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Kaman Kargo UAV full-scale test expected in second half of 2022
Aerospace company Kaman said it is on track to fly a full-scale model of its Kargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the latter half of third quarter.Full story -
US Navy plans to augment submarine-building potential through ‘strategic outsourcing'
To ensure it can reach a submarine-build rate of one Columbia-class strategic ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) and two Virginia-class attack boats per year, the US...Full story -
General Atomics announces MQ-9B STOL upgrade for carrier operations
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) said on 10 May that it is developing a kit to provide short take-off and landing (STOL) capability on its MQ-9B...Full story -
Slovakia holds trials of BMP replacement
Slovakia has held trials of three contenders to replace its BMP infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 11 May....Full story -
Indo Pacific 2022: Sentient launches shipborne variant of ViDAR optical sensor
Sentient Vision Systems has launched a shipborne variant of its visual detection and ranging (ViDAR) persistent optical sensor system known as ViDAR Surface.Full story -
UK launches future military rotorcraft study
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an effort designed to address its future military rotorcraft needs from the late 2030s.Full story -
Pentagon Budget: Analysis shows future need for 12 aircraft carriers, US Navy leadership acknowledges
Although the US Navy (USN) force of 11 aircraft carriers meets existing operational requirements, studies show a need to add another ship to accommodate future...Full story -
Iraq orders new artillery
The Iraqi Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed contracts with the United States and France for advanced weapons, including artillery, the state Iraqi News Agency cited...Full story -
China's Liaoning sorties more than 100 aircraft near Japan, Taiwan
The aircraft carrier Liaoning of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy flew more than 100 sorties in six days in a series of drills near Japan and Taiwan.Full story -
Joint fight: Pentagon‘s push for Mission Partner Environment
From the ‘coalition of the willing‘ that underpinned the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the evolution of coalition warfare has been accelerated by the maturation of...Full story -
Taiwan conducts missile drills in southern waters
Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) – the country's primary military research and development (R&D) organisation – has conducted a...Full story -
Indo Pacific 2022: Australia to build new naval maintenance centre in Sydney
A new AUD1 billion (USD692 million) naval Regional Maintenance Centre (RMC) is to be built at Sydney's Garden Island defence precinct, Australian Minister for Defence...Full story -
Indo Pacific 2022: EOS launches marine version of R400S Mk 2 remote weapon station
Australian company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) formally launched its R400 Marine (R400-M) remote weapon station (RWS), mounting a 30 mm cannon, at the Indo Pacific 2022...Full story -
France receives first Servals
France's Ministry of Armed Forces received its first four Serval Véhicule Blindé Multi-Rôle Léger (VBMR-L) 4×4 light multirole armoured vehicles on 5 May. The Direction...Full story -
Defence Space 2022: UK Space Command details future plans
Having reached initial operating capability in April, the Commander of UK Space Command, Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, outlined the command's future plans.Full story -
USMC underscores continued importance of amphibious fleet
Even as the US Navy (USN) works through a study of the future fleet makeup, the US Marine Corps (USMC) plans to rely on the traditional amphibious forces, according to...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Germany to supply PzH 2000s to Kyiv
Training of the Ukrainian artillery crews on the Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) was scheduled to begin in the week of 9 May following...Full story -
F/A-18s to demonstrate ability to operate from Indian aircraft carriers
Boeing, which will demonstrate the ability of the F/A-18E Super Hornet to operate from Indian aircraft carriers, expressed confidence that the aircraft will exceed the...Full story -
Elbit Systems wins training contract for Dreadnought submarines
Elbit Systems UK has been selected to design and deliver training solutions for the Royal Navy (RN) Dreadnought Crew Training (DCT) programme, the company announced on 9...Full story -
Indo Pacific 2022: BMT positions ELLIDA design for Australia's SEA 2200 programme
Ship design firm BMT is positioning its ELLIDA multirole logistics support ship design for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN‘s) Joint Support Ship Project, or SEA 2200.Full story