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‘Pacific Steller' paves way for Japan to operate carrierborne fighters, says French rear admiral
A recently concluded trilateral naval drill known as Exercise ‘Pacific Steller' has helped to lay down the road map for Japan to eventually operate fixed-wing fighter...Full story -
Collins Aerospace F-35 EPACS achieves Technology Readiness Level 6
Collins Aerospace's solution to replace the Lockheed Martin F-35's Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS), which the company calls Enhanced Power and Cooling System...Full story -
HII installs first aircraft carrier valve manifold assembly created by additive manufacturing
HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) unit installed the first valve manifold assembly created by additive manufacturing technology on a new construction aircraft...Full story -
Ultra Maritime secures UK sonobuoy contract
Ultra Maritime has been awarded a GBP18 million (USD23 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply sonobuoys for the Royal Navy's (RN's) Merlin HM2...Full story -
Global F-35 fleet passes 1 million flight hours
The global fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft has surpassed a combined 1 million flight hours, the manufacturer announced on...Full story -
Babcock supplies tactical robots to Australia
Babcock Australasia – a subsidiary of the UK-based Babcock International Group – has delivered an undisclosed number of tactical robots to the Australian Defence Force...Full story -
Lockheed Martin to deliver up to 190 F-35s in 2025, clearing out backlog and paving way for Block 4
Lockheed Martin intends to deliver between 170 and 190 F-35s to customers in calendar year 2025, a rate the company intends to keep up “probably for the next couple of...Full story -
US Air Force designates Collaborative Combat Aircraft as YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A
The US Air Force (USAF) has assigned official designations to its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) models, General David Allvin, the service's chief of staff,...Full story -
New trade association seeks to help US critical materials industry onshore production
A new trade association has been established to bring together the critical materials community to develop and strengthen domestic industry and reduce reliance on...Full story -
Processes remain a challenge as US Army modernises, says army chief
The US Army is working to modernise its processes so that it can rapidly field the latest capabilities. This has become more important as software, which can be quickly...Full story -
Goa Shipyard to deliver first two Adamya-class FPVs
Goa Shipyard is to deliver the first two of eight 51 m Adamya-class fast patrol vessels (FPVs) to the Indian Coast Guard in March.Full story -
EnforceTac 2025: Eyeviation presents VCAT virtual reality firearms instructor
Israeli simulation and training company Eyeviation presented its Virtual Cognitive Aware Trainer (VCAT) virtual reality (VR)-based firearms training solution at the...Full story -
EnforceTac 2025: Diehl Defence presents Cicada UAV interceptor
Diehl Defence presented its Cicada unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) interceptor at the EnforceTac 2025 defence exhibition, held in Nuremberg, Germany, from 24 to 26...Full story -
Taiwan progresses air-launched version of HF-III anti-ship missile
Taiwan is making progress on the development of an air-launched version of its Hsiung Feng III (HF-III or HF-3) medium-range supersonic anti-ship missile.Full story -
Special Report: China's new Type 054B frigate expands options for at-distance deployments
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned the first of its next-generation Type 054B class of guided-missile frigates on 22 January. Named CNS Luohe, the...Full story -
Singapore to procure two more Type 218SG submarines
Singapore will procure two more Invincible (Type 218SG)-class diesel-electric submarines (SSKs), the country's Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen disclosed in a...Full story -
US approves billions of dollars of munitions for Israel
The US government has approved the sale ofair-dropped munitions to Israel for an estimated USD2.68 billion.Full story -
Edge Group, Malaysian firm extend CAR 816 co-operation
United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) Edge Group has signed an agreement with Malaysian company Ketech Asia to expand collaboration on the CAR 816 assault rifle.Full story -
Desan delivers modernised Triglav military vessel to Slovenian Navy
Desan Shipyard completed a 12 month modernisation of the Slovenian Navy's Project 10412 Svetlyak-class multi-purpose patrol vessel Triglav and handed it back to the...Full story -
EnforceTac 2025: Baltic Viper presents fibre-optic-controlled FPV UAS
Lithuanian company Baltic Viper presented its Viper 10 Optical first-person-view (FPV) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at the EnforceTac 2025 defence exhibition held in...Full story