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TADTE 2019: NCSIST unveils Fire Cardinal mini-UAV
Taiwan’s National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has unveiled a new entry to its Hong Que (Cardinal) family of tactical mini-unmanned aerial...Full story -
AUSA 2019: SB>1 Defiant returns to flight after PTSB gearbox bearing creep delay
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant co-axial compound helicopter returned to flight in late September after a bearing creep issue in the Power System Test Bed (PTSB)...Full story -
Xponential 2019: Lockheed Martin adds tether to Indago 3 quadcopter UAV
Lockheed Martin has added a tether to its Indago 3 quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), providing the aircraft with continuous power compared with the limitations...Full story -
Covid-19: Austal signals strong 2020 despite pandemic impact
Australian naval shipbuilder Austal has said its business activities remain “largely unaffected” by Covid-19 and that it is on track to register annual increases in...Full story -
Diehl, Safran team for Hussar glide munition development
Diehl Defence of Germany and Safran Electronics & Defense of France have signed an co-operative agreement for the development of a lightweight tactical air-to-surface...Full story -
European FCAS fighter to be optimised for carrier ops
The manned New Generation Fighter (NGF) component of the Future Combat Air System/Système de Combat Aérien Futur (FCAS/SCAF) being jointly developed by Dassault Aviation...Full story -
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