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Arexis escort jamming pod begins testing ahead of flight trials
Saab has commenced ground qualification of a prototype low-band escort jamming pod being developed as part of its Arexis family of fast jet electronic warfare (EW)...Full story -
Raytheon to be awarded TMRR and EMD contracts for JSOW-ER missile
The US Navy (USN) is to award Raytheon a sole-source contract for the technology maturation risk-reduction (TMRR) and engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD)...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Elbit wins J-MUSIC contract for Luftwaffe A400Ms
Elbit Systems has been awarded a USD73 million contract from Diehl Defence to provide its J-Multi-Spectral Infrared Countermeasure (MUSIC) directed infrared (IR)...Full story -
Australia takes delivery of its first Boxer armoured vehicle
The first of 211 Rheinmetall Defence Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicles being acquired for the Australian Army at a cost of AUD5.2 billion (USD3.53 billion) was formally handed...Full story -
Update: Denel to return A400M work to Airbus
South Africa’s Denel announced on 30 March that it had reached an agreement with Airbus to transfer the component manufacturing work for the A400M Atlas medium...Full story -
C-Enduro USV delivered for military data gathering trials
L3 ASV has announced the delivery of a new long-endurance autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV) to the Royal Navy (RN) for military data gathering trials in support...Full story -
Yemeni rebels claim ballistic missile attack against Dammam
The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (the Houthis) claimed to have carried out its longest-range ballistic missile attack to date on 1 August, when it said it targeted a...Full story -
IDEF 2019: Turkey to buy 29 new armoured recovery vehicles
Following trials with a prototype multi-purpose armoured recovery crane (MPARC), developed by the Machinery Production Group (MPG) of Turkey, a total of 29 production...Full story -
New Zealand approves military vehicle projects
The New Zealand government has announced plans to procure high-mobility utility light vehicles and “protected vehicle mediums”.Full story -
Elbit trials TRAPS-USV sonar on Seagull USV
Elbit Systems' Seagull autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has completed integration and initial sea trials with a compact version of the Towed Reelable Active...Full story -
JFD to supply new DSRV for South Korea's ASR-II submarine rescue ship
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Avalon 2019: General Atomics firms up Team Reaper Australia
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has firmed up the roles of the companies that will make up Team Reaper Australia in support of the Department of...Full story -
Covid-19: US Army identifies weapons testing efforts as a potential challenge
US Army acquisition officials are navigating the ongoing challenges of producing and testing new weapon systems during a global pandemic, and said they have identified...Full story -
Iran shows submarine-launched missile
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) showed an anti-ship missile being launched from one of its Ghadir-class midget submarines on 24 February.Full story -
LIMA 2019: Vietnam looks to procure Boeing's ScanEagle UAV
Boeing is close to securing a sale of its Insitu ScanEagle long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Vietnam, a company official has confirmed to Jane’s.Full story -
DAPA cost analysis favours acquisition of locally developed platform for RoKMC's attack helicopter requirement
A cost analysis conducted by South Korea’s Defense Acquistion Programme Administration (DAPA) has concluded that a Republic of Korea Marine Corps (RoKMC) requirement for...Full story -
Germany's TKMS holds launch ceremony for Singapore's first Type 218SG submarine
German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has held a launch ceremony for the first of four Type 218SG conventionally powered, air-independent propulsion...Full story -
LIMA 2019: Saab promotes ‘one platform' approach to meet Malaysia's air combat needs
Saab is offering to meet Malaysia’s near- and long-term air combat requirements through a ‘one-platform’ approach centred on its Gripen multirole fighter aircraft, the...Full story -
LIMA 2019: Malaysia considers counter-trade push to support military procurement
Malaysia is considering a move to push harder on the use of counter-trade – involving local commodities including palm oil – as a means to facilitate defence trade....Full story -
LIMA 2019: Russia set to clear Sukhoi Su-57 for export
The Russian government is set to grant authorisation for the export of the Sukhoi Su-57 PAK FA fifth-generation fighter aircraft, a senior Russian defence industry...Full story