contract, acquire 651 vehicles
The US Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) has given the service approval to move out an Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) competition and produce 651 vehicles by the...Full story -
Avalon 2019: Optionally manned Firebird set to enter service
Northrop Grumman expects to deliver its first optionally manned Firebird aircraft to a US government customer before mid-2019. The company will demonstrate the aircraft...Full story -
AFA Winter 2019: Northrop Grumman plans drop-in replacements for US Air Force next-generation navigation system
Northrop Grumman is planning drop-in replacements for legacy positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems as part of its new contract with the US Air Force (USAF).Full story -
AFA Winter 2019: BAE Systems updates F-35 electronic warfare systems
BAE Systems has successfully inserted new technology into its electronic warfare (EW) systems for the global fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike...Full story -
Avalon 2019: Zephyr ‘pseudo satellite' to seek new world endurance record
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) hopes to set a new world record later this year, with its revolutionary Zephyr ‘pseudo satellite’ unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) seeking to...Full story -
AFA Winter 2019: US Air Force developing strategy for managing major B-52 upgrades simultaneously
The US Air Force (USAF) is developing a strategy for how best to manage multiple and major Boeing B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber upgrades simultaneously.Full story -
Singapore to place initial buy of four F-35 JSFs for further evaluation
Singapore will place an initial order for four F-35 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) for further testing, with the option of acquiring a...Full story -
Poseidons for South Korea and New Zealand placed under contract
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Boeing an advanced acquisition award for the P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission mission aircraft (MMA) that includes the...Full story -
US Navy declares IOC for F-35C
The US Navy (USN) has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, the service...Full story