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Update: Pentagon expands Blue sUAS programme for larger aircraft, payloads
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is expanding its Blue small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) effort to include larger aircraft.Full story -
China close to ‘any plausible nuclear strategy', says USSTRATCOM chief
China is capable of executing “any plausible nuclear employment strategy” within the Indo-Pacific region and will soon be able to do so at intercontinental ranges, US...Full story -
Saab makes first Red Hawk delivery to Boeing
Saab has delivered the first T-7A Red Hawk aft assembly to Boeing, ahead of the maiden engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) flight in September.Full story -
Taiwan still keen on acquiring JASSMs from the US
An official from Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on 19 April that Taipei is still keen on acquiring AGM-158-series Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff...Full story -
Increasingly lethal response likely to quell Myanmar protests
In a statement released on 13 April, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned that Myanmar was moving towards a “full blown conflict”. The...Full story -
Partnership for Peace nations join NATO for Baltic Air Policing training
Partnership for Peace (PfP) nations, Finland and Sweden, have joined NATO for Baltic Air Policing (BAP) training for the first time, the alliance announced on 20 April.Full story -
Indian Navy commissions first squadron of Dhruv ALH Mk III helicopters
The Indian Navy (IN) commissioned its first naval air squadron equipped with the indigenously designed and built Dhruv Mk III Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) in a...Full story -
Singapore's A330 MRTT aerial tankers attain full operational capability
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has declared its fleet of six Airbus A330-200 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) aircraft fully operational at a ceremony...Full story -
Automated advantage: The defence industry and AI
In a 2019 White Paper titled ‘Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Defense and Aerospace Applications’, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions defined machine...Full story -
QinetiQ to expand ETPS helicopter fleet
QinetiQ is to expand the helicopter fleet of the UK Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) as part of a wider three-year investment in the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s)...Full story -
NAVAIR teams completes PALS certification on Queen Elizabeth
A team from the US Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR’s) Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office (PMA-213) has completed certification of the precision...Full story -
India ring-fences funding for private-sector procurements
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved a move to ensure that at least 15% of procurement funding is assigned for acquisitions from the country’s private...Full story -
Indonesia engages German, Turkish firms to customise frigate design
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has engaged German naval consultancy, MTG Marinetechnik, and Turkish engineering firm FIGES AS, to customise the design of a...Full story -
German parliament approves funding for AEVs, Tornado RWRs, UAVs, flight training and IT
The budget committee of the Bundestag, the German parliament, approved funding for the procurement of armoured engineer vehicles (AEVs), radar warning receivers (RWRs)...Full story -
Naval Group delivers first FREMM air-defence frigate to French Navy
French shipbuilder Naval Group delivered France’s first Aquitaine-class FREMM multimission frigate enhanced with air-defence capabilities on 16 April.Full story -
Japan's Tsuiki Air Base hosts F-2 ‘elephant walk'
A total of 20 Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighter aircraft assigned to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF’s) 8th Squadron took part in an ‘elephant walk’ at Tsuiki...Full story -
A400M progresses helicopter AAR certification
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has progressed helicopter air-to-air refuelling (AAR) certification for its A400M tanker-transport aircraft, the company announced on 19...Full story -
MBDA to supply Sea Ceptor weapon system for Canadian CSC frigates
MBDA announced on 19 April it has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin to equip the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN’s) new single class of 15 Canadian Surface...Full story -
France orders H225M Caracal helicopters to support Airbus
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced on 15 April an order for eight H225M Caracal helicopters to support France’s aeronautics industry during a visit to...Full story -
Luftwaffe Eurofighters get Meteor BVRAAM
The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) has begun equipping its Eurofighter combat aircraft with the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), the service...Full story