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UK RAF passes major NATO capability test
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) passed a major NATO capability evaluation (CAPEVAL) in early March, designed ‘to prove the service’s ability to conduct operations in...Full story -
HII readies for ship deliveries as it plans for unmanned platforms
As Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) prepares to deliver several different traditional US naval ships in the coming months, the company is also looking to invest...Full story -
DARPA seeks enhanced low-light navigation performance for unmanned systems
A new programme from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) aims to address a key weakness of autonomous and semi-autonomous land systems: the need for...Full story -
NATO, NORAD respond to spike in long-range Russian air patrols
Both NATO and NORAD have scrambled fighter aircraft in response to a spike in long-range Russian air activity over the North Atlantic and near Alaska over recent days.Full story -
Russia's GAZ-3344-20 Aleut ATV enters service
The GAZ-3344-20 ‘Aleut’ articulated all-terrain vehicle (ATV) from the Zavolzhsky Tracked Tractor Plant (ZZGT) has service entered service with Russia.Full story -
Russia rebuts claims that Indonesia has dropped Su-35 fighter procurement plans
The Indonesian Air Force’s (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU’s) planned procurement of Sukhoi Su-35 ‘Flanker-E’ multirole combat aircraft from Russia is...Full story -
Russia's Beriev seeks to patent airborne carrier for laser weapon
Russia’s Beriev has registered an industrial design patent for a “carrier aircraft for airborne laser system”.Full story -
China's Norinco announces first export of HJ-12E ATGW system
The China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) announced on 25 March that it has completed deliveries of its Red Arrow 12E (‘Hongjian-12E’, or HJ-12E) man-portable...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 -
Images suggest China has begun fitting indigenous WS10 engine into J-10C fighters
China has begun fitting locally made Shenyang-Liming WS10 ‘Taihang’-series engines into its J-10 multirole fighter aircraft, images released on 2 March by state-owned...Full story -
North Korea releases images of 28 November weapon test
Images released by North Korea’s state-run media show that the weapon system the country tested on 28 November was the same ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher [MRL]’...Full story -
North Korea continues testing its new SRBM systems
Images released by North Korea’s state-run media show that Pyongyang continues testing the short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) systems it unveiled last year, with the...Full story -
North Korea conducts another short-range missile launch
North Korea fired two short-range projectiles towards the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on 2 March, marking Pyongyang’s first such weapon test this year.Full story -
North Korea releases images of 2 March weapon test
Images released by North Korea’s state-run media show that the weapon system the country tested on 2 March appears to have been the same ‘super-large multiple rocket...Full story -
US Navy seeks jet aircraft for land- and sea-based carrier training
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has issued a request for information (RFI) for a jet aircraft to perform some aspects of land- and ship-based carrier training...Full story -
Images show likely configuration of sensor suite for PLAN's next carrier
Photographs published on Chinese internet forums show that further developments and modifications have been made to the superstructure of the land-based aircraft carrier...Full story -
Images show PLANAF J-15s armed with KD-88 and YJ-91 missiles
Images have emerged in Chinese state-owned media showing at least two People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) J-15 fighters equipped with what appear to be the...Full story -
Images show Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter fitted with new engine exhaust outlets
Chinese state-owned media have released images of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Zhishengji-10 (Z-10) attack helicopter fitted with new engine exhaust outlets pointing...Full story -
Images show PLAAF J-16 armed with YJ-83K anti-ship missile
For the first time images have emerged showing a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) J-16 multirole fighter armed with the radar-guided, 180 km-range YJ-83K...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