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Chinese navy's first Type 055-class destroyer enters service
China’s first Type 055 (Renhai)-class destroyer entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) on 12 January: an occasion marked by a long-anticipated...Full story -
Chinese Type 052D destroyer fitted with possible anti-ship missile decoy launchers
Images have emerged of a Chinese Type 052D (Luyang III)-class destroyer fitted with what appears to be an anti-ship missile countermeasures system.Full story -
Pakistan to buy Chinese attack helicopters if Turkey and US fail to deliver
Pakistan will procure the Chinese-built Z-10 attack helicopter if Turkey and the United States fail to deliver on their orders of the T-129 and AH-1Z respectively, a...Full story -
USMC continues Iron Dome evaluation, no outstanding cybersecurity or integration challenges
US Army leaders have cited cybersecurity and compatibility concerns as chief reasons not to move forward with integrating Rafael’s Iron Dome mobile, short-range...Full story -
Japan awards Kongsberg follow-on contract for Joint Strike Missiles
Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace announced on 12 November that it has signed a NOK450 million (USD49.2 million) follow-on contract to provide additional...Full story -
South Korean air force declares IOC for its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters
The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for its conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike...Full story -
Indonesia unveils prototype of indigenously developed strike-capable UAV
Indonesian state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has unveiled a prototype of an indigenously developed medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE)...Full story -
Lockheed Martin conducts initial Precision Strike Missile flight test
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control conducted the first flight test of its candidate hypersonic surface-to-surface missile solution for the US Army’s Precision...Full story -
US trials maritime strike role for Apache helo in Persian Gulf
The US military has trialled the use of the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in the maritime anti-surface warfare (ASuW) role in the Middle East.Full story -
Covid-19: Israeli defence companies adapt sensors to screen for virus
Israel's Ministry of Defense (MoD) is working with two Israeli defence companies to develop radar- and electro-optical-based sensors to monitor peoples’ vital signs and...Full story -
Images suggest Z-20 helicopter has entered service with China's PLAGF
Production versions of the Harbin Z-20 helicopter appear to have entered service with an aviation unit of China’s People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF), as...Full story -
Images suggest WZ-8 UAV in service with China's Eastern Theatre Command
Photographs have recently emerged indicating that China’s recently paraded WZ-8 high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been assigned...Full story -
NATO prepares to receive first A330 tanker-transports
NATO is set to receive its first Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft into Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherlands over the coming weeks.Full story -
Lockheed Martin awarded USD904 million contract for 24 MH-60R helicopters for Indian Navy
The US Navy (USN) has awarded a USD904.8 million contract to Lockheed Martin to build 24 MH-60R multirole naval helicopters for delivery to the Indian Navy (IN) under...Full story -
Thales UK develops dismounted soldier Smartwatch
Thales UK has developed a Smartwatch for use in dismounted soldier systems as a concept demonstrator, and revealed it at the SMi Future Soldier technology conference...Full story -
Ukraine trials 2S22 Bogdana wheeled artillery
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has started trials of the 2S22 Bogdana, a wheeled self-propelled howitzer (SPH) armed with a 155 mm ordnance. The first trials...Full story -
Ukraine evolves thermobaric rockets, grenades
Based on lessons learned from fighting in the Donbass region, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking new thermobaric rockets and has introduced new grenades.Full story -
Ukraine unveils new RAM loitering munition
Ukraine has unveiled a new lightweight catapult-launched loitering weapon system, dubbed RAM.Full story -
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