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Bulgaria to begin F-16V pilot training
Bulgaria is to shortly despatch to the United States its first cadre of pilots to train on the Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft, the...Full story -
Raytheon completes near-field testing of first production AN/SPY-6(V)1 array at Radar Development Facility
Raytheon Missiles & Defense recently completed comprehensive near-field range testing on the first production AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array processed through the company’s...Full story -
US Air Force issues RFI for next-generation ISR/strike, medium-altitude UAV
The US Air Force (USAF) on 3 June issued a request for information (RFI) from industry about next-generation intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)/strike,...Full story -
AirTanker Voyager breaks UK to Falklands record
An Airbus A330 Voyager aircraft has broken the record for the fastest crossing between the United Kingdom and the Falkland Islands, completing the 2,657 km journey in...Full story -
US Army tests future PrSM seeker
The US Army recently completed the first captive-carry test of an advanced multi-mode seeker designed for its new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM).Full story -
More details emerge about South Korea's CIWS development plans
South Korean officials have revealed further details about the close-in weapon system (CIWS) their country is planning to develop for use on Republic of Korea Navy...Full story -
MHI secures contract to build prototypes of three new Type-16 variants
The Japan Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) a contract to build prototypes of...Full story -
NATO begins Phoenix familiarisation and training flights
NATO has conducted its first familiarisation and training flight of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) the alliance is utilising for its...Full story -
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