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IDEX 2019: Nexter advances FINDEAGLE concept
Nexter is highlighting updates to its Project ‘FINDEAGLE’ vehicle-integrated unmanned aerial system (UAS) concept at the IDEX 2019 exhibition being held in Abu Dhabi...Full story -
HII CEO: Best way to get carrier Ford ready is to operate it at sea
As the US Navy (USN) works through weapons elevators issues and other post-maintenance bugs on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the best way for the...Full story -
Deleted image shows Singapore air force Heron 1 UAV with new belly payload pod
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has inadvertently revealed the existence of an enhanced version of its Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 medium...Full story -
France lays out Rafale upgrade path to 2070
France has laid out the upgrade path it intends to rollout for the Dassualt Rafale to keep the multirole combat aircraft in air force and naval service through to about...Full story -
Russia wraps up trials of Poliment-Redut SAM system on Project 22350 frigates
The Russian Navy (VMF) has completed trials of the Poliment-Redut shipborne surface-to-air missile (SAM) system for Project 22350 frigates, navy commander-in-chief...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2019: JMU unveils preliminary LHD design
Shipbuilding company Japan Marine United (JMU) Corporation unveiled at the 18–20 November DSEI Japan 2019 defence exhibition in Chiba the preliminary design of a landing...Full story -
Singapore, US navies sharpen combat interoperability at ‘Pacific Griffin'
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the US Navy (USN) have begun a series of drills that included the first firing of a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) in the Asia...Full story -
Spain receives first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter
The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español [EdAE]) has received the first of 15 upgraded Tranche 1 (T1) Eurofighter combat aircraft from Airbus, the company...Full story -
RAN mulls life extensions for all Collins-class boats
At least five and possibly all six of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) Collins-class submarines will have their life of type extended pending the availability of...Full story -
RAAF to fit Super Hornets with IRST
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is to equip its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets with the same AN/ASG-34 podded infrared search-and-track (IRST) system as carried by...Full story -
ADEX 2019: Bell sees maritime capabilities as key to AH-1Z Asia-Pacific success
Bell is confident that the in-built maritime capabilities of its AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter will help it succeed in a number of upcoming competitions across the...Full story -
Avalon 2019: Boeing to partner with Australia on development of multimission unmanned aircraft system
Boeing and Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) are to partner in developing a concept demonstrator for a large unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that will support and...Full story -
AUSA 2019: AeroVironment unveils Puma LE unmanned aerial vehicle
AeroVironment unveiled its new Puma LE unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on 14 October at the 2019 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference, touting the...Full story -
ADEX 2019: KAI offers upgraded Surion to export market
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is offering an upgraded variant of its Surion Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH) to the international export market, with a prototype...Full story -
DARPA Launch Challenge prize money may not have been enough to hold competitors' interest
The prize money allotted for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA’s) upcoming Launch Competition (DLC) may not have been enough to attract...Full story -
RoCAF's F-16 upgrade programme is ‘back on track', says Taiwanese defence minister
Taiwan’s programme to upgrade 142 Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) F-16A/B fighter aircraft to the latest F-16V configuration is back on track, according to Defence...Full story -
USAF moves Raptors to Saudi Arabia
The US Air Force has deployed F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) in central Saudi Arabia.Full story -
AFA Winter 2019: Rumoured US Air Force F-15 buy could be other fourth-generation aircraft
The rumoured US Air Force (USAF) purchase of new Boeing F-15 Eagle fighters could instead be other fourth-generation aircraft, as long as the service is buying 72...Full story -
NSM operations highlight LCS upgrades
The recent successful deployment of the US Navy (USN) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) with a Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile...Full story -
Bangladesh Air Force orders Leonardo's Kronos Land radar
Italian company Leonardo announced on 29 October that it has signed a contract for the supply of an undisclosed number of Kronos Land 3D radar systems to the Bangladesh...Full story