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GE Aviation delivers first KF-X engine to Korea
General Electric (GE) Aviation has delivered to South Korea the first engine for the country’s KF-X indigenous future fighter development.Full story -
Bell reveals FARA industry team
Bell has revealed the industrial team it has lined-up to develop the company’s bid to secure the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) requirement.Full story -
GAO: USAF to acquire ARRW operational prototypes for 2021 flight testing
The US Air Force (USAF) is expected to acquire an initial batch of operational prototype Lockheed Martin AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic...Full story -
Polaris wins USSOCOM's Light Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle contract
The Government Services Administration, in support of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), has awarded Polaris Government and Defense with a seven-year contract,...Full story -
Update: Indian Army to get 156 additional BMP-2 ICVs
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the procurement of 156 additional licence-built BMP-2 ‘Sarath’ infantry combat vehicles (ICVs) for the Indian Army (IA)...Full story -
Boeing delivers first Super Hornet Blue Angel test aircraft to US Navy
Boeing in early May delivered the first F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter test aircraft to the US Navy’s (USN’s) Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron, according to a...Full story -
US Navy delays VH-92A fielding to address communication system related challenges
The US Navy (USN) is delaying fielding of the Sikorsky VH-92A presidential helicopter by three months to January 2021 in part to provide more time to address mission...Full story -
Covid-19: Iceland imposes four-week quarantine for NATO air policing personnel
Iceland’s government has stipulated that all Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) personnel arriving in the country for the NATO air policing mission...Full story -
Violent protests in US ‘driven by opportunists'
According to a Reuters report published on 3 June, an internal intelligence assessment produced by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and seen by...Full story -
Vietnam prepares defence industrial directives
The government of Vietnam has said it is preparing new policies and laws to support defence industrial development. One focus of the proposed regulations, which are...Full story -
US Navy conducts first AARGM-ER captive carry flight on Super Hornet
The US Navy (USN) has conducted the first captive carry flight test of a Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER)...Full story -
Fielding delay hits US Army's up-gunned Stryker programme
US Army plans to rapidly field up-gunned Stryker vehicles outfitted with 30 mm cannons in spots like Europe have hit a few speedbumps, and the service will delay its...Full story -
Lockheed Martin delivers final C-130J Multi-Year 2 aircraft to the Pentagon
Lockheed Martin provided the final of 86 C-130 Super Hercules aircraft that were part of a Multi-Year 2 contract announced in December 2015 when it delivered a KC-130J...Full story -
EDA readies GOSSRA soldier modernisation pitch to NATO
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is to hand over proposals for its Generic Open Soldier System Reference Architecture (GOSSRA) to NATO in May, as the alliance considers...Full story -
Subaru secures deal to build six UH-X helicopters for JGSDF
The Japan Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has awarded Subaru Corporation contracts worth a combined total of JPY14.3...Full story -
US DoD buys USD3.4 billion worth of Hydra 70 rockets
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) to manufacture USD3.42 billion worth of Hydra 70 rockets.Full story -
IAI conducts dual LORA firing demonstration
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), in collaboration with the Israel Air Force, Israel Navy, and Israel Ministry of Defence, conducted a twofold firing demonstration of...Full story -
South African defence minister called on to intervene over Badger delays
The South African parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence has called on the country’s defence minister to intervene over Denel’s inability to meet contractual...Full story -
IAI tests two LORA ballistic missiles at sea
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on 2 June that it had successfully carried out a test involving two Long-Range Artillery Weapon System (LORA) ballistic...Full story -
Belarus targets increased self-sufficiency in missile technology
The government of Belarus is pushing increased self-reliance in missile technology, the State Authority for Military Industries (SAMI) announced on 27 May.Full story