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MAKS 2019: Russia unveils export variant of Su-57
Rostec’s Rosoboronexport unveiled the Su-57E, an export variant of its only fifth-generation fighter aircraft, at the 2019 MAKS international airshow being held in...Full story -
Serbia developing new 120 mm mortar bombs
Serbia is developing new 120 mm mortar bombs for local use and export sales, all of which are for 120 mm smooth bore mortars that are already manufactured in the...Full story -
USN marks fourth littoral combat ship deployment in Singapore after 19-month hiatus
The US Navy’s (USN’s) Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) arrived at Singapore’s Changi Naval Base on 6 July, marking the service’s fourth...Full story -
PT PAL cuts first steel for Indonesian Navy's second hospital ship
Indonesia’s state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL held a first steel-cutting ceremony for the country’s second purpose-built naval hospital ship at its facilities in Surabaya...Full story -
Portugal orders KC-390 airlifters
Embraer has secured its first export customer for the KC-390 airlifter, with the announcement on 11 July that Portugal has placed a firm order for five aircraft.Full story -
UK ramps up LMM firing activities
The UK Royal Navy (RN) in early July conducted pilot surface-to-surface trials of the Thales UK Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) – designated ‘Martlet’ in RN service...Full story -
KAI reaches early production milestone on KFX
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has started production work on the first Korean Fighter eXperimental (KFX) aircraft prototype, the company said. Manufacturing work of...Full story -
HMS Queen Elizabeth to be committed to NATO
The Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, will be made available to NATO under the alliance’s Readiness Initiative when it becomes operational in 2021,...Full story -
Update: North Korea releases partial images of ‘newly built submarine'
Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released on 23 July partial images of what it described as a “newly built” submarine that was shown being inspected by...Full story -
Northrop Grumman, Raytheon compete to build 50 kW-class laser for US Army Strykers
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are vying to build four 50 kilowatt (kW)-class lasers for US Army Stryker vehicles after the service picked Kord Technologies as the prime...Full story -
US' Hyten vows to investigate lack of GBSD competition
The general nominated to be the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) vice chairman on 30 July vowed to investigate the lack of competition for the Pentagon’s next-generation...Full story -
China conducts probable test launch of JL-3 SLBM
Photographs posted on Chinese social media sites appear to show that China conducted a missile launch on 2 June, which online sources suggest was a test firing of the...Full story -
DZYNE Technologies develops electric whole-wing VTOL aircraft
DZYNE Technologies has developed an electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that uses a whole wing as a rotor that does not...Full story -
Arquus details its Scarabee 4×4, aimed at VBAE competition
Arquus unveiled the Scarabee, the company’s latest light tactical vehicle, to a select audience at Eurosatory 2018 but said little about the design or its progress until...Full story -
China marketing 8×8 and 4×4 ATVs
China Jing AN Import & Export Corp is now offering for export two all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) that can be armed or offered in a normal troop transport role, according to...Full story -
Rafael adds SAR capability to Litening 5, Reccelite XR EO pods
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems has teamed with Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI’s) Elta Systems to upgrade the Litening 5 and Reccelite XR all-weather stand-off...Full story -
Sri Lankan navy receives former PLAN frigate
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has formally received a former Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Jiangwei I (Type 053 H2G)-class frigate.Full story -
Inbra Terrestre to complete development of Gladiador II protected 4x4
Inbra Terrestre, which is part of Brazil’s Inbra group, is finalising development of its Gladiador II 4x4 multi-purpose armoured vehicle to meet Brazilian Army and local...Full story -
Germany plans expanded artillery capabilities
The German Army plans to expand its indirect fire capability and is emphasising its joint fires capability, according to Lieutenant Colonel Uwe Kraft, head of artillery...Full story -
Archangel light attack aircraft proliferates, supports USAF training
The US Air Force (USAF) has become a customer for contract close air support (CAS) training using the IOMAX Archangel light attack aircraft, which appears to be...Full story