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Singapore to set up new command centre to boost counter-terrorism capabilities
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will set up a new Special Operations Command Centre (SOCC) as part of a wide-ranging effort to enhance its ability to conduct...Full story -
AFA Winter 2019: US Air Force bets on better software development improving aircraft acquisition
US Air Force (USAF) leadership is betting that better software development practices will help improve aircraft acquisition.Full story -
France drives MMP for EU BLOS capability
European missile consortium MBDA is continuing to develop potential opportunities for expanding the userbase of its Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP) fifth-generation...Full story -
Australia to acquire second MQ-4C Triton UAV
The Australian government announced on 27 March that it will purchase the second of a planned fleet of at least six Northrop Grumman Triton MQ-4C unmanned aerial...Full story -
Update: Paris Air Show 2019: New Generation Fighter and Remote Carrier revealed ahead of FCAS/SCAF demonstration phase
Dassault revealed a full-scale mock-up of the New Generation Fighter (NGF) concept it is developing with Airbus as part of the wider Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/...Full story -
Turkey launches intelligence ship
Turkey’s first national test and training ship, TCG Ufuk (A-591), was launched on 9 February at Tuzla shipyard near Istanbul, Turkey.Full story -
MBDA unveils surface-launched Brimstone platform concepts
European missile systems house MBDA has unveiled two new high load-out, salvo-fire, surface-to-surface missile platform concepts designed to exploit the anti-armour...Full story -
US Army eyes 2021 Iron Dome fielding date
The US Army is slated to receive two Iron Dome batteries by the end of the year and could potentially field the air-defence systems in 2021, with soldiers manning them,...Full story -
Hensoldt to provide updated TRS-3D radars for new Norwegian Coast Guard ships
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Qatar receives first H125 training helos
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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for attack on US Pensacola air base
On 2 February the Al-Malahim Media Foundation, the media department of the Yemen-based Sunni militant Islamist group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released a...Full story -
IDEX 2019: QinetiQ joint venture nears readiness
QinetiQ’s Houbara target drone joint venture (JV) is continuing to stand up its capabilities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following its formation in late 2017.Full story -
US Air Force develops plan for restoring F-22 low observability maintenance capacity
The US Air Force (USAF) is developing a plan to restore low observability (LO) maintenance capacity for its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor multirole fighter fleet, although...Full story -
Airbus confident of A400M exports but says numbers may be modest
Airbus remains confident that it can secure export customers for its A400M airlifter, but has cautioned that sales are likely to be relatively modest given the...Full story -
Turkey carries out first tests with S-400s
Turkey carried out the first tests of the radar of the S-400 air defence systems it is procuring from Russia with its F-16 and F-4 fighters on 25–26 November, Turkish...Full story -
Russia receives 30 vintage T-34/85 tanks from Laos
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Lockheed Martin to expand software-defined Pony Express satellites payloads
Lockheed Martin plans to launch the second of its Pony Express satellite payloads by mid-2021, the company has told Jane’s, expanding military users’ ability to exploit...Full story -
US Air Force's X-60A performs integrated vehicle propulsion system verification test
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Generation Orbit recently performed X-60A hypersonic flight research vehicle integrated vehicle propulsion system...Full story -
Covid-19: South Korea cuts defence budget in response to pandemic
South Korea has announced a cut to its 2020 defence budget in response to Covid-19. The move means that the country is one of the first in the world to officially reduce...Full story -
DSEI Japan 2019: NEC showcases autonomous driving technology
Japanese company NEC showcased at the 18–20 November DSEI Japan 2019 defence exhibition in Chiba one of the two vehicles it has used to integrate and test the autonomous...Full story