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DSEI Japan 2019: Rafael unveils new mobile fire detection and location system
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled a new vehicle-mounted passive electro-optical hostile fire detection and location system at the 18-20 November DSEI...Full story -
South Korean F-35 aircraft make public debut
South Korea displayed some of its recently acquired Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters for the first time during an event to mark the 71th...Full story -
MBDA to integrate Meteor BVRAAM onto RoKAF's future KF-X fighter
MBDA Missile Systems announced on 22 November that it has been awarded a contract by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the integration of the Meteor beyond visual...Full story -
Brazil and South Africa conclude development of A-Darter AAM
The Brazilian Air Force has accepted the data package and type certificate of Denel Dynamics’ A-Darter air-to-air missile (AAM), signaling the closure of the project’s...Full story -
RAF seconds pilot to Virgin Orbit satellite programme
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has seconded one of its pilots to the Virgin Orbit satellite launch programme as part of a wider ‘ambitious’ national defence space effort.Full story -
USN pushes carriers through maintenance availabilities
Having completed its Tailored Ship’s Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP) in the latter half of September, aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower...Full story -
Arms and Security 2019: Ukraine's Radionix presents complete modernisation package for Russian platforms
Ukraine's Radionix presented a full spectrum of options for modernising Russian-made fighter aircraft and air-defence systems during the 8–11 October Arms and Security...Full story -
US Army deploys jam-resistant GPS to Europe
The US Army has installed 62 Mounted Assured Precision Navigation & Timing System (MAPS) anti-jam GPS devices in Stryker Light Armored Vehicles in Germany, the US Army...Full story -
BAE Systems outlines new explosive production process
BAE Systems has unveiled a new manufacturing process for explosive material used in various high explosive munitions. Under development for four years, the explosive...Full story -
Pacific 2019: UMS Skeldar positions ViDAR-equipped V-200 for Asia-Pacific customers
UMS Skeldar is showcasing a variant of its V-200 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that has been configured to carry a Visual Detection and Ranging (ViDAR) sensor payload at...Full story -
AUSA 2019: AeroVironment markets Vapor electric rotary-wing UAV to US Army
AeroVironment is marketing its Vapor electric rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to potential US Army customers after it secured a contract earlier this year from...Full story -
Khulna Shipyard lays keel for five more Padma-class patrol vessels for Bangladesh Navy
Bangladesh’s Khulna Shipyard Ltd has begun construction of a second batch of five Padma-class patrol vessels on order for the Bangladesh Navy (BN).Full story -
UK F-35Bs embark HMS Queen Elizabeth for operational test
UK-owned F-35B Lightning aircraft have joined the Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time to start a period of Operational Testing (OT-1)...Full story -
Former PLAN frigates almost ready for handover to Bangladesh Navy
Two Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II)-class frigates decommissioned by China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) appear close to being transferred to the Bangladesh Navy (BN),...Full story -
MADEX 2019: South Korea aims to deploy Tiger Shark torpedo by 2020
South Korea is expected to deploy the Tiger Shark torpedo on its naval submarines by 2020, a South Korean government agency has told Jane’s.Full story -
US Army details CPI2 programme, Elbit Systems of America reveals Rhino
As part of its network modernisation programme, the US Army is addressing the physical configuration of its command posts (CP) with the joint government/commercial...Full story -
DSEI 2019: AeroVironment showcases Vapor VTOL UASs
AeroVironment (AV) showcased two new rotary-winged vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) at the DSEI 2019 defence exhibition in London,...Full story -
NNS sees no great difficulty in making JFK delivery change
The Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding yard would have little difficulty in making a delivery change for the aircraft carrier John F Kennedy – as...Full story -
MAKS 2019: Russia unveils new aerial tankers
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) unveiled new aerial tankers at the MAKS 2019 aerospace show that was held in Zhukovskiy close to Moscow from 27 August –1...Full story -
New study proposes Pentagon transition to ‘mosaic' systems warfare strategy
The Pentagon should embrace a mosaic systems warfare strategy that exploits the ability of advanced networks to seamlessly share information and recent developments in...Full story