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DARPA issues new R&D awards for unmanned swarm technologies
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued nine new research and development (R&D) contracts since mid-April, designed to help agency officials...Full story -
Russian flotilla visits Cuba as part of global tour
A group of Russian naval vessels led by the Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov docked in Havana, Cuba, on 24 June as tensions between Moscow and Washington, as well...Full story -
UAVOS, KACST unveil Saker-1B autonomous-capable MALE UAV
UAVOS and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia have created a new medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle...Full story -
China carries out first sea-based satellite launch
China carried out its first-ever launch of a satellite from a sea-based mobile platform on 5 June. The event took place in the Yellow Sea using a Long March 11 rocket...Full story -
BAE Systems' AMPV deliveries are “on schedule”
New quality control measures may be hampering BAE Systems’ ability to deliver M109A7 self-propelled howitzers to the US Army in a timely fashion, but the service said...Full story -
Rostec unveils Sapsan-Bekas mobile C-UAV system
Avtomatika Concern, a subsidiary of the state-owned Russian corporation Rostec, took the opportunity at the Army 2019 exhibition, held in Kubinka near Moscow from 25–30...Full story -
Pentagon to send 1,000 additional troops to Poland, including an MQ-9 Reaper squadron
As part of Washington’s plan to beef up troop numbers inside Poland and establish a forward division headquarters there to deter potential Russian military actions, it...Full story -
Damascus capitalises on US withdrawal from northeastern Syria
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has launched a three-pronged move across Kurdish-controlled territory in the northeast of the country in a bid to fill the power vacuum left...Full story -
NORINCO marketing SH-15 155 mm artillery system for export
China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) is marketing a 155 mm self-propelled (SP) gun-howitzer (GH) called the SH-15. The system’s builder is unconfirmed.Full story -
Orbital Corporation takes aim at tactical UAV propulsion opportunities
Australia’s Orbital Corporation is taking aim at what it believes is a growing customer requirement within the tactical-class unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market for...Full story -
Aurora indefinitely delays first flight of Odysseus ultra-long-endurance UAV
Aurora Flight Sciences has indefinitely delayed the first flight of its Odysseus solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle...Full story -
Images show North Korea fired ‘super large MRL' again on 9 March
Images released by North Korea’s state-run media show that one of the weapon systems the country fired on 9 March appears to have been the same ‘super-large multiple...Full story -
USAF deploys ‘urgent need' helicopter protection systems from Leonardo DRS
The US Air Force (USAF) has deployed Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopters fitted with an urgent need protection system supplied by...Full story -
Japan keeps partnership options open on F-X fighter programme
Japan has yet to decide on whether to partner with the United States or the United Kingdom on its project to develop a next-generation fighter aircraft, although Tokyo...Full story -
US Army selects Bell, Sikorsky for FARA-CP programme
The US Army on 25 March selected Bell and Sikorsky to move forward with its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft-Competitive Prototype (FARA-CP) programme.Full story -
Taiwan confirms US military package request
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has confirmed plans to procure from the US a package of military equipment including more than 100 M1A2 Abrams main battle...Full story -
Update: Covid-19: US Air Force postpones April ABMS demo
The US Air Force (USAF) has postponed its upcoming April Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) internet of things (IoT) combat concept demonstration due to concerns...Full story -
Italian MoD publishes multi-year planning document 2019–21
The Italian Ministry of Defence published its recently approved multi-year planning document (Documento Programmatico Pluriennale: DPP) 2019–21 on its website on 5 July.Full story -
Pakistan outlines FGFA industrial aims
The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) has outlined ambitious plans to support its development of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) – otherwise known in...Full story -
LIMA 2019: Irkut closes in on Yak-130 opportunities in Southeast Asia
Russian aerospace group Irkut has outlined additional export opportunities in Southeast Asia for its Yakovlev Yak-130 ‘Mitten’ advanced jet trainer/light-attack...Full story