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ILA 2022: German F-35A deal on ‘accelerated timeline'
Lockheed Martin and the Joint Program Office (JPO) have accelerated their efforts to finalise Germany's contract to procure the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter...Full story -
Keel laid for first new Bulgarian MMPV
German shipbuilder NVL Group (formerly Lürssen Werft) held a keel-laying ceremony for the first of two Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels (MMPVs) on order for the...Full story -
Norway orders Black Hornet nUAS from Teledyne FLIR Defense
The Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (DMA) has signed a multi-year framework agreement with Teledyne FLIR Defense for an undisclosed number of Black Hornet 3 nano...Full story -
US approves sale of advanced anti-radiation missiles to Australia
The US Department of State has approved a possible sale of AGM-88E2 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles(AARGMs) to Australia for an estimated cost of USD94 million.Full story -
IAI to provide airborne EW jammer pods to an Asian air force
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured a contract to provide their Scorpius-SP airborne electronic warfare (EW) self-protection jammer pods to an undisclosed...Full story -
Interview: Ankit Mehta, CEO and co-founder of ideaForge
The Indian Army's selection of ideaForge's Switch UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) to enhance its surveillance capabilities has given the company a lot of international...Full story -
Boeing sees potential export customers for updated MQ-25 Stingray
Boeing said foreign partners could be potential customers for its updated MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Full story -
Leonardo DRS, RADA to join forces
Leonardo DRS, the US defence subsidiary of Italy's Leonardo, and Israeli radar provider RADA 0Electronic Industries announced on 21 June that they have agreed to merge...Full story -
US rolls back more permissive 2020 anti-personnel landmine policy, again limits use to Korean Peninsula
Washington is reverting to an Obama administration era policy that restricts the use of anti-personnel landmines to the Korean Peninsula.Full story -
Egypt outlines K9 howitzer production plan
Egypt's production of the South Korean K9 self-propelled howitzer is expected to begin in 2023, and will eventually involve 67% of components being produced locally,...Full story -
ILA 2022: Germany weighs attack helo options
Germany continues to weigh its future attack helicopter requirements, with a decision expected on whether to proceed with the incumbent Airbus Tiger or to procure the...Full story -
ILA 2022: German Navy receives first ‘Step 2' Sea Lion helicopter
The German Navy has received into service the first Sea Lion variant of the NHIndustries NH90 helicopter to be upgraded to the latest Step 2 standard, the chief of the...Full story -
Boeing joins fuselages for final EMD T-7A, completes bird strike redesigns
Boeing completed attaching the fuselages for the last engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) T-7A Red Hawk jet at its St Louis, Missouri, facility, the company...Full story -
ILA 2022: Germany seeks increased helicopter interoperability with Netherlands
The recent integration of the Netherlands into the German Division Schnelle Kräfte (DSK) Rapid Forces Division is driving a desire to maximise the commonality and...Full story -
ILA 2022: Berlin expected to green light Eurofighter ECR
Germany is expected to shortly authorise development of the Eurofighter Electronic Combat Role (ECR) aircraft, following the type's selection for the Luftwaffe in March.Full story -
ILA 2022: Luftwaffe retires final A310 tanker-transport aircraft
The Luftwaffe has retired its Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, with the final example being withdrawn from service ahead of ILA Berlin Air Show.Full story -
ILA 2022: Eurofighter presses Berlin for Tranche 5 buy
Eurofighter has pressed the German government to commit to its previously announced plan to buy Eurofighter Tranche 5 combat aircraft.Full story -
ILA 2022: Germany continues impressive sales run for F-35
Germany's recent volte-face on procuring the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) was the latest step in what continues to be an impressive 100%...Full story -
ILA 2022: Aviation the big winner from German defence spending spree
Combat aviation across all three of the German armed forces is set to receive the biggest share of a dramatically increased national defence budget.Full story -
ILA 2022: Industrial partners seek to break FCAS impasse
The primary industrial partners heading up the trinational Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien Futur (SCAF) will look to use the ILA Berlin Air Show...Full story