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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 -
Baglietto to build fast attack craft for Italian Navy
Baglietto Navy, the military division of Italian yacht builder Baglietto, has been awarded a contract by Fincantieri on behalf of the Italian Navy to build two fast...Full story -
Venezuelan Coast Guard patrol ship sinks following collision
The Venezuelan Coast Guard’s third coastal patrol ship (Buque de Vigilancia de Litoral - BVL) Naiguata (GC 23) has sunk following a collision with a passenger ship...Full story -
USN conducts more successful EMALS and AAG tests on carrier Ford
The US Navy (USN) launched an F/A-18F Super Hornet off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) on 22 January, the first full afterburner...Full story -
USAF to upgrade 176 Guard and Reserve C-130H airlifters
The US Air Force (USAF) is to upgrade the avionics of 176 Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transport aircraft operated by the Air National Guard (ANG) and the Air Force...Full story -
Thales UK marketing SquadNet soldier radios with frequency-hopping
Thales UK has added a frequency-hopping capability to its SquadNet mesh networking soldier radio and revealed this at the SMi Future Soldier Technology conference in...Full story -
China showcases SAR-equipped BZK-005 UAV in military led firefighting operation
China's People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Central Theatre Command has released images of an in-service BZK-005 medium-altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial...Full story -
Boeing takes over UK Attack Helicopter Training Company
Boeing has acquired Leonardo’s stake in the Aviation Training International Limited (ATIL) partnership.Full story -
DARPA issues BAA for OpFires Phase 3 Integrated Weapon System design
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Tactical Technology Office (TTO) on 5 June issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Phase 3 of the...Full story -
Northrop Grumman moves to LW30 PROX qualification, M-ACE CUAS testing
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems has completed US government testing of its programmable Light Weight 30 mm Proximity Sensing Ammunition (LW30 PROX) round, and is moving...Full story -
NRL's multifunction RF testbed demonstrates antenna sharing and pattern capabilities
Northrop Grumman and the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have demonstrated simultaneous multifunction radio frequency (RF) resource management and antenna sharing...Full story -
Taliban “insider” attack demonstrates group's strength and commitment to continue operations targeting Afghan government forces
At least 27 Afghan soldiers and police officers were killed when Taliban militants assaulted an Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) base in the southern...Full story -
USAF to get new ops centre at Al-Udeid
The US military is set to build a new consolidated squadron operations facility at Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base, a solicitation released via the US government’s Federal...Full story