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US Navy completes AARGM-ER STV flight on F/A-18 Super Hornet
The US Navy (USN) completed a milestone captive-carriage flight of an Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) Separation Test Vehicle (STV) on...Full story -
US industry groups urge government-contractor dialogue on Afghanistan
Three US industry groups are recommending that the Biden administration form ‘collaboration forums’ in Kabul and Washington to improve co-ordination with contractors...Full story -
NATO's Exercise ‘Steadfast Cobalt' takes lessons from Covid-19 pandemic
NATO’s ‘Steadfast Cobalt 2021’ Communications and Information System (CIS) exercise took place in a virtual environment due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to senior...Full story -
PCP001 fire-support vehicle in service with combined arms battalion in Xinjiang
Chinese state-owned media indicated on 18 May that an artillery company under the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) Xinjiang Military Command has been...Full story -
H&K develops smaller-calibre SA-80 assault rifle for training
An in-house development by Heckler & Koch (H&K) of a new self-loading .22 Rimfire calibre variant of the standard British Army SA-80 (L85A2) assault rifle, normally...Full story -
First UK Ranger battalion to deploy in 2022
British Army chiefs aim to deploy their first new Ranger battalion on operations in East Africa next year.Full story -
RAF stands up new ISTAR Air Wing
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has stood up the new Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Air Wing, it was announced on 17 May.Full story -
China's Norinco, CETC to deepen co-operation on military systems
Two of China’s largest defence industrial enterprises – the China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco Group) and the China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) –...Full story -
Raytheon, Kongsberg complete first AMRAAM-ER live-fire tests
Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) completed the first two live-fire tests of the new-design Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air...Full story -
Japan looks to introduce finance system for defence exports
The government of Japan is reportedly looking into the possibility of supporting defence exports through the provision of low-interest loans.Full story -
Rheinmetall, Thales to provide training services for Franco-German C-130 squadron
Rheinmetall and Thales announced in a joint press release on 17 May that they were subcontracted by Lockheed Martin in March to provide training services for the C-130...Full story -
US defence firms say new tax rule threatens R&D
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is urging US lawmakers to repeal a new tax rule that it says would force defence and aerospace companies to slash their...Full story -
White House heads up review to ‘roll back' US landmine policy
White House officials are leading a multi-department review to repeal the Trump administration’s 2020 landmine policy that allowed the military to use weapons beyond the...Full story -
USAF awards Beta Technologies manned electric aircraft airworthiness approval
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded its first airworthiness approval for a manned electric aircraft to Beta Technologies, allowing the company to begin flying its Alia...Full story -
Chinese army operating helicopters from new PLAGF base near Taiwan
Analysis of commercial satellite imagery indicates that People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) helicopters are operating from a new helicopter base under...Full story -
South Korean air force to acquire small hydrogen-powered UAVs
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has signed a KRW831 million (USD730,000) contract with local company Doosan Mobility Innovation to...Full story -
Modernisation of PLAGF's Xinjiang Military Command continues apace
The modernisation and mechanisation of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force's (PLAGF's) Xinjiang Military Command continues at a fast pace, with Chinese media...Full story -
US Navy's Neptune project seeks new RF payloads
The US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) is looking to develop a new class of subminiature radio frequency (RF) signal processor payload for the sea service’s...Full story -
UK launches Look out! competition for future maritime early warning tech
The United Kingdom has launched a Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition, which is aimed at the development and demonstration of novel maritime early...Full story -
FCAS/SCAF partner nations launch NGF demonstrator phase
Partner nations France, Germany, and Spain have launched the next phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien Futur (SCAF) programme.Full story