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AFCENT command moves from Qatar to US to increase resilience
In a proof-of-concept exercise carried out on 28 September, personnel at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina temporarily took over from the Combined Air Operations...Full story -
AUSA 2019: Boeing, Saab conduct long-range GLSDB firing
Boeing Defense, in partnership with Saab Dynamics, on 26 September conducted a long-range test firing of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) from the Andøya...Full story -
AUSA 2019: Bids for US Army's Next-Generation Squad Weapon break cover
The US Army plans to replace its 5.56 mm M4/M4A1 Carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon with a 6.8 mm Next-Generation Squad Weapon-Rifle (NGSW-R) and Automatic Rifle...Full story -
Australian and US forces trial UAV-dropped medical supply service
Australian and US armed forces have evaluated an autonomous airborne delivery system capable of distributing medical supplies to forward-deployed units.Full story -
US Air Force X-37B returns to earth after 780 days in space
The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) spaceplane returned to the earth’s surface on 27 October after spending 780 days in space on its...Full story -
Turkey set to ‘go Russian' and acquire Sukhois to take place of F-35
Turkey, now ejected from the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme, may be poised to make a major change in procurement policy and acquire advanced fighters from Russia. Such a...Full story -
MAKS 2019: Kronshtadt Group unveils new MALE UAV development
Russia’s Kronshtadt Group displayed a new but unnamed medium altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) at the MAKS 2019 aerospace and defence exhibition...Full story -
Rheinmetall to take majority stake in BAE Systems' UK vehicle business
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Paramount Group receives blast certification for Mbombe 4
South African defence company Paramount Group revealed on 17 September that it had received certification from South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial...Full story -
International companies advance C-UAS technologies
Companies in the counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UASs) domain are pursuing advances in radar technology to detect smaller systems at greater ranges.Full story -
Expansion of Sahel militant threat exposes coastal West Africa to growing risk of enduring violence
Since the beginning of 2019 there has been a series of attacks, planned assaults, and the discovery of Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists in coastal West Africa. In Benin, a...Full story -
Japan steps back from F-35 assembly
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Pentagon terminates RKV homeland missile defence upgrade due to ‘technical problems'
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is terminating its programme to develop a more reliable interceptor for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, which was...Full story -
X-60A hypersonic flight research programme completes CDR
The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) X-60A GOLauncher1 (GO1) hypersonic flight research programme recently reached a major milestone by completing its critical design review...Full story -
Second batch of IAF Apache helicopters arrives in India
A second batch of four Boeing ‘AH-64E(I)’ Apache Guardian helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) arrived at the Hindon Air Force Station (AFS) on the outskirts of...Full story -
MBDA unveils future air combat weapon systems concepts
MBDA has unveiled a family of concept air-launched weapons and enabling effectors envisaged to prospectively address the air-to-air, tactical, and deep strike...Full story -
CMN fast patrol boats launched for Saudi navy
The identity of the first two of the 39 boats that are being built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) under a deal with CMN was revealed when a launch ceremony was...Full story -
Bundeswehr places second UTF order for 5-, 15-tonne trucks
The German Bundeswehr has an order with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) for a second batch of unprotected transport vehicles, the company announced on 12 June....Full story -
Australia further validates high-end warfighting capabilities in major naval drills
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has further validated its ability to conduct mid-intensity, high-end warfighting operations with the completion of Fleet Certification...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Saab notes strong international interest in T-X aircraft
Saab is already receiving strong international interest in the T-X trainer aircraft it developed in partnership with Boeing, with the company’s CEO Håkan Buskhe telling...Full story